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The Bosun's Watch

  	  	
		
		
		

		
S.T. Lord Montgomery FD13

  	  	

		
Information courtesy of Gil Mayes

		

  	  	 

  	  	  

  	  	  	
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    Technical
	

	




Official Number162260


Yard Number569


LaunchedDecember 12 1931


Gross Tonnage381


Net Tonnage 151


Length148.5 ft


Breadth25.1 ft


Draught13.6 ft


Engine102 NHP T.3-cyl by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull


Speed11.2 knots


Built byCook Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1931


OwnerWyre Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood







		

    History
	




December 12 1931Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.569) fot Hellyer Bros Ltd, Hull as BASUTO (H401).


January 09 1932Completed.


1939Lengthened to 161.0 feet - 388g  154n  (by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees).


January 1940Requisitioned for war service and converted for boom defence duties (P.No. Z.106).


September 04 1945Sold to Lord Line Ltd, Hull (Thomas W. Boyd, manager).


January 1946Returned.


June 13 1947Renamed LORD MONTGOMERY (H401).


June 1947Converted for burning oil fuel, F.P. above 150° F


1950Owners re-styled Associated Fisheries Trawling Co Ltd, Hull (Thomas W. Boyd, manager).


1953Owners reverted to Lord Line Ltd, Hull (Thomas W. Boyd, manager).


August 1954Transferred within the Associated Fisheries Group to Wyre Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Leslie Wheildon, manager).  Registered at Fleetwood (FD13). 


April 23 1959Fishing on Icelandic grounds (Sk. George Harrison).  Arrested by Icelandic Coastguard ship AEGIR for alledgedly fishing nine miles inside the new 12 mile limit.  Escorted to Vestmann Isles.


April 26 1959 In court in Vestmann Isles, 20 charges of illegal fishing involving Sk. Harrison in both LORD MONTGOMERY and LORD PLENDER (FD59) were brought.


April 29 1959Case transferred to Reykjavik.  Sk. Harrison found guilty and sentenced to three months 'confinement' a fine of £3000 and catch and gear confiscated.


September 1963Sold to West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co Ltd, Troon for demolition.


September 30 1963Delivered Troon from Fleetwood under own power.