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The Bosun's Watch

S.T. Loch Esk PL53/FD307



Picture courtesy of Peter Brady



 	  	 

 	  	  

 	  	  	
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Information courtesy of Gil Mayes




 	  	 

 	  	  

 	  	  	
 	  	  	 

 	  	  	  

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    Technical
	

	




Official Number129374


Yard Number 473


LaunchedJanuary 04 1912


Gross Tonnage209


Net Tonnage78


Length115.6 ft


Breadth22.5 ft


Draught12.4 ft


EngineT.3-cyl by Alexander Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen


Built byAlexander Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen, 1912


OwnerRibble Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood







		

    History
	



		

    January 04 1912
Launched by Alexander Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.473) for Stroud's Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen as DANIEL STROUD.


January 1912Completed. Registered at Aberdeen (A214).


July 1914Sold to The Admiralty and fitted out as a minesweeper (Ad.No.163).


1919Sold to Stroud's Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen. Registered at Aberdeen (A438).


July 1925New boiler fitted.


1929Sold to Empire Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (H. A. Holmes, manager). Renamed LOCH ESK (A438).



1935Sold to A. Craig & Others, Aberdeen, (A. F. Wood, manager).



1936Sold to I. B. , I. J. W. & J. A. Wood, Aberdeen (A. F. Wood, manager).



1936Sold to Regent Fishing Co (Aberdeen) Ltd, Aberdeen (Thomas Walker, manager).



November 1939Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No.FY.896).



1942Sold to Mrs E. M. M. G. Cubbin, Douglas, IoM (R. A. Colby Cubbin, manager). Registered at Peel (PL53).



1943Returned to owners.


February 1945Fishing from Fleetwood.



1948Sold to Ribble Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Merchants (Fleetwood) Ltd, managers).


1949Registered at Fleetwood (FD307).



June 10 1950Fishing off Inishtrahull (Sk. James R. Wayman).  At about 11.00 p.m. approached by three fishing boats believed from Portaleen, Co. Donegal.  Boat crews opened up with small arms fire and Sk. Wayman hit in thigh.


June 11 1950Arrived Campbeltown to report incident.


June 12 1950Arrived Fleetwood.


1950Sold to Regent Steam Fishing Co (Aberdeen) Ltd, Aberdeen (Thomas Walker, manager).



1951Sold to Goodleigh Fisheries Ltd, Milford Haven (Henry J. Richards, manager). Renamed ROSELEIGH (M166).



1952Goodleigh Fisheries in liquidation.



1953Sold to W. H. Kerr (Ship Chandlers) Ltd, Milford Haven.



1953Sold to South Western Trawlers Ltd, Milford Haven.



August 04 1954Renamed CRUNDALE (M166).



1955Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for demolition at Castle Pill, Milford Haven.



May 07 1955Arrived Castle Pill.


June 13 1955Milford registry closed, demolition completed.