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The Bosun's Watch

S.T. Goth FD52



Goth picture courtesy of John Spalding
Positional information courtesy of Captain Hilmar Snorrason
Goth crew information courtesy of the late Fred Hobbs

 	  	

				



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Official Number 148478


Yard Number 468


Pennant Number FY649


Launched June 08 1925


Registered August 20 1925


Gross Tonnage394


Length147.5 ft


Breadth25.1 ft


EngineAmos & Smith


Speed10.5 ft


Armament (WWII) 1 x 12 pdr


Built byCook Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1925


OwnerWyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood







		

    History
	




June 08 1925Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.468) for Hellyer Bros Ltd, Hull as Goth (H211).


August 20 1925Completed.


1929Fish carrier for halibut fishery in the Davis Strait, Greenland.


August 29 1939Sold to The Admiralty and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No.FY.649).


November 1945Returned and sold to Wyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Merchants (Fleetwood) Ltd, managers).


1946Registered at Fleetwood (FD52).


December 04 1948Sailed Fleetwood for Icelandis grounds with a crew of twenty one (Sk.Wilfred Elliot).


December 11 1948Trawling NW coast of Iceland. Storm, hauled and ran for shelter to Adalvik Bay for shelter.


December 13 1948Reliable evidence that vessel was communicating by radio with other trawlers.


Post December 13 1948Presumed foundered NNW of Halo.


November 15 1997The Icelandic trawler HELGA (RE 49) picked up a funnel in her nets while fishing NNW of Halo in 345 fathoms, 43 nautical miles to the norwest of Straumnes, in position 66.59,8N by 024.28,9W.. It was taken to Reykjavic and identified as part of the GOTH. The funnel has now been returned to Fleetwood where relatives of those who were lost intend to preserve it as a memorial.











    Skipper
    Wilfred (Wink) Elliot
    Mate
    A. Plummer




    Bosun
    W. Edwards
    Chief Engineer
    G. Knight




    Second Engineer
    A (Alf) Patterson
    Wireless Operator
    S. Bowles




    Fireman
    J. Beattie
    Fireman
    T. Dagger




    Cook
    H. Blyth
    Assistant Cook
    Assistant Cook




    Deckhand
    H. Buckley
    Deckhand
    J. Davies




    Deckhand
    W. Durbin
    Deckhand
    N. Grisenthwaite




    Deckhand
    E. Parker
    Deckhand
    B. Redman




    Deckhand
    H. Smith
    Deckhand
    R. Snasdell




    Deckhand
    J. Tandy
    Deckhand
    R. Rhimes