SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK

Name SORSRA
Type Whaler
Yard Number 1042
Launched 06/09/1937
Completed 10/1937
Off. Number 164381
Engine builder Smith's Dock
Engine type T 3 cyl.
GRT 433
Length (feet) 148.0
Beam (feet) 27.6
First owner The South Georgia Co. Ltd. (Chr. Salvesen & Co.), Leith
   
History 15/12/1941 - 30/09/1946 Admiralty requisition as anti-submarine whaler, Adm. no. Fy.342
   
Fate 09/1964 Found sunk at Leith Harbour, South Georgia, due to weight of snow forcing deck below sea level

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