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The Bosun's Watch

S.T. Criscilla FD23






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Official Number 148231


Yard Number 1045


Launched March 15 1929


Gross Tonnage350


Length135.4 ft


Breadth25 ft


Draught13.4 ft


Engine97 hp T.3-cyl by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull


Built byCochrane & Son Ltd Selby, 1929


OwnerJ Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood







		

    History
	



		

    March 15 1929
Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.1045) for J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood as CRISCILLA.


May 17 1929Registered at Fleetwood (FD23).


May 1929Completed at a cost of £15000.


November 02 1931Bad weather off Hebrides, no fishing, decided to run for home (Sk. Charles Walter).  Used inner passage to avoid weather, in Sound of Islay, Black Rock light on the Paps of Jura was extinguished; 1040 pm ran on rock.


November 05 1931Lost propeller and after trying unsuccessfully to save her, crew taken off by FYLDEA (FD72).


December 1931Salved by Glasgow tug, but in coming afloat ran on shelf and tore away patch and as tide dropped keeled over and sank.  Total loss.


December 21 1931Fleetwood registry closed.