SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | POL XI |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 1167 |
| Launched | 15/09/1947 |
| Completed | 10/1947 |
| Off. Number | |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl |
| GRT | 436 |
| Length (feet) | 148.8 (157 o.a.) |
| Beam (feet) | 27.6 |
| First owner | Hvalfanger Polaris A/S (Melsom & Melsom), Larvik |
| History | 1963 ELGØY, A/S Grindhaugs Fisk. (Govert Grindhaug), Kopervik - converted to trawler, re-engined with Ashton diesel (443gt) |
| 1967 re-engined with 6 cyl. Wichmann diesel | |
| (Later decribed in LR as General Cargo Vessel) | |
| Fate | 1987 condemned and stripped, later scuttled in Nedstrandsfjord 19/05/1989 |
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