SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK

Name THORGRIM
Type Whaler
Yard Number 1166
Launched 15/09/1947
Completed 10/1947
Off. Number 199627
Engine builder Smith's Dock
Engine type T 3 cyl
GRT 432
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 III, Whale Products Pty., Brisbane
  1963 CHEYNES III, Cheynes Beach Whaling Co. Ltd. (Later Cheynes Beach Holdings, Fremantle)
  1980 Jaycee Community Foundation Inc., Australia
   
Fate 23/06/1982 scuttled off Albany, Western Australia at 35.03S, 118.02E after engine removed and displayed at 'Whale World', Albany.

For a photo as CHEYNES III, see the Whale World website here.

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