SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | SOUTHERN ACTOR |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 1202 |
| Launched | 02/05/1950 |
| Completed | 09/1950 |
| Off. Number | 184020 |
| Engine builder | N.E. Marine Eng. Co., Sunderland |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 439 |
| Length (feet) | 158.8 |
| Beam (feet) | 27.6 |
| First owner | Sevilla Whaling & Co. Ltd. (C. Salvesen & Co.), Leith |
| History | 07/1964 Skjelnan Kvalstasjon A/S & Co, K/S (Elling Aarseth & Co. A/S), Ålesund (registered Tromsø) |
| 1965 renamed POLARBRIS 8 | |
| 1975 R/A Bjorkhaug (Elling Aarseth & Co. A/S), Norway | |
| 1981 Scuttled in Vigo by Sea Shepherd saboteurs, salvaged and repaired | |
| 1982 IBSA UNO, Industria Ballenera S.A., Spain | |
| 1989? ITAXA III | |
| 1989 sold for scrap but rescued by Norwegian preservation enthusiasts and brought to Sandefjord named PINGVIN. | |
| Fate | 1990 reverted to SOUTHERN ACTOR, restored and preserved as a Museum Ship at Sandefjord Whaling Museum. |
At Sandefjord in 07/1996, from Harold Appleyard's collection.
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