SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | BUTTERMERE (Fy. 205) |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 1062 |
| Launched | 30/06/1939 as KOS XXV |
| Completed | 18/10/1939 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl |
| GRT | 361 |
| Length (feet) | 147.5 o.a. (138.5 b.p.) |
| Beam (feet) | 26.5 |
| First owner | The Admiralty. Purchased 26/8/1939 while building and completed as Lakes Class A/S Whaler/Escort. (Had been ordered by Kosmos A/S (A. Jahre), Sandefjord) |
| History | 05/1946 SUDERØY VII, Hvalfanger A/S Suderøy (Knut Knutsen O.A.S.), Haugesund |
| 05/1961 EL CONQUISTADOR, Cia. Maritima Pesquera SA, Puerto Cortes, Honduras | |
| Fate | 1999 Deleted from registers |
| Note | Some sources give the following post-war history for BUTTERMERE, but it has also been attributed to sister vessel WASTWATER. |
| History | 1948 TIERN, A/S Odd (A/S Thor Dahl) |
| 1958 Nor-West Whaling Co. Ltd. (J. Franetovich), Fremantle | |
| 1959 renamed ROBERT MOORE (o/n 196896) | |
| Fate | 10/07/1968 Scuttled off Rottnest Island, Fremantle, Australia. |
As SUDERØY VII
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