SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | STAR XXIV |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 1053 |
| Launched | 05/10/1937 |
| Completed | 11/1937 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 361 |
| Length (feet) | 138.8 |
| Beam (feet) | 26.3 |
| First owner | Hvalf. A/S Rosshavet (J. Rasmussen & M. Konow), Sandefjord |
| History | 01/1941 Captured by German raider PINGUIN in S. Atlantic when on voyage Montevideo to South Georgia |
| Fate | 13/03/1941 When being returned to France she was intercepted by sloop HMS SCARBOROUGH but was scuttled off Cape Finisterre to avoid capture. |
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