Technical

Official Number: 160799
Yard Number: 1016
Completed: 1928
Gross Tonnage: 333
Net Tonnage: 134
Length: 138.8 ft
Breadth: 23.8 ft
Depth: 13.3 ft
Engine: 96hp T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby

History

22.5.1928: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.1016) for West Dock Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull as DEEPDALE WYKE.
17.8.1928: Registered at Hull (H459).
22.8.1928: Completed (Ernest W. Robins, manager).
1939: Sold to The Admiralty.
28.6.1939: Hull registry closed. Fitted out as a boom defence vessel. Renamed RENNET (P.No.Z.99).
1940: At Rosyth.
1941: Mediterranean Command.
1944: Based Aden.
1946: Sold to Iago Steam Trawler Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Cdr. E. D. W. Lawford DSO, manager) to replace war losses.
10.1946: Rebuilt and reclassed at Barrow.
10.1946: Converted at Barrow-in-Furness for burning oil fuel, F.P. above 150°F. First Fleetwood trawler converted to burn oil fuel.
1.1947: Registered at London as RED ARCHER (LO430).
7.1958: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up.
17.7.1958: Delivered Barrow-in-Furness from Fleetwood under own power.

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S.T. Red Archer LO430
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S.T. Red Archer LO430
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S.T. Red Archer LO430
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Changelog
19/01/2009: Page published. 3 updates since then.
20/02/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
29/05/2018: Added an image.