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THIS IS A REMARKBLE BELFAST SHIP  WITH QUITE A HISTORY  =LAUNCHED IN  MAY  OF  1929  -  THIS LOOKS TO BE A PUBLIC OPEN DAY  ( IT WILL BE REORTED IN THE PRESS OF THE TIME )  IN  AUGUST  

I beleive this aircraft  was lost  - but need more detail 

The Kosmos like so many others  met its fate  in WW2

 

BACKGROUND  

1929 When it was built she was the biggest floating whaling factory (and tanker) ever built. She was launched in Belfast 30/5-29. In autumn 1929 KOSMOS leave for the Antarctic with her catchers KOS I-VII.

1930 Leave for the Antarctic on her second season with her catchers, KOS I-VII. Her two newbuildings, KOS VIII og KOS IX arrive 11th of October.

1931 Lay up.

1932 Leave for the Antarctic with a quota of 103.000 bbls. In addition 1/3 of the quota of factory PONTOS. The fleet consists of 8 catchers (KOS II-IX). The result of the season became 179.308 bbls.

1933 Proceed to tha Antarctic with 6 catchers.

1934 Participating in the whaling season with 8 catchers (KOS II-IX)

1935 KOSMOS and the catchers KOS III-VIII, KOS XVII including KOS XVIII. KOS XIII and XVI on loan from KOSMOS II during the season periode between 2nd.of Febr to 5th of March.

1936 Leaves for Antarctic with 9 catchers. KOS IV,VII,XI,XVII-XX, including TAS II and GOS IV. KOS IX lost her propeller and had to leave for Walvis Bay for repair in 14 days. KOSMOS was in use as a tanker the sommer of 1937. She was trading between Curacao/Aruba and UK/Cont with fuel oils.

1937 Operated as a transport ship for KOSMOS II and some other whaling expedtions.

1938 Back as a whaling factory with 8 catchers.

1939 Catching with 9 catchers. After finishing off the season the fleet went to Walvis Bay for sommer lay up for the cathers. From Walvis Bay she was ordered to proceed to Dakar. After a 10 weeks stay in Dakar, she was under the command of the Nortraship ordered back to Walvis Bay where a part of the crew shifted over to the catchers. KOSMOS went to Cape Town. After a months time she was ordered to proceed to Curacao via Walvis Bay.

1940 The 26/9-1940 she was located abt. 2000 nautical miles east of Trinidad, where she was seized by a german raider and sunk. Together with KOSMOS also 106.000 bbls of whale oil get lost.