SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | VESTFOLD VIII |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 1011 |
| Launched | 19/08/1936 |
| Completed | 1936 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 355 |
| Length (feet) | 134.7 |
| Beam (feet) | 26.2 |
| First owner | Vestfold Corporation, Panama (Johan Rasmussen & Co., Sandefjord) |
| History | 1941 Admiralty requisition as anti-submarine whaler, re-fitted by 01/1942 |
| 08/1942 (01/1942?) - 03/1945 TURFFONTEIN (T-61) with South African Navy | |
| 08/1945 Nederlandsche Maats. voor de Walvischvaart NV (Vinke & Co.), Amsterdam | |
| 04/1946 TOMMY W. VINKE (AM3), N.V. Nederlandsche Mij. voor Walvischvaart (Vinke & Co.), Amsterdam | |
| 1958 South African Metal & Machinery Pty. Ltd., Kaapstad | |
| Fate | 09-10/1959 Broken up at Cape Town |
For a photo as TOMMY W.VINKE see VESTFOLD VIII
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