SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | STAR XXIII |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 1012 |
| Launched | 02/09/1936 |
| Completed | 10/1936 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 357 |
| Length (feet) | 134.7 |
| Beam (feet) | 26.4 |
| First owner | Hvalf. A/S Rosshavet (J. Rasmussen & M. Konow), Sandefjord |
| History | 15/01/1941 Captured by German raider PINGUIN when on voyage Montevideo to South Georgia in 58.21S 02.56E and taken to France by a prize crew |
| 05/1942 UJ 1218 Kriegsmarine anti-submarine vessel | |
| 1942 UJ1112, | |
| 1944 V.5313 | |
| 06/1945 STAR XXIII, on return to owner | |
| 1955 SENIOR, Partrederi P. Petersen, Bergen - re-engined with 6 cyl. Masch. Augsburg-Nürnberg diesel, manufactured 1944 - operating as a fishing vessel | |
| Fate | 23/02/1966 Capsized and sank while fishing for herring off Grip |
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