The Bosun's Watch
S.T. Cremlyn FD363
Information courtesy of Gil Mayes
| Official Number | 143786 |
| Yard Number | 665 |
| Admiralty Number | 3504 |
| Launched | January 24 1917 |
| Gross Tonnage | 276 |
| Net Tonnage | 107 |
| Length | 125 ft |
| Breadth | 23.4 ft |
| Draught | 12.8 ft |
| Engine | T.3-cyl by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough |
| Armament | 1 x 12 pdr |
| Built by | Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, 1917 |
| Owner | Cygnet Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood |
| January 24 1917 |
Launched by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.665) (non-standard "Castle" class) for The Admiralty as JAMES HUNNIFORD.
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| 1917 |
Completed. |
| 1920 | Sold to Cygnet Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood. |
| January 16 1920 | Registered at Fleetwood (FD363). |
| July 06 1921 | Renamed CREMLYN (FD363). |
| 1924 | Sold to Brooklyn Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Thomas Cardwell, manager). |
| 1934 | Sold to The Clifton Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood. |
| April 19 1934 | Renamed ETHEL TAYLOR (FD363). |
| March 08 1936 | Sailed Fleetwood for West of Scotland grounds. |
| March 14 1936 | Sank the WINOOKA (GY465) (ex- SEAWARD HO) in collision off St. Kilda; three of her crew lost, remainder picked up. Badly damage but pumps coping and returned to Fleetwood. |
| 1939 | Requisitioned for war service and converted for auxiliary patrol duties. |
| November 22 1940 | Mined off Tyne; crew rescued by Cullercoats lifeboat. |
| Note | (John (aka James) Hunniford, Bosun's Mate, age 28, b. Dartmouth, South Devon - VICTORY (SB751))
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