The Bosuns Watch! The Fleetwood Trawler Dinas

The Bosun's Watch

Picture courtesy of Peter Brady

Technical

Official Number	141963
Yard Number	202
Gross Tonnage	275
Net Tonnage	120
Length	125.4 ft
Breadth	23.4 ft
Draught	12.6 ft
Built at	C. Rennoldson & Co, South Shields 1919
Engine	89 HP T.3-cyl and boiler by R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne
Owner	Killen Fishing Co, Fleetwood

History

February 17 1919	Launched by C. Rennoldson & Co, South Shields (Yd.No.202) ("Castle" class) for The Admiralty as JAMES GILL.
1919	Sold to Société Anonyme "Delta". Ostend (J. Nierinck, manager)
August 1919	Completed. Renamed PIERRE FRANCOIS DESWARTE (O??).
1922	Sold to Killen Fishing Co, Fleetwood. Ostend registry closed.
October 05 1922	Renamed OUR MONICA (FD413).
1923	Sold to Jules H. Nierinck, Fleetwood (J. Nierinck & Co Ltd).
1924	Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Fred Parkes, manager).
1929	Sold to McRae Steam Trawling Co, Milford Haven (J. McR. Knight, manager).
June 14 1929	Fleetwood registry closed.
June 18 1929	Renamed HELEN McRAE (M17).
June 1929	Registered at Milford (M17).
1930	Sold to J. McR. Knight, Milford Haven.
November 23 1936	Sold to George Knight, James Yeandle, George T. Kelway, Milford & Ivor J. Powell, Neath (Harry E. Rees, manager).
November 25 1936	Sold to Milford Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Milford Haven (J. C. Ward, manager).
December 1936	Renamed MILFORD DUCHESS (M17).
August 31 1939	Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No. FY.613)
November 1945	Returned.
April 1948	Sold to Dinas Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
April 16 1948	Milford registry closed.
April 1948	Renamed DINAS (FD268).
June 1954	Sold to Hammond Lane Foundry Ltd, Dublin for demolition
June 1954	Arrived Dublin from Fleetwood under own power.
Note	(James Gill, AB (volunteer), age 42, b. Poole, Dorset - VICTORY (SB637))