Whale Factory Ship 'Southern Venturer' c.1955
1955
The 'Southern Venturer' was built by the Furness Shipbuilding Company, Haverton Hill, Stockton-on-Tees. It was launched on 11th June 1945 and completed by October. It was owned by the Sevilla Whaling Company Ltd (Christian Salvesen & Co), Leith....
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The 'Southern Venturer' was built by the Furness Shipbuilding Company, Haverton Hill, Stockton-on-Tees. It was launched on 11th June 1945 and completed by October. It was owned by the Sevilla Whaling Company Ltd (Christian Salvesen & Co), Leith. It was sold to a Japanese company in 1962 and broken up in 1964.
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