SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | THORBRYN |
| Type | Whaler |
| Yard Number | 1165 |
| Launched | 08/08/1947 |
| Completed | 09/1947 |
| Off. Number | 199626 |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl |
| GRT | 440 |
| Length (feet) | 157.1 (148.4 b.p.) |
| Beam (feet) | 27.6 |
| First owner | Bryde & Dahls Hvalfangerslk A/S (Thor Dahl), Sandefjord |
| History | 1962 LOOMA II, Whale Products Pty., Brisbane |
| 1963 CHEYNES II, Cheynes Beach Whaling Co. Ltd. (Later Cheynes Beach Holdings, Fremantle) | |
| 1979 Donated to Hobart Maritime Museum | |
| 1983 Sold to Bob Barnet for an Antarctic expedition. | |
| 1984 Sold to Des Cerray. | |
| Fate | 1991 Deleted (derelict at Quaranup, Albany, Western Australia) |
For photos and more details on Lardex website click here
For a photo as CHEYNES II, see the Whale World website here.
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