SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | SOUTHERN BARRIER |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 899 |
| Launched | 24/07/1929 |
| Completed | 1929 |
| Off. Number | 127820 |
| Engine builder | Shields Eng. Co. Ltd., N.Shields |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 250 |
| Length (feet) | 116.0 |
| Beam (feet) | 24.2 |
| First owner | Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd. (N.C.Watt), Dunedin |
| History | 1936 STEENBERG, Kerguelen Sealing & Whaling Co. Ltd. (Irvin & Johnson (South Africa) Ltd.), Cape Town |
| 01/1941 - 07/05/1946 Requisitioned by South African Navy as minesweeper, no. T.36, later T.476 | |
| LR1945 Owner listed as Union Government of South Africa, Cape Town | |
| LR1954 owner Saldanha Whaling Company, Cape Town | |
| LR1959 owner S. M. Pettersen, Cape Town | |
| Fate | Not in LR1963 |
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