SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | GOS 3 |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 857 |
| Launched | 16/08/1928 |
| Completed | 09/1928 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl |
| GRT | 251 |
| Length (feet) | 115.8 |
| Beam (feet) | 24.1 |
| First owner | Hvalf. Pelagos A/S (Bruun & v.d. Lippe), Tønsberg |
| History | 07/1940 Admiralty requisition as minesweeper, Adm. no. Fy.836 |
| 09/1941 renamed BILLOW, for service E. Indies | |
| 09/1945 returned and reverted to GOS 3 (also listed as GOS III) | |
| 04/1952 Mathias P. Eidesvik, Eidesvik, converted to fishing & cargo vessel | |
| 1953 entered service as BØMMELFJORD (H-83-BO) | |
| 1955 fitted Wichmann 6 cyl diesel engine | |
| 1959 (M-235-H) Johan P. Aakre, Haramsøy | |
| 1962 lengthened to 135'8", 338grt. Owner Johan P. Aakre Partr., Ålesund | |
| c1965 Elias J. Aakre, Ålesund | |
| Fate | 03/1980 Condemned & scuttled off Ålesund |
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