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Official Number 143847


Admiralty Number 3159


Yard Number 698


Pennant Number 4.174


Launched June 06 1917


Gross Tonnage275


Net Tonnage107


Length125.3 ft


Breadth23.4 ft


Draught12.8 ft


Armament1 x 12 pdr


EngineT.3-cyl and boiler by R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn-on-Tyne


Built bySmith's Dock Co Ltd, Southbank-on-Tees, 1917


OwnerWyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood 







		

    History
	



		

    June 06 1917
Launched by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.698) ("Castle" class) for The Admiralty as JAMES ROBERTSON.


July 12 1917
Completed.


February 19 1920Registered by The Admiralty as a fishing vessel at London (LO331).


1921Sold to David Pettit, Hakin.


October 1921Sold to D. Pettit Ltd, Milford Haven (David Pettit, manager).


December 19 1921London registry closed.


December 21 1921Registered at Milford (M243).


January 1922Renamed CAPSTONE (M243).


January 192?Mrs Elizabeth A. H. Pettit appointed manager.


May 03 1925Fishing 140 miles NW by N of Bull Rock went to assistance of COTSMUIR (M244) disabled with broken tailshaft.  Connected and towed to Milford.


May 06 1925Arrived Milford.


November 17 1933Fishing 25 miles W of Smalls in E fresh gale, observed steamer HOLME FORCE (1216g/1930) in light condition  - to Fleetwood, in distress having lost propeller.  With difficulty connected and commenced tow to Milford.


November 18 1933Arrived Milford.  Subsequently awarded £1000 salvage money.


October 25 1934Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood.


April 13 1938Sold to Saint Andrew's Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull.


May 02 1938Milford registry closed.


May 03 1938Registered at Hull (H522).


June 1940Requisitioned for war service and converted for auxiliary patrol (P.No.4.174) and later for minesweeping duties (P.No.FY1555).


June 20 1941Shot down a German bomber (Sk. A. E. Rudd RNR). 


September 1940Employed on auxiliary patrol.


September 1941Employed minesweeping.


October 1945Returned and re-classed at Liverpool (Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys, manager).


1945Sold to Wyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Merchants (Fleetwood) Ltd, managers).


1945Hull registry closed.


1945Registered at Fleetwood.


1949Renamed WYRE CAPTAIN (FD78).


1954Transferred to Wyre Trawlers Ltd (Leslie Wheildon, manager) on purchase of Merchants (Fleetwood) Ltd by Associated Fisheries Group.


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


September 15 1960Delivered Barrow-in-Furness from Fleetwood under own power.


Note (James Robertson, Quartergunner,  age 37, b. Hardwick, America - ROYAL SOVEREIGN (SB114))