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S.T. Robert Hewett LO427



Information courtesy of Gil Mayes



 	  	 

 	  	  

 	  	  	
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Official Number162210


Yard Number1098


LaunchedNovember 08 1930


Gross Tonnage379


Net Tonnage140


Length150.5 ft


Breadth25.5 ft


Draught13.1 ft


Engine96 hp T.3-cyl by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull


BuiltCochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby, 1930


OwnerHeward Trawlers Ltd, London & Fleetwood







		

    History
	




November 08 1930Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.1098) for Yorkshire Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (A. Turgoose, manager) as BEACHFLOWER.


December 1930Completed.  Registered at Hull (H349).


1935Sold to  The Admiralty and fitted out as a "Tree" class minesweeper.  Renamed HMS LILAC (P.No. T.26).


May 23 1944Assigned to Operation Neptune - Normandy landings.  Assigned PLUTO (Pipe Line Under The Sea) project. 


July 03 1944Operation Neptune ended.


1946Sold to Great Northern Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Robert S. Hewett, manager).


November 1946Restored and reclassed at Fleetwood after return.  Renamed ROBERT HEWETT (LO427).


Post 1954 Pre 1956Transferred to Heward Trawlers Ltd, London & Fleetwood (R. S. Hewett, manager).


November 1960Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for demolition at Preston.


November 18 1960Sailed Fleetwood for Preston.