SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | SOUTHERN GEM |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 903 |
| Launched | 06/08/1929 |
| Completed | 1929 |
| Off. Number | 156377 |
| Engine builder | Shields Eng. Co. Ltd., N.Shields |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 250 |
| Length (feet) | 115.5 (124 o.a.) |
| Beam (feet) | 24.2 |
| First owner | Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd. (N.C.Watt), Stanley, Falkland Is. |
| History | 1936 SUDERØY VI, Hvalf. A/S Suderøy (Knut Knutsen OAS), Haugesund |
| 08/1940 - 11/1945 Requisitioned as minesweeper, no. J.05, then Z.05 for Royal Canadian Navy from 08/1940 | |
| 08/1953 STOLMEN, A/S Suderoy (Knut Knutsen OAS), Haugesund & converted to diesel cargo/passenger ferry, 260 pass., 361grt. | |
| 04/1982 To Reidar Østenstad, Torvastad, for stripping of useful items | |
| Fate | 23/01/1983 Scuttled in Nedstrandfjord after being partially dismantled at Kopervik since 04/1982 |
For more details and photo as SUDERØY VI see SUDERØY
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