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S.T. William Cale LO79





  
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Admiralty Number3666


Official Number145176


Yard Number346


LaunchedSeptember 19 1917


Gross Tonnage276


Length125.6 ft


Breadth23.4 ft


Draught12.8 ft


Engine61 HP T.3-cyl by Bow, McLachlan & Co Ltd, Paisley


BuiltBow, McLachlan & Co Ltd, Paisley, 1917


OwnerIago Steam Trawlers Ltd, London & Milford Haven








		

    History
	




September 19 1917Launched by Bow, McLachlan & Co Ltd, Paisley (Yd.No.346) ("Castle" class) for The Admiralty as WILLIAM CALE.


October 04 1917Completed.


May 11 1921Registered by The Admiralty as a fishing vessel at London (LO520).


May 1922Sold to J. McR. Knight & M. W. Howell. Milford Haven.


May 17 1922London registry closed.


May 1922Registered at Milford (M250).

 
January 29 1927Sold to Iago Steam Trawlers Ltd, London & Milford Haven (Edward D. W. Lawford, manager).


May 11 1927Registered at London (LO79).


1930Transferred to Fleetwood when Edward D. W. Lawford moved his vessels to the port.


August 1939Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No. FY.535).


June 1945Restored and surveyed at Glasgow.


July 1945Returned.


1955Sold to BISCO and allocated to West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co Ltd, Troon for demolition.


October 18 1955Arrived Troon from Fleetwood under own power.


Note(William Cale, Landsman (prest),  age 21, b. London - VICTORY (SB449))