The Bosun's Watch
S.T. Jacinta FD235
Information courtesy of Gil Mayes
| Official Number | 139206 |
| Yard Number | 634 |
| Launched | July 17 1915 |
| Gross Tonnage | 289 |
| Net Tonnage | 115 |
| Length | 130.2 ft |
| Breadth | 23.5 ft |
| Draught | 12.7 ft |
| Engine | 84 hp T.3-cyl by Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull |
| Armament (WWI) | 1 x 6 pdr : 1 x 7.5" Bomb Thrower (A/S Howitzer) |
| Armament (WWII) | 1 x 12 pdr |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby, 1915 |
| Owner | J Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood |
| July 17 1915 |
Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.634) for J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood as JACINTA. |
| November 22 1915 | Registered at Fleetwood (FD235). |
| December 1915 | Completed. Requisitioned from the builders and fitted out as minesweeper (Ad.No.1976). |
| October 23 1918 | Re-registered at Fleetwood (FD235). |
| 1919 | Returned. |
| October 14 1932 | In the early hours, struck submerged rock eight miles off Rathlin Island, losing all blades on her propeller. Taken in tow by DORINDA (FD198). |
| October 15 1932 | Arrived Fleetwood. |
| May 1940 | Requisitioned for war service and converted for auxiliary patrol duties (P.No.4.138). |
| May 26 - June 04 1940 | At Dunkirk evacuation. |
| March 1942 | Converted to a minesweeper. |
| January 1944 | Converted for wreck dispersal duties based at Sheerness and assigned to Operation Neptune - Normandy landings; held in readyness at Sheerness. |
| July 03 1944 | Operation Neptune ended. |
| 1944 | Sold to H. B. Ingram, Fleetwood for £10500. |
| May 1946 | Returned. |
| 1953 | Sold for demolition. |
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