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The Bosun's Watch
S.T. Gull FD177
| Official Number | 108533 |
| Yard Number | 555 |
| Launched | July 15 1897 |
| Gross Tonnage | 144 |
| Net Tonnage | 44 |
| Length | 106 ft |
| Breadth | 20 ft |
| Draught | 11 ft |
| Engine | T.3-cyl by N. E. Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Sunderland |
| Built by | Edward Bros, North Shields, 1897 |
| Owner | Kelsall Bros & Beeching Ltd, Hull & Fleetwood |
| July 15 1897 |
Launched by Edwards Bros, North Shields (Yd.No.555) for Kelsall Bros & Beeching Ltd, Hull & Fleetwood as GULL. |
| August 04 1897 | Registered at Fleetwood (FD177). |
| September 1897 | Completed. |
| 1899 | Transferred to Hull (J. E. A. Kelsall, manager). Registered at Hull (H241). |
| October 22 1904 | The Dogger Bank Incident. Shelled and damaged by Russian Navy Baltic Fleet while fishing on the Dogger Bank. Russians on passage to the Pacific in the darkness opened fire on the trawlers (approx 45 vessels) under the impression that they were about to be attacked. |
| October 1914 | Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.409). |
| 1919 | Returned. |
| December 1922 | Lost after collision in North Sea. |
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