SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | WASTWATER (Fy. 239) |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 1065 |
| Launched | 31/08/1939 (possibly as TIERN, original intended name KOS XXVIII) |
| Completed | 11/1939 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl |
| GRT | 361 |
| Length (feet) | 147.5 o.a. (138.5 b.p.) |
| Beam (feet) | 26.5 |
| First owner | The Admiralty. Purchased 26/8/1939 while building and completed as Lakes Class A/S Whaler/Escort. (Had been originally ordered by Kosmos A/S (A. Jahre), Sandefjord) |
| History | Allocated the name GRASMERE on purchase by Admiralty, changed to WASTWATER either before completion (10/1939) or after (1940) according to source. |
| 1946 TIERN, A/S Odd (A/S Thor Dahl) | |
| 1958 Nor-West Whaling Co. Ltd. (J. Franetovich), Fremantle | |
| 1959 renamed ROBERT MOORE (o/n 196896) | |
| Fate | 10/07/1968 Scuttled off Rottnest Island, Fremantle, Australia. |
| NOTE | Some sources attribute the above post-war history to sister vessel BUTTERMERE. |
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