SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | POL IX |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 1050 |
| Launched | 06/08/1937 |
| Completed | 10/1937 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 354 |
| Length (feet) | 134.8 (144 o.a.) |
| Beam (feet) | 26.3 |
| First owner | Hvalf. Polaris A/S (Melsom & Melsom), Larvik |
| History | 14/01/1941 Captured by German raider PINGUIN and renamed ADJUTANT. Initially used as a scout for PINGUIN, then as a mine layer for raiders in the S. Atlantic and Indian Ocean |
| Fate | 01/07/1941 Scuttled after engine trouble off Chatham Island after having arrived with raider KOMET |
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