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S.T. Flanders FD165


 	  	 
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Information courtesy of Gil Mayes

Flanders
Technical
Official Number144391
Admiralty NumberFY 4401
Yard Number417
LaunchedJune 18 1919
Gross Tonnage290
Length126 ft
Breadth23.6 ft
Draught12.7 ft
EngineAmos & Smirh
Speed10.5 knots
Built byCook Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1919
OwnerMason Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood
History
June 18 1919 Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.417)("Castle" class) for The Admiralty as CHARLES ANTRAM.
February 1920Completed as a fishing vessel.
February 23 1920Registered by The Admiralty as a fishing vessel at London (LO335).
February 13 1922Sold to Sold to Société Anonyme Armement Ostendais, Ostend.
September 06 1921London registry closed. Renamed EDMOND VAN BEVERON.
January 1939Sold to Rhondda Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (Consolidated Fisheries Ltd). Renamed FLANDERS (GY10).
August 30 1939Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No.FY.600).
November 1942Sold to Mason Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Robert H. Bagshaw, manager).
December 1945Returned.
January 1946Registered at Fleetwood (FD165).
November 09 1947Took off all fifteen crew of THOMAS ALTOFT (H132) stranded on rocks off Eilean Glas, Harris.
December 29 1950Fishing about 15 miles SW of Barra, observed RAF Halifax aircraft crash in sea. Hauled and steamed to area, some wreckage found but no survivors.
1959Sold to BISCO and allocated to West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co Ltd, Troon for demolition.
November 16 1959Sailed Fleetwood for Troon.
November 17 1959Delivered Troon.