The Bosun's Watch
S.T. Esher LO193
Information courtesy of Gil Mayes
Picture courtesy of Peter Brady
Picture of Esher at Hull. Courtesy of George and Eileen Blacker
| Official Number | 136213 |
| Yard Number | 591 |
| Launched | September 07 1914 |
| Gross Tonnage | 235 |
| Net Tonnage | 92 |
| Length | 112 ft |
| Breadth | 22 ft |
| Draught | 12.6 ft |
| Engine | 70 hp T.3-cyl by W. V. V. Lidgerwood Ltd, Glasgow Boiler by Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Middlesbrough |
| Armament | 1 x 3 pdr |
| Built by | Smith's Dock Co Ltd, Middlesborough, 1914 |
| Owner | Heward Trawlers Ltd, London & Fleetwood |
| September 07 1914 |
Launched by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.591) for Gt. Northern Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull as ESHER. |
| October 1914 | Completed. Registered at Hull (H163). |
| April 1915 | Requisitioned for war service and fitted as an armed trawler (Ad.No.1754). |
| 1919 | Returned. |
| 1919 | Sold to Hull Steam Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Hull. |
| 1931 | Sold to Heward Trawlers Ltd, London & Fleetwood (Robert S. Hewett, manager). Registered at London (LO193). |
| 1952 | Sold to Devotion Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Alexander Hay, manager). Registered at Aberdeen (A700). |
| March 1957 | Sold for demolition at Antwerp. |
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