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The Bosun's Watch

S.T. City of Manchester FD193






  
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Information courtesy of Gil Mayes




 	  	  

 	  	  	
 	  	  	 

 	  	  	  

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Official Number 109669


Yard Number 626


Launched 1900


Gross Tonnage189


Net Tonnage73


Length115.5 ft


Breadth21.1 ft


Draught11.6 ft


Engine52 hp T.3-cyl by N. E. Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Sunderland 


Built atSmith's Dock Co Ltd, North Shields, 1900


OwnerJ. Johnson & Others, Fleetwood







		

    History
	



		

    December 02 1899
Launched by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (Yd.No.626) for J. Johnson & Others, Fleetwood (T. F. Kelsall, manager) as CITY OF MANCHESTER. 


June 04 1900
Registered at Fleetwood (FD193).


January 1900Completed. pre1914: Sold to Fred Kelsall & Co Ltd, Fleetwood (T. F. Kelsall, manager).


October 26 1914Picked up 30 crew members of Manchester Commerce (5363grt/1899) which foundered after striking a mine off Tory Island.


October 27 1914Put in to Carnlough Bay, Co Antrim to report incident.


October 28 1914Landed survivors at Fleetwood.


June 1915Requisitioned for war service and converted boom defence duties (Ad.No.NI).


August 1918Returned.


November 12 1918Re-registered at Fleetwood (FD193).


1919Sold to Ernest Taylor & N. Ashworth Ltd, Fleetwood (Taylor & Tomlinson Ltd, managers).


1922Sold to Pharos Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (John W. A. Potts, manager).


October 26 1922Renamed ERNESTA (FD193).


February 18 1931In the Firth of Clyde, seven miles NE of Sanda Island, in collision with steam puffer BRITON (68grt/1905) inwards for Glasgow from Carnlough which foundered. Four crew picked up.


1933Sold to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for demolition at Preston.


September 29 1933Fleetwood registry closed, demolition completed.