SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | KOS II |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 862 |
| Launched | 23/04/1929 |
| Completed | 07/1929 |
| Off. Number | |
| 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. Pelagos A/S (Bruun & v.d. Lippe), Tønsberg |
| 1937 Hvalf. Antarctic A/S (Bruun & v.d. Lippe), Tønsberg | |
| 03/1941 Admiralty requisition as anti-submarine whaler, Adm. no. 4.322 | |
| 10/1941 HORTEN (Royal Norwegian Navy) (Some sources give renaming 08/07/1940) | |
| 1946 (06/1945?) returned to owners, reverted to KOS II (also listed as KOS 2) | |
| 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. Ltd., Brisbane (Survey vessel) | |
| Fate | 1972 Stripped of machinery & upperworks by Dept. of Harbours & Marine, Queensland. 30/9/72 Hull scuttled at Moreton Bay, Brisbane |
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