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S.T. Wyre FD132



Information courtesy of Gil Mayes






  
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Official Number132402


Yard Number463


LaunchedFebruary 14 1911


Gross Tonnage295


Net Tonnage112


Length130 ft


Breadth23 ft


Draught13.2 ft


EngineT.3-cyl by Shields Engineering Co Ltd, North Shields


BuiltSmith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, 1911


OwnerWyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood







		

    History
	




February 14 1911
Launched by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.463) for Wyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood (J. N. Ward & Son, Fleetwood, managers) as WYRE.



March 20 1911Registered at Fleetwood (FD132).


March 1911Completed.


April 1915Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties and fitted with hydrophone (Ad.No.962).


1919Returned.


June 1940Requisitioned for war service and converted for boom defence duties (P.No. Z.198).


1942Sold to Northern Trawlers Ltd, London (W. A. Bennett, manager). Based at Fort William (D. MacBrayne Ltd, Glasgow, agents).


August 1945Returned.


1947Sold to Eastburn (Fishing) Ltd, Aberdeen (G. Murray, manager).  Renamed EASTBURN (A351).


1950Sold for demolition.