The Bosun's Watch
S.T. Velia FD49
Picture courtesy of the late Alan Hirst
| Official Number | 136896 |
| Yard Number | 606 |
| Launched | July 27 1914 |
| Gross Tonnage | 290 |
| Net Tonnage | 116 |
| Length | 130.2 ft |
| Breadth | 23.5 ft |
| Draught | 12.7 ft |
| Engine | 84 hp T.3-cyl by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull |
| Built | Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby, 1914 |
| Owner | J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood |
| July 27 1914 |
Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.606) for J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood as VELIA. |
| August 28 1914 | Registered at Fleetwood (FD49). |
| August 1914 | Completed. |
| December 1914 | Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties Renamed SITVEL (Ad.No.197). |
| 1919 | Returned and reverted to VELIA (FD49). |
| December 1939 | Requisitioned for war service and converted for auxiliary patrol duties. |
| May 26 - June 04 1940 | At Dunkirk evacuation. |
| October 19 1940 | Mined off Harwich. |
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