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S.T. Cameo FD38



  	  	 

  	  	  

  	  	  	
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Pictures Courtesy of Fred Bettess



  	  	 

  	  	  

  	  	  	
  	  	  	 

  	  	  	  

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Official Number109027


Yard Number188


Admiralty Number1216


LaunchedMarch 05 1898


Gross Tonnage172


Net Tonnage67


Length110.2 ft


Breadth21 ft


Draught10.9 ft


EngineT.3-cyl by Muir & Houston Ltd, Glasgow


Built atMackie & Thomson, Govan, 1898


OwnerRichard Bettess, Fleetwood







		

    History
	





    March 05 1898
	Launched by Mackie & Thomson, Govan (Yd.No.188)  (Mackie & Thomson, Govan) for Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull as CAMEO.


March 1898Completed.


May 12 1898Registered at Hull (H394).


September 05 1914On a North Sea trip (Sk. Frederick W. Wollaston).  Picked up several crew members and passengers from the steamer RUNO (1654grt1902) which was mined after entering a known minefield.


February 1915Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.1216). 


1919Returned


March 20 1919Re-registered at Hull (394).


1919Sold to Benjamin Knowles, Hull.


192?Sold to Hollinwood Steam Trawling Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (Benjamin Knowles, manager).


Pre 1927Sold to Ocean Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (G. Altoft, manager).


Pre 1930Sold to Holderness Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull (Kenneth Pocklington, manager).


1930Managers became K. Pocklington & J. C. Wood.


1935Sold to Richard Bettess, Fleetwood (The Sun Steam Trawling Co Ltd, managers).


May 21 1935Hull registry closed.


June 19 1935Registered at Fleetwood (FD38).


January 12 1938Outward on evening tide for fishing grounds (Sk. J. Ainsworth) in collision with a yacht in Wyre Channel.  Yacht on an angling trip sank and four men rescued but two drowned.


November 30 1938Off Llandudno fire in forecastle.  Proceeded to Llandudno pier escorted by VIDA (BS); fire extinguished by fire bigade.


October 1953Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for demolition.


1954 Delivered Barrow-in-Furness from Fleetwood under own power.


NoteElectric lighting  never installed; oil and carbide lighting only.