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S.T. Alida FD192



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Technical
Official Number139208
Yard Number275
Admiralty Number1977
Pennant numberZ.152
LaunchedDecember 1915
Gross Tonnage270
Net Tonnage105
Length128.9 ft
Breadth23.0 ft
Draught12.7 ft
EngineT.3-cyl by W. Beardmore & Co Ltd, Glasgow
Built byDundee Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Dundee, 1915
OwnerLancashire Steam Fishing Co Ltd
History
December 1915Completed by Dundee Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Dundee for the Lancashire Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Edward Towne, manager) as ALIDA.
December 10 1915Registered at Fleetwood (FD192). Requisitioned by The Admiralty from the builders and fitted out as armed trawler (Ad.No.1977).
1919Returned (J. A. Robertson, managers).
October 12 1924Edward Towne became manager.
June 20 1929Pursued by HMS Spey when illegally trawling in the Firth of Clyde.
June 21 1929At Campbeltown Sheriff Court, Sk. William Harrison, pleaded guilty and was fined £170, to illegal trawling, concealment of identification marks and for refusing to stop. The nets and gear were ordered to be forfeited. For assaulting an AB of the boarding party, Jack Weyman, deckhand was fined £3.3s.
1930Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood
October 20 1932At Stornoway Sherrif Court, Sk. William Rendall Drever was fined £100 for fishing within the limit in the Minch, 21/4 miles off Tolsta. Nets and gear were forfeited and further fine of £15 was imposed for not displaying regulation lights.
January 1940Requisitioned for war service and converted for boom working duties (P.No. Z.152).
May 23 1944Assigned to Operation Neptune - Normandy landings.
June 06 1944Replaced Netherlands trawler UIVER as boom working vessel in Mooring Force B.
July 03 1944Operation Neptune ended. Based at Felixstowe (Groom & Sons Ltd, Harwich, agents).
1945Returned
1947Sold for demolition.