Home
The Cod End
Meet The Bosun
The Wyre View
The Trawl
The Industry
Inshore Fishing
RNLI
The Gallery
Skippers List
Thanks
Jacinta
Forum/Guestbook
Lost Vessels
Articles
Friends
Bookshelf
Funnels
Links
Track Shipping
Search for a trawler
sailor

The Bosun's Watch

S.T. John Cattling LO364





  
    [First]
  
  
    [Prev]
  
  
    [Index]
  
  
    [Next]
  
  
    [Last]
  








Information courtesy of Gil Mayes






 	  	  

 	  	  	
 	  	  	 

 	  	  	  

 	  	  	  	John Cattling
 	  	  	  	
 	  	  	  

 	  	  	 

			 		
 	  	  

 	  	 





		

		

    Technical
	

	




Admiralty Number 3676


Official Number 143829


Yard Number 356


Launched April 12 1918


Gross Tonnage276


Net Tonnage113


Length125.7 ft


Breadth23.4 ft


Draught12.8 ft


Engine61 hp T.3-cyl by Bow, McLachlan & Co Ltd, Paisley


Built byBow, McLachlan & Co Ltd, Paisley, 1918


OwnerIago Steam Trawler Co Ltd, London & Milford Haven







		

    History
	




April 12 1918
Launched by Bow, McLachlan & Co Ltd, Paisley (Yd.No.356) ("Castle" class) for The Admiralty as JOHN CATTLING.


April 24 1918Completed.


May 04 1920Sold to Iago Steam Trawler Co Ltd, London & Milford Haven (Edward D. W. Lawford, manager).


June 02 1920Registered at London (LO364).


1930Transferred to Fleetwood when Edward D. W. Lawford moved his vessels to the port.


August 1939Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No.FY.536).


May 26 - June 04 1940At Dunkirk evacuation (A/Sk. Lieut George W. Alden awarded DSC for evacuation).


June 1945Surveyed and restored at Glasgow.


Pre 1952Sold to Andrew W. King, Aberdeen.


May 1957Sold for demolition in Germany.


May 10 1957Arrived Hamburg from Aberdeen under own power.


Note(John Cattling, Boy,  age 19, b.  Harford, Devon - VICTORY (SB?))