SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK

Name SOUTHERN FIELD
Type Whaler
Yard Number 900
Launched 06/08/1929
Completed 09/1929
Off. Number 156376
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), Stanley, Falkland Is.
   
History 28/03/1940 - 01/04/1946 Admiralty requisition as minesweeper, adm. no. Fy.1790
  09/1941 The South Georgia Co. Ltd. (Chr. Salvesen & Co.), Leith
  05/1946 UNI 5, Union Whaling Co. Ltd., Durban
   
Fate 09/1961 Broken up by Nathans Ltd., Durban

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