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S.T. Bridesmaid LO231





  
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Official Number 128944


Yard Number 536


Admiralty Number 2665


Pennant Number (WWII) 4. 120


Gross Tonnage255


Net Tonnage100


Length125 ft


Breadth23.5 ft


Draught12.3 ft


Armament (WWI)1 x 6 pdr


Armament (WWII)1 x 12 pdr


Engine85 hp T.3-cyl by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough


Built by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank on Tees, Middlesbrough, 1915


OwnerThe Hewett Fishing Co Ltd, London & Fleetwood







		

    History
	



		

    August 02 1913
Launched by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank on Tees, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.536) for The Castle Steam Trawlers Ltd, Swansea (Crawford Heron, manager) as AMROTH CASTLE.


September 1913Completed.  Registered at Swansea (SA8).


November 08 1913Mortgaged to De Eirste Rederlandsche Scheeps Verband Mastschappy, Dordrecht.


May 1915Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.2665).


October 09 1918Sold to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co (Grimsby) Ltd, Grimsby (John D. Marsden, manager).


1919Returned.


April 01 1919Mortgage discharged.


November 27 1923Mortgaged to London Joint City & Merchants Bank Ltd, London.


September 1927Owners re-styled Consolidated Fisheries Ltd (Sir John D. Marsden, manager).


June 25 1928Off SW Ireland went to assistance of MAGNOLIA (FD37) with propeller problems.  Connected and commenced tow to Berehaven (Castletownbere), Co. Cork.  MAGNOLIA foundered off Fastnet Rock and crew taken onboard and landed at Berehaven.


October 10 1933Picked up two men from a motor yacht off Lundy Island after being swamped and buffeted by violent weather.


April 1940Employed on Fishery Protection.


June 11 1940Requisitioned for war service and converted for auxiliary patrol (P.No.4.120).


March 1941Converted for for minesweeping duties.


May 15 1942Mortgaged discharged.


May 1942Sold to The Hewett Fishing Co Ltd, London & Fleetwood (Robert H. Hewett, manager).


June 10 1942Swansea registry closed.


June 1942Registered at London (LO231).


May 1945 Returned and re-classed at Fleetwood.


1946Renamed BRIDESMAID (LO231).


1948In blizzard conditions, stranded on rocks off Port Askaig, Sound of Islay.  Crew taken off and vessel subsequently refloated by tug and returned to service.


1954Robert S. Hewett became manager.


1959Sold to Haulbowline Industries Ltd, Passage West, Cork for demolition.


January 13 1960Sailed Fleetwood for Cork.


January 15 1960Delivered Passage West.


NotesThe fourth BRIDESMAID in the Short Blue fleet. The first two being sailing trawlers and the third a steam powered fish carrier operating North Sea - Billingsgate.