SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | MELBOURNE (GY125) |
| Type | Trawler |
| Yard Number | 1001 |
| Launched | 23/03/1936 |
| Completed | 04/1936 |
| Off. Number | 164408 |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 466 |
| Length (feet) | 164.1 |
| Beam (feet) | 27.1 |
| First owner | H. Croft, Baker & Sons Ltd., Grimsby |
| History | 14/10/1939 Admiralty requisition as anti-submarine trawler, Adm. no. Fy.209 |
| 22/05/1940 sunk by air attack off Narvik - salvaged in 1947 | |
| 1948 HALSTEIN, Th. Överland A/S, Kristiansund (in service 1949 after being rebuilt) | |
| 1957 Re-engined with 8 cyl. diesel by Alpha-Diesel A/S | |
| 1963 LOFOTTRÅL III, Lofoten Tralerrederi A/S. Svolvaer | |
| 1966 HERØYFISK, Jostein Bakke Partrederi, Ålesund | |
| Fate | 01/1971 broken up in Stavanger |
For photos of MELBOURNE see RNR website
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