The Bosuns Watch! The Fleetwood Trawler Eastcoates

The Bosun's Watch

Picture courtesy of Peter Brady

Technical

Official Number	143925
Yard Number	399
Admiralty Number	FY 3778
Launched	July 27 1918
Registered	January 09 1919
Gross Tonnage	277
Length	125.5 ft
Breadth	23.6 ft
Engine	480 ihp T.3-cyl by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull
Speed	10.5 knots
Built by	Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1918
Owner	J Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood

History

January 09 1919	Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.290) ("Castle" class) for The Admiralty as JOHN GRAHAM.
January 20 1919	Completed.
May 30 1919	Loan service USN to clear North Sea Mine Barrage.
August 12 1919	Returned to The Admiralty.
January 28 1920	Registered by The Admiralty as a fishing vessel at London (LO268).
1921	Sold to Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull.
December 14 1921	London registry closed.
December 1921	Renamed Ruby (H393).
February 18 1935	Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Hull.
November 1935	Sold to The City Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (J. Marr & Son Ltd, managers).
November 11 1935	Renamed Eastcoates (H393).
February 07 1937	Transferred to Fleetwood.
August 19 1939	Transferred to Hull.
August 28 1939	Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No. FY.1771).
October 26 1939	Returned.
August 28 1940	Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No. FY.1771).
April 27 1945	Returned.
July 1945	Reclassed at Hull.
April 28 1947	Sold to Odafoam Ltd, Fleetwood (William Stevenson, St. Anne&s-on-the-Sea, manager) for £71500.
August 03 1950	Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood for £2700.
1955	Sold to BISCO and allocated to West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co Ltd, Troon for demolition.
July 23 1955	Delivered Troon under own power from Fleetwood.
Note	(John Graham, AB, age 33, b. North America - VICTORY (SB787))