| December 07 1916 | Laid down by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.671) ("Castle" class) for The Admiralty. |
| March 23 1917 | Launched as WILLIAM MANNELL. |
| June 02 1917 | Completed as an escort trawler. |
| May 11 1920 | Sold by auction at Milford Haven to John H. Bishop, Milford Haven (J. Walters, manager). |
| June 11 1920 | Registered at London (LO370). |
| 1920 | Sold to J. Walters, Milford Haven ( John H. Bishop, manager). |
| January 16 1931 | Laid up at Milford. |
| October 05 1934 | Sold to Yolland Bros. Ltd, Milford Haven. |
| 1935 | Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys, manager). |
| June 1940 | Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No. FY.1665). |
| 1945 | Sold to Yolland Brothers Ltd, Milford Haven. |
| November 1945 | Returned. |
| January 01 1946 | Yolland & Llewellin partnership dissolved. |
| September 13 1948 | Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood for £12,500. |
| February 09 1949 | Sailed Fleetwood for West of Scotland grounds with a crew of fifteen (Sk. Reuben J. Melhuish). |
| February 21 1949 | On Dubh Artach grounds, gale warning received and proceeded to anchor in small bay near Glengad Head, Co. Donegal in company with GAVA (FD380). |
| February 22 1949 | At 4.00 a.m. decided to leave anchorage. On weighing, wind WSW to WNW but suddenly visibility reduced in a squall. Rudder jammed and struck rocks at Glengad Head. At approx 4.30 a.m. vessel abandoned by boat to the GAVA. At approx 6.30 a.m. Skipper and Chief Engineer returned briefly in shore boat. At approx 12.15 p.m. refloated and with GAVA standing by, Skipper and two deck hands returned to secure warps from GAVA. At approx 1.00 p.m. underway for Culdaff Bay with intention of beaching. At approx 2.15 p.m. vessel started to settle and crew taken off. Tow continued but at 3.00 p.m. vessel sank by the head in 14 fathoms 21/2 miles E of Dunmore Head, off Portaleen, Co. Donegal; all crew saved. |
| August 25 1949 | At BOT Formal Investigation (No.S.413), Sk. Melhuish was found to have lacked seamanlike care in proceeding from the anchorage and made no attempt to maintain steam and operate the pumps after stranding. His ticket was suspended for six months. |
| Note | William Mannell (aka William Lambert), Quartermaster's mate, age 33, b. Aldeborough, Suffolk - VICTORY (SB530)) |
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