The Bosun's Watch
S.T. Foss FD243
Information courtesy of Gil Mayes
Picture courtesy of David Slinger
| Official Number | 139212 |
| Yard Number | 635 |
| Launched | April 19 1916 |
| Gross Tonnage | 275 |
| Net Tonnage | 108 |
| Length | 125.4 ft |
| Breadth | 23.4 ft |
| Draught | 12.8 ft |
| Engine | T.3-cyl by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough |
| Built by | Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, 1916 |
| Owner | Wyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood |
| April 19 1916 |
Launched by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.635) for Wyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood (J. N. Ward & Son, managers) as FOSS.
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| May 17 1916 | Registered at Fleetwood (FD243).
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| May 1916 | Completed. Requisitioned from the builders for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.3278). |
| 1919 | Returned. |
| January 1940 | Requisitioned for war service and converted for boom defence duties (P.No.Z.144). |
| 1943 | Requisitioned for war service and converted for boom defence duties (P.No.Z.144). |
| 1944 | Sold to Westburn (Fishing) Ltd, Aberdeen (George Murray, manager). Registered at Aberdeen (A269). Based at Fort William (D. MacBrayne Ltd, Glasgow, agents). |
| July 1946 | Returned |
| December 1956 | Sold for demolition. |
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