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S.T. Cyelse FD67





  
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Official Number 128762


Yard Number 523


Admiralty Number 975


Launched April 03 1912


Gross Tonnage237


Net Tonnage 93


Length120 ft


Breadth 21.5 ft


Draught 11.8 ft


Engine58 hp  T.3-cyl by Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull


Built byCochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby, 1912


OwnerMason Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood







		

    History
	



		

    April 03 1912
Launched by Cochrane & Sons, Selby (Yd.No.523) for David Pettit, Hakin as CYELSE.


May 20 1912
Registered at Milford (M138).


June 1912
Completed.


June 24 1912
Arrived Milford.


1912
Transferred to David Pettit Ltd, Milford Haven (Mrs Elizabeth A. H. Pettit, Hakin, manager). 


December 11 1912Leaving Milford at 5.30pm for fishing grounds in thick rain and blowing hard (Sk.Edward Gibbs). When between Thorne Island and Stack Rock Fort, collided with steam liner EAGLE (M64) inbound which sank with the loss of five crewmen.


February 13 1913At BoT formal investigation at Milford, the Court found Sk. Gibbs guilty of failing to keep a proper look out and suspended his ticket for nine months.  The Second Hand, William Blockwell was found guilty of unsatisfactory conduct in attempting to save life and his ticket suspended for three months.


1915Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.975).


1919Returned.


February 25 194Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (F. Parkes, manager).


1934Sold to Mason Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (T. Cardwell, manager).


October 30 1934Milford registry closed.


December 11 1934Registered at Fleetwood (FD67) (R. W. Mason, manager).


1939R. H. Bagshaw appointed manager.


August 22 1940Requisitioned for war service and designated for  minesweeping duties.


August 23 1940Returned.


March 12 1943Requisitioned for war service and converted for water tank duties (boiler feed) (P.No. Y.7.8).


1944Converted as a fuelling trawler (33 ton tank for refuelling diesel landing craft) (P.No.Y.7.16).


May 1944Assigned Operation Neptune-Normandy Landings


May 23 1944Assigned as a fuelling trawler to Force G.


July 07 1944Operation Neptune ended.


1944Reverted to water tank duties.


March 1946Returned.


March 04 1949Wrecked at Castlebay, Barra (Sk. J. C. Smith).