Southern-class whaler

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|Ship image=Pictures For Illustrating Ritchie Ii Book. November and December 1942, Alexandria, Pictures of Paintings by Lieutenant Commander R Langmaid, Rn, Official Fleet Artist. These Pictures Are For Illustrating a Nava A13632.jpg

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|Ship caption=Illustration of {{HMSAS|Southern Maid}} in the Mediterranean in November–December 1942

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{{Infobox ship class overview

|Name=Southern-class whalers

|Builders= Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack, Germany{{sfn|Du Toit|1992|p=103}}

|Operators=* {{navy|United Kingdom}}

• {{navy|South Africa|1922}}

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|Built range=1936

|In service range= 1937-

|In commission range=1940–1945

|Total ships building=

|Total ships planned=6

|Total ships completed=6

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|Total ships active=6

|Total ships laid up=5

|Total ships lost=1

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{{Infobox ship characteristics

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| Ship type = Whaler

| Ship tonnage ={{GRT|344}}{{sfn|Du Toit|1992|p=103}}

| Ship displacement =

| Ship length = {{convert|42.46|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Du Toit|1992|p=103}}

| Ship beam = {{convert|7.96|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Du Toit|1992|p=103}}

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| Ship draught = {{convert|4.18|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Du Toit|1992|p=103}}

| Ship power =

| Ship propulsion = 1 × oil-fired 3 cyl, triple expansion reciprocating engine, single shaft, 1 screw{{sfn|Du Toit|1992|p=103}}

| Ship speed = {{convert|13|kn|lk=in}} maximum{{sfn|Du Toit|1992|p=103}}

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| Ship armament = 1 × QF 4" naval gun, 3 × 20 mm guns (2 × fwd, 1 × aft), various light weapons.{{sfn|Du Toit|1992|p=103}}

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