SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | TULIP (K29) |
| Type | Corvette, 'Flower' class |
| Yard Number | 1083 |
| Launched | 04/09/1940 |
| Completed | 11/1940 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Shipbuilder |
| Engine type | T. 3cyl. |
| GRT | |
| Length (feet) | 205 |
| Beam (feet) | 33 |
| First owner | The Admiralty |
| History | 1950 OLYMPIC CONQUEROR, Balleneros Ld., Puerto Cortes (Onassis Group) and converted to a whaler |
| 1956 OTORI MARU No.8, Kyokuyo Hogei K.K., Tokyo | |
| 1957 THORLYN, Thor Dahls Hvalfangerselskap A/S, Sandefjord | |
| 1962 Laid up in Sandefjord | |
| 11/1964 Sold to Gothenburg owners and partiall dismantled. | |
| Fate | 1965 broken up in Germany |
and as the whaler OLYMPIC CONQUEROR
and as the whaler THORLYN
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