| 1936 |
Ordered by the Lever Brothers Ltd (Unilever) to absorb frozen credits in Germany. |
| October 1936 | Completed by Deutsche Schiffs und Maschinenbau AG Seebeck, Wesermünde (Yd.No.552) for MacLine Ltd, London (Lever Brothers Ltd, Port Sunlight) as NORTHERN SKY (LO162). Operating out of Fleetwood (Edward D. W. Lawford, manager). |
| 1937 | Sold to Northern Trawlers Ltd, London (H. Markham Cook, Grimsby, manager). |
| September 1939 | Requisitioned for war service and converted for armed boarding duties (P.No.4.41). |
| 1942 | Converted for anti-submarine duties. |
| 1943 | Employed on convoy escort duties. |
| 1944 | Assigned to Operation Neptune - Normandy landings. |
| May 23 1944 | Convoy escort duties in British waters and across the Channel in support of landings. |
| July 03 1944 | Operation Neptune ended.
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| September 1945 | Returned. |
| 1946 | Registered at Grimsby (GY427). |
| October 1947 | Converted for burning oil fuel, F.P. above 150° F. |
| Pre 1959 | John Bennett became manager. |
| Pre 1963 | John A. Butt became manager. |
| 1964 | Sold to Clayton & Davie Ltd, Dunston-on-Tyne, for demolition. |
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