SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | KOS VIII |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 931 |
| Launched | 11/07/1930 |
| Completed | 08/1930 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 248 |
| Length (feet) | 115.1 |
| Beam (feet) | 24.1 |
| First owner | Hvalf. Kosmos A/S (A. Jahre), Sandefjord |
| History | 11/1940 Admiralty requisition as minesweeper, Adm. no. Fy.1721 |
| 09/1941 Renamed DEW by R.N. | |
| 23/05/1946 returned to owner, reverted to KOS VIII | |
| 1953 ATLAS, Industrial Maritima S.A., Rio Martin, Morocco | |
| 1976 LOBEIRO, Industria Ballenera S.A., Spain | |
| Fate | 1981 Broken up |
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