S.T. Lena Melling (2) FD417 : The Bosun's Watch

S.T. Lena Melling (2) FD417

Technical

Admiralty Number: 4299
Official Number: 144161
Yard Number: 415
Completed: 1919
Gross Tonnage: 290
Net Tonnage: 127
Length: 125.5 ft
Breadth: 23.5 ft
Depth: 12.7 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley

History

1.5.1919: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.415)(“Castle” class) for The Admiralty as JOSHUA ARABIN.
9.10.1919: Completed as a fishing vessel.
1920: Sold to the Montrose Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Charles F. Paton, Glasgow, manager).
26.12.1919: Registered at Montrose (ME67).
1920: Renamed RIVER FORTH (ME67).
1922: W. C. Simpson designated managers.
9.1922: Sold to The Melling Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Henry Melling, manager).
1.10.1922: Registered at Fleetwood (FD417).
30.10.1922: Montrose registry closed.
18.11.1922: Renamed LENA MELLING (FD417).
13.1.1925: Assisted Liverpool steamer AQUILLA (450grt/1907) in Ramsey Bay flooded and without steam. Towed to safety.
1931: Sold to William C. Farrow, Hull.
17.12.1931: Fleetwood registry closed.
21.12.1931: Registered at Hull (H395).
12.1931: Sold to Farrow’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull.
18.1.1932: Renamed DE LA POLE (H395).
23.8.1932: Sold to Hudson Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (Hudson Brothers Trawlers Ltd, managers).
19.10.1933: In strong SSE wind disabled with fouled propeller. Trawler ALMANDINE (H415) connected and delivered Hull.
12.11.1935: Sold to Harry E. Rees, Milford Haven.
15.11.1935: Hull registry closed.
9.12.1935: Registered at Milford (M195).
1.9.1939: Sold to Henrikson & Co Ltd, Hull (Olaf Henrikson, manager).
10.11.1939: Milford registry closed.
13.11.1939: Registered at Hull (H234).
28.5.1940: Requisitioned for war service and as an anti submarine trawler (P.No. 4.129) (Hire rate £90.12.6d/month).
6.1941: Fitted out as a minesweeper (P.No. FY.558).
13.2.1944: Sold to The Clifton Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood.
12.1945: Hull registry closed.
13.12.1945: Registered at Fleetwood (FD144).
19.12.1945: Returned to owners after being re-classed at Liverpool.
7.7.1952: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd, Fleetwood (Fred Parkes, Blackpool, manager).
24.1.1953: Landed and laid up.
11.1956: Transferred to Milford (W. H. Kerr (Ship Chandlers) Ltd, Milford Haven, managers).
1957: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward, Sheffield for breaking up.
2.5.1957: Arrived Castle Pill, Milford Haven.
29.5.1957: Fleetwood registry closed.
16.11.1957: Breaking completed.