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S.T. Sir Mark Sykes FD410



Information courtesy of Gil Mayes



 	  	 

 	  	  

 	  	  	
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    Technical
	

	




Official Number136184


Yard Number585


LaunchedJanuary 29 1914


Gross Tonnage306


Net Tonnage124


Length136.7 ft


Breadth23.2 ft


Draught12.3 ft


Engine93 hp T.3-cyl by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull


Built byCochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby, 1914


OwnerJ Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood







		

    History
	




January 29 1914Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.585) for Pickering & Haldane's Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull as SIR MARK SYKES.


April 1914 Completed.  Registered at Hull (H43).


May 1914Requisitioned by  The Admiralty from the builders and fitted out as a bomb thrower and minesweeper and equipped with hydrophone (Ad.No.1513).


1919Returned.


1922Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood for £8500.


December 23 1924On West Coast of Iceland grounds, in gale conditions lost lifeboat and sustained damage to wheelhouse.


1928Sold to Cia Argentina de Nav. Angel Gardella Ltda,  for £8000.


October 20 1928Fleetwood registry closed.  Renamed TITO.


1943Sold to Cia. Pesquera Arauco, Talcahuano, Chile.  Renamed ALBACORA.


Post 1954 Pre 1957Sold for demolition.