SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | KOS XXIII |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 1048 |
| Launched | 26/07/1937 |
| Completed | 10/1937 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 353 |
| Length (feet) | 134.7 |
| Beam (feet) | 26.4 |
| First owner | Hvalf. Kosmos A/S (A. Jahre), Sandefjord |
| History | 09/1940 Admiralty requisition as anti-submarine whaler |
| Fate | 20/05/1941
(Also reported as 23/05/1941 & 27/05/1941) scuttled
in Suda Bay, Crete to avoid being captured by German
forces. One report states that she was raised, repaired and became German sub. chaser UJ2104 DAVIK, but was scuttled 18/09/1943 in the bay of Stampalia, position 36°34N, 26°30E after being damaged by allied destroyers |
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