SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | FJORD |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 811 |
| Launched | 22/06/1925 |
| Completed | 07/1925 |
| Off. Number | 163490 |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl |
| GRT | 311 |
| Length (feet) | 130.5 (137 o.a.) |
| Beam (feet) | 26.0 |
| First owner | Hvalf. A/S Vestfold (J. Rasmussen), Sandefjord |
| History | 1934 VESTFOLD V, Vestfold Whaling Co. Ltd., London |
| 1936 Vestfold Corp., Panama | |
| 11/1941 Requisitioned by UK Admiralty as minesweeper, Adm. no. Fy.699 | |
| 06/1942 Renamed SANDSTORM | |
| 10/1945 Returned to owners | |
| 1946 GERRIT W.VINKE (AM1), Nederlandsche Maats. voor de Walvischvaart NV (Vinke & Co.), Amsterdam | |
| 10/11/1950 Ballenera Paracas, Callao, Peru | |
| 1951 HELDERBERG, Donkergat Whaling Co., Kaapstad, South Africa | |
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| Fate | 31/08/1958 wrecked in stormy weather |
For a photo as GERRIT W.VINKE see VESTFOLD V
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