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S.T. Thomas Deas M253



Information courtesy of Gil Mayes



		



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Admiralty Number3506


Official Number143858


Yard Number667


LaunchedOctober 17 1916


Gross Tonnage275


Net Tonnage107


Length125.5 ft


Breadth23.4 ft


Draught12.8 ft


Engine 61 hp T.3-cyl by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough


BuiltSmith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, 1916


OwnerJ. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood







		

    History
	



		

    October 17 1916Laid down by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.667) (non-standard "Castle" class) for The Admiralty.


February 08 1917Launched as JAMES JOHNSON.


April 13 1917Completed.


December 1919Renamed THOMAS DEAS.


February 03 1920Registered by The Admiralty as a fishing vessel at London (LO294).


1922Sold to H. J. Shooter, Exeter.


October 09 1922London registry closed.


October 1922Registered at Milford (M253).


Pre 1927Sold to Mrs E. A. H. Pettit, Milford Haven (David Pettit, manager).


1934Sold to Mrs Elizabeth A. H. Owens, Milford Haven.


March 23 1937Sailed Milford for West coast of Ireland grounds (Sk. Robert W C Kettle).


March 31 1937Spoke THOMAS LEEDS (M70) stopped with condenser door blown off.  THOMAS LEEDS effected repair but requested tow to Milford.


April 01 1937Connected.


April 03 1937Delivered THOMAS LEEDS  to Milford.


September 30 1939Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood for £5750.


March 1941Homeward in a full gale ran ashore near Port Askaig, Argyll.  Refloated with the assistance of the Port Askaig lifeboat (14 crew £2000 of fish).


February 16 1941Lost after explosion approximately 4 miles off Spurn Point, believed to have been mined;  crew of thirteen lost. 


NoteJohn (aka James) Johnson, OS (volunteer),  age 24, b. Newport, Rhode Island, America - VICTORY (SB110)