SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | KOS I |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 861 |
| Launched | 23/04/1929 |
| Completed | 07/1929 |
| Off. Number | 191409 |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl |
| GRT | 248 |
| Length (feet) | 115.7 (125 o.a.) |
| Beam (feet) | 24.1 |
| First owner | Hvalf. Kosmos A/S (A. Jahre), Sandefjord |
| History | 1936 Hvalf. Antarctic A/S (Bruun & v.d. Lippe), Tønsberg |
| 03/1941 Admiralty requisition as anti-submarine whaler, Adm. no. Fy.359 | |
| 10/1941 SVOLVAER (Royal Norwegian Navy) (Some sources give renaming 07/1940) | |
| 1946 (06/1945?) Returned to owners, reverted to KOS I | |
| 02/1952 Whale Products Pty. Ltd, Brisbane | |
| 1963 Gurley Station Pty. Ltd., Brisbane | |
| 1964 Ta Hing Co. (Hong Kong) Ltd., Brisbane | |
| 1966 Tuna & Trawling Industries Pty., Brisbane | |
| Fate | 18/04/1971 Scuttled at Tangalooma, Queensland |
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