Technical

Official Number: 160855
Yard Number: 526
Completed: 1929
Gross Tonnage: 353
Net Tonnage: 138
Length: 140.3 ft
Breadth: 24.6 ft
Depth: 13.3 ft
Engine: 96nhp T.3-cyl by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley
Speed: 11.6 knots

History

7.8.1929: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.526) for F. & T. Ross Ltd, Hull as GALVANI.
23.9.1929: Registered at Hull (H88).
26.9.1929: Completed. Percy Ross designated manager.
1938: At Hull landed from Iceland/White Sea/Westward-Faroe/Faroe (Sks. W. Adams, W. Isaacs) 319 days 13,894 kits £17,641 gross.
20.5.1940: Last trip before requisitioning. Sailed for Icelandic grounds (Sk. A. Cousins).
6.6.1940: At Hull landed 1160 kits £1,382 gross.
1940: To requisitioning, at Hull landed from Iceland (Sks. S. Ereson, A. Cousins) 119 days 6,085 kits £12,617 gross.
7.6.1940: Requisitioned for war service as an auxiliary patrol vessel (P.No.4.71)(Hire rate £166.4.1d/month). Employed on Fishery Protection (Nore/Humber/Hull).
5.1941: Fitted out as a minesweeper. Based Lowestoft with M/S Group 7.
28.8.1945: Returned to owner after refit at Hull.
29.8.1945: Sailed for White Sea grounds (Sk. F. Smith).
21.9.1945: At Hull landed 1653 kits £6,287 gross.
30.11.1945: Insured value £30,000; for 1946 proposed £32,000.
13.2.1946: Sailed Hull for Icelandic grounds (Sk. W. Isaacs).
19.2.1946: Sold to Iago Steam Trawler Co Ltd, Fleetwood. Percy Lincoln Campbell designated manager.
9.3.1946: At Hull landed 1,925 kits grossed £7,964. Transferred to Fleetwood. (A. Capt) Cdr. Edward D. W. Lawford DSO designated manager.
7.1946: First Fleetwood vessel to fish White Sea after WW2 (Sk. J. Tomlinson) – landed 1600 boxes £5000 gross.
5.11.1946: Registered at Hull as RED SWORD (H88).
31.7.1947: Hull registry closed.
8.1947: Registered at London (LO459).
2.8.1955: Sold to Thos. Hamling & Co Ltd, Hull .(Harold Watson Hall, manager).
8.1955: London registry closed.
6.8.1955: Registered at Hull (H80). Harold Watson Hall designated manager.
9.8.1955 – 20.10.1955: Made 3 trips to Iceland (Sk. G. Gibbins). Totals: 63 days 3015 kits £11,012 gross.
19.0d. 12.1955: Sold to BISCO (£6,000) and allocated C. W. Dorkin & Co Ltd, Gateshead for breaking up (value of gear landed prior to sale £868.11.1d). 26.3.1956: Delivered to their Sunderland yard. (Towage cost £345.10s.2d).
15.11.1956 Hull registry closed “vessel broken up”

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S.T. Red Sword LO459
Picture courtesy of The Peter Green Collection

S.T. Red Sword H80
Picture courtesy of the JJ collection

S.T. Red Sword LO459
Picture from the Internet

Red Sword Crew
Picture courtesy of The Harry Day Collection

Changelog
15/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
12/01/2016: Picture added.
14/11/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
31/08/2019: Updated information and added an image.
20/10/2020: Updated history.