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S.T. Charles Doran FD275






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    Technical
	

	




Official Number 145074


Yard Number 375


Admiralty Number 3610


Pennant Number (WWII) FY597


Launched September 20 1917


Registered December 19 1917


Gross Tonnage260


Length125.4 ft


Breadth22.7 ft


Draught133.7 ft


Engine480 IHP by T.3-cyl by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull


Speed10.5 knots


Built byCooke, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1917


OwnerMedway Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood







		

    History
	



		

    September 20 1917
Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.375) (non-standard "Castle" class) for The Admiralty as JOHN ANDERSON.


December 17 1919
Completed as CHARLES DORAN.


October 29 1920Registered by The Admiralty as a fishing vessel at London (LO480).


1922Sold to Saint Andrew's Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (Charles F. Foster, manager).


November 24 1922London registry closed.



November 27 1922Registered at Hull (H760).


193?G. S. Clark appointed manager. 


December 07 1937Sold to A. M. Morrice, Aberdeen.



December 11 1937Hull registry closed.



December 14 1937Registered at Aberdeen (A460).



January 1940Sold to Saint Andrew's Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys, manager).



February 05 1940Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No. FY597).


August 19 1941Sweeping with other trawlers, engaged and shot down a Junkers 88 (Sk. R.R. Snape RNR).


November 16 1945Returned (Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys, manager).



1946Sold to A. J. Tilbrook, Aberdeen.



1948Sold to Medway Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Merchants (Fleetwood) Ltd, managers).  Registered at Fleetwood (FD275). Aberdeen registry closed


1954On sale of Merchants (Fleetwood) Ltd, to Associated Fisheries Group, Sydney Bennett, Fleetwood became manager.


March 1957Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for demolition.



March 1957Delivered Barrow-in-Furness.

 

Note(John Anderson, AB (prest),  age 27, b.Exeter, Devon - VICTORY (SB375))
(Charles Doran, Landsman (prest),  age35, b. Wicklow, Co.Wicklow - ROYAL SOVEREIGN (SB631))