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The Bosun's Watch

S.T. Gladys FD423



Information courtesy of Gil Mayes



 	  	 

 	  	  

 	  	  	
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Picture courtesy of David Slinger





 	  	  

 	  	  	
 	  	  	 

 	  	  	  

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    Technical
	

	




Official Number 143963


Yard Number 358


Admiralty Number FY. 3613


Launched February 02 1917


Registered June 15 1917


Gross Tonnage306


Length130 ft


Breadth23 ft


Engine by69 hp T.3-cyl by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull


Speed10.5 knots


Built byCook Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1917


OwnerFleetwood Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood







		

    History
	




 Note
Ordered by Standard Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby as the SANNYRION purchased by The Admiralty on the stocks.


February 10 1917Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.358) (non-standard "Mersey" class) for The Admiralty as JOHN ARTHUR.


June 14 1917Completed.


February 03 1920Registered by The Admiralty as a fishing vessel at London (LO299).


1922Sold to Fleetwood Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (George E. J. Moody, Grimsby, manager).


January 19 1923London registry closed. Registered at Fleetwood (FD423).


February 22 1923Renamed GLADYS (FD423) (Sir George E. J. Moody, manager). 


193?Manager became W. M. Kelly, Fleetwood.



November 29 1939Requisitioned for war service and converted for boom defence duties.


November 23 1943Sold to The Admiralty.   Based at Fort William (D. MacBrayne Ltd, Glasgow, agents).


April 1946Sold to Jones Buckie Shipyard Ltd, Larbert, Stirlingshire.


1947Renamed THE BRUCE (BCK179).


1949Sold to Joseph Croan, Newhaven, Edinburgh.


Post June 1949Registered at Leith (LH21).


June 1960 Sold to BISCO and allocated to G. & W. Brunton, Grangemouth for demolition.


November 04 1960Delivered Grangemouth.


June 28 1961Demolition commenced.


Note(John Arthur, Landsman (prest),  age 22, b. London, age 22 - VICTORY (SB544))