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The Bosun's Watch
S.T. Barnsley GY125
| Official Number | 106673 |
| Yard Number | 532 |
| Admiralty Number | 717 |
| Launched | September 24 1896 |
| Gross Tonnage | 144 |
| Net Tonnage | 46 |
| Length | 104 ft |
| Breadth | 20.7 ft |
| Draught | 10.5 ft |
| Engine | T.3-cyl by N. E. Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Sunderland |
| Built by | Edwards Bros Ltd, North Shields, 1896 |
| Owner | Mersey Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood |
| September 24 1896 |
Launched by Edwards Bros Ltd, North Shields for Hagerup, Doughty & Co Ltd, Grimsby as BARNSLEY. |
| October 1896 |
Completed. Registered at Grimsby (GY125). |
| April 1906 |
Transferred to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Grimsby (John D. Marsden, manager) on the formation of the company. |
| October 1914 |
Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.717). |
| May 1915 |
Returned. |
| December 1916 |
Sold to Mersey Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Taylor & Tomlinson Ltd, managers). |
| February 13 1917 |
Fishing 13 miles N of Inishtrahull. Captured by U-boat, Skipper and Chief Engineer taken prisoner. Sunk by explosive charges placed on board. |
| February 17 1917 |
Survivors returned to Fleetwood. |
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