The Bosun's Watch
S.T. Sulby FD87
Picture and documents courtesy of Bob Dawson
Zipped PDF statements relating to the sinking can be downloaded below.
| Official Number | 127573 |
| Yard Number | 401 |
| Launched | February 03 1909 |
| Gross Tonnage | 287 |
| Net Tonnage | 111 |
| Length | 130.3 ft |
| Breadth | 23 ft |
| Draught | 12.7 ft |
| Engine | T.3-cyl by Shields Engineering Co Ltd, North Shields |
| Built at | Smith's Dock Co Ltd, North Shields, 1909 |
| Owner | Wyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood |
| February 03 1909 | Launched by Smith&s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (Yd.No.401) for Wyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood (J. N. Ward & Son, managers) as SULBY. |
| March 09 1909 | Registered at Fleetwood (FD87). |
| March 1909 | Completed. |
| August 1914 | Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.131). |
| 1919 | Returned. |
| 1926 | Sold to G. Hindle, Fleetwood (Taylor & Co (Fleetwood) Ltd, managers). |
| 1930 | Sold to Cape Fisheries Ltd, Fleetwood (A. V. Thompson, manager). |
| 1932 | Sold to Alex Keay, Fleetwood. |
| November 21 1939 | Sunk by U-boat (Dresky - U.33) gunfire 75 miles NW of Rathlin Island; five crew lost. |
| November 28 1939 | Register closed. |
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