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S.T. Sir Agravine A276



Information courtesy of Gil Mayes



		



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Official Number 182005


Launched May 05 1942


Gross Tonnage274


Net Tonnage104


Length126.2 ft


Breadth23.6 ft


Draught12.8 ft


Engine73HP T.3-cyl by J. Lewis & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen (E.No.239)

Boiler by John G. Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock


BuiltJ. Lewis & Co Ltd, Aberdeen, 1942


OwnerGreat Western Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen







		

    History
	



		

    October 03 1941Keel laid.


March 05 1942Launched by J. Lewis & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.) ("Round Table" class) for The Admiralty as HMS SIR AGRAVINE (P.No.T.230).


June 12 1942Completed.


May 23 1944Assigned as magnetic minesweeper to Operation Neptune - Normandy landings.


June 05 1944Sailed for beachhead approaches with minesweeping flotillas.


June 29 1944Ordered to Plymouth on successful completion of operations in British sector.


July 03 1944Operation Neptune ended.


1946Sold to Great Western Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys, manager).  Registered at Aberdeen as SIR AGRAVINE (A276).


1948Transferred to Fleetwood.


October 1954Sold to Nils Utheim, Karvag, Nordmor, Norway.  Renamed THEIM.


1957Re-engined with 4-stroke  8-cyl oil engine by A/S Volund, Copenhagen.


1972Sold to Rolf Hansen Partrederi, Kristiansund, Norway.  Renamed FEDERAL.


July 24 1973Foundered off Krakemeset.