The Bosun's Watch
S.T. Vireo H446
Picture courtesy of Peter Brady
| Official Number | 133392 |
| Yard Number | 149 |
| Launched | May 30 1912 |
| Gross Tonnage | 192 |
| Net Tonnage | 73 |
| Length | 110 ft |
| Breadth | 21.6 ft |
| Draught | 12 ft |
| Engine | 55 HP T. 3-cyl by Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Hull |
| Built by | Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole, 1912 |
| Owner | Brixham Trawlers Ltd, Brixham |
| May 30 1912 | Launched by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole (Yd.No.149) for Kelsall Brothers & Beeching Ltd, Hull as VIREO. |
| July 1912 | Completed. Registered at Hull (H446). |
| October 1914 | Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.383). |
| 1919 | Returned (John Slater, manager). |
| Pre 1930 | Delete manager. |
| February 1936 | Sold to Brixham Trawlers Ltd, Brixham (Dugdall & Son, managers). |
| December 1937 | Transferred to Fleetwood when Brixham Trawlers Ltd moved to the port. |
| December 1939 | Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No.FY.1531). |
| December 1941 or November 1943 | Returned. |
| August 01 1959 | Company taken over by Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd, Fleetwood (Arthur J. Lewis, manager). |
| February 1960 | Sold to Haulbowline Industries Ltd, Passage West, Cork for demolition. |
| March 03 1960 | Sailed Fleetwood for Cork. |
| March 05 1960 | Arrived Passage West. |
| March 17 1960 | Delivered. |
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