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S.T. City of York FD16


		



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Official Number 114306


Yard Number71


LaunchedOctober 25 1904


Gross Tonnage202


Net Tonnage79


Length116.8 ft


Breadth21.1 ft


Draught11.4 ft


Engine52 hp T.3-cyl by Earles Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Hull


Built byGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, 1904


OwnerT. F. Kelsall, Fleetwood







		

    History
	



		

    1904
To Fleetwood as a new vessel.



1915 - 1920
Launched by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole (Yd.No.71) for T. F. Kelsall, Fleetwood as CITY OF YORK.


November 1904Completed.


November 22 1904Registered at Fleetwood (FD16).


Pre 1912Sold to Fred Kelsall & Co Ltd, Fleetwood (T. F. Kelsall, manager).


June 1915Requisitioned for war service and converted boom defence duties (Ad.No.NI).


May 1918New boiler fitted.


1920Returned.


1922Sold to Robson Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Robson Preston, manager).


January 31 1928Sk. R. H. Pook was fined £20 at Bangor for trawling within the three mile limit off the Welsh coast and failing to display the fishing signal.


1928Sold to Mason Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Thomas Cardwell, manager).


October 20 1928In heavy seas and darkness, rescued nine crew members of steamer SAINT BRANDAN (386 grt/1924), stranded on Cairns of Coll while on loaded passage Scarbost, Skye to Glasgow.  Landed survivors at Tobermory.


May 1935Sold to J. V. Hepburn, Aberdeen.


May 15 1935Fleetwood registry closed.


June 13 1935Registered at Aberdeen (A324).


October 15 1939Returning to Stornoway to land ran on rocks off Tolsta Head, Isle of Lewis in position 58°12N/06°10W; crew got away in punt and landed at Tolsta Village.


April 10 1940Aberdeen registry closed.