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S.T. Daily Chronicle FD69






  
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Official Number 143809


Yard Number 382


Admiralty Number 3587


Pennant FY634


Launched November 02 1917


Registered March 12 1918


Gross Tonnage281


Net Tonnage109


Length125.5 ft


Breadth23.5 ft


Draught12.6 ft


Engine480 IHP T.3-cyl by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull


Speed10.5 knots


Built byCook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1917


OwnerBoston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd.







		

    History
	



		

    November 02 1917
Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.382) ("Castle" class) for The Admiralty as RICHARD BACON.


March 12 1918Completed.


August 24 1920Registered by The Admiralty as a fishing vessel at London (LO438).


1922Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Boston (Fred Parkes, manager).


July 07 1922London registry closed.


July 1922Renamed HAGNABY (BN179).


1923Transferred to Fleetwood when Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd moved to the port.


February 1925Sold to Victor Fourny, Boulogne.   Renamed PROFESSEUR BERGONIÊ.


1930Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (F. Parkes, manager).


March 04 1930Renamed DAILY CHRONICLE (FD69).


5/6/7 1933Chartered by Italian Government to provide support for a transAtlantic flight involving 20 to 30 aeroplanes.


1934Sold to Thomas L. Devlin & Sons, Granton (T. L. Devlin, manager).


November 05 1934Fleetwood registry closed.


November 1934Renamed COMMODATOR  (GN6).


August 29 1939Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No. FY.634).


1942Transferred to Thomas L. Devlin & Sons Ltd, Granton (T. L. Devlin, manager).


1943Sold to  Mrs E. D. Breen, Edinburgh.


October 04 1945 Re-classed at Glasgow and returned.


1945Sold to Grimsby Merchants Amalgamated Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby.  Registered at Grimsby (GY57).


1946Sold to Don Trawling Co (Milford) Ltd, Milford Haven.


1948Sold to R. G. Parsley, Milford Haven.  Renamed LYNANDI (GY57).


1954Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for demolition.


August 27 1954Delivered Castle Pill for demolition.


Note(Richard Bacon, AB (volunteer),  age 47, b. Salisbury, Wiltshire - VICTORY (SB645))