| March 29 1899 | Launched by Cochrane & Cooper Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.233) for Viking Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby as KING ERIK. |
| April 1899 | Completed. Registered at Grimsby (GY10). |
| 1904 | Sold to Frank Barrett, Grimsby. |
| 1905 | Transferred to Norway. Registered at Strömstad, Sweden (SD33). |
| October 1911 | New boiler fitted. |
| 1915 | Registered at Grimsby (GY474). |
| April 1915 | Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.1368). |
| 1919 | Returned. |
| 1920 | Sold to Direct Fish Supplies Ltd, Grimsby (G. W. P. Margarson, manager). |
| 1922 | Sold to T. W. Bascomb, Grimsby. |
| 1940 | Sold to T. W. Bascomb, Grimsby.
1940: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood. |
| September 06 1941 |
Lost with all hands (15 men) off Iceland. U-141 (Schuler) hit two trawlers with torpedoes on consecutive days. One was JARLINN and the other KING ERIK. Both vessels exploded. |
| October 27 1941 | Loss reported to families. |