SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK

Name KILFENORA
Type Gunboat
Yard Number 722
Launched 14/12/1917
Completed 01/1918
Off. Number 139893
Engine builder Shipbuilder
Engine type T. 3 cyl.
GRT 631
Length (feet) 172.2
Beam (feet) 30
First owner Royal Navy
   
History 1920 Irvine & Johnson, North Shields and converted to carry whale oil in bulk
  1923 Kerguelen Sealing & Whaling Co. (Irvin & Johnson), Cape Town
   
   
Fate 29/04/1940 broke moorings and sank while laid up at Saldanha Bay

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