SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | KOS XVI |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 947 |
| Launched | 18/05/1932 |
| Completed | 1932 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 258 |
| Length (feet) | 119.7 |
| Beam (feet) | 24.1 |
| First owner | Kosmos II A/S (A. Jahre), Sandefjord |
| History | 07/1940 Admiralty requisition as anti-submarine whaler (also reported as minesweeper) |
| Fate | 24/08/1941 Hit at high speed by H.M.S. WOLSEY North of buoy 62B off Hull. An attempt was made to escort her to port but she sank 20m ENE of Withernsea. |
For more details of the sinking, see KOS XVI on Warsailors.com
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