S.T. Alnmouth FD335 | The Bosun's Watch

Technical

Official Number: 127091
Yard Number: 513
Completed: 1912
Gross Tonnage: 236
Net Tonnage: 92
Length: 120.0 ft
Breadth: 21.5 ft
Depth: 11.7 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons, Selby
Engine: 66hp T.3-cyl and boiler by Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Armament 1 x 6 pdr AA

History

7.12.1911: Launched by Cochrane & Sons, Selby (Yd.No.513) for The Western Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Bristol as ALNMOUTH.
8.2.1912: Completed.
5.2.1912: Registered at Bristol (BL15). Sydney Morgan Price, Milford designated manager.
7.1914: Sold to The Admiralty and fitted out as a minesweeper (1-6pdr HA) (Ad.No.12).
1.6.1916: Assisted in salving London steamer PARKGATE (3232grt/1906).
7.1919: Sold to Vulcan Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood.
24.07.1919: Bristol registry closed.
26.7.1919: Registered at Fleetwood (FD335). Joseph A. Taylor designated manager.
1924: William W. Brierley appointed manager.
21.9.1926: Sold to George K. Grimmer, Aberdeen.
7.10.1926: Fleetwood registry closed.
8.10.1926: Registered Aberdeen (A196).
1931: Sold to Corue Frères et Cie, Dieppe.
5.5.1931: Aberdeen registry closed.
5.1931: Remeasured 228g 63n.
5.1931: Registered at Dieppe as La MANCHE.
1935: Sold to The Hewett Fishing Co Ltd, London & Fleetwood.
12.1935: Dieppe registry closed.
12.1935: Remeasured 242g 94n.
11.12.1935: Registered at London as ROYALIST (LO90). Robert S. Hewett designated manager.
27.8.1940: Requisitioned for war service.
29.8.1940: Returned to owner.
30.4.1943: Typical wartime landing. 162 kits – hake-9, whiting-2, flats-6, ling/coley-130, roker-3, dogs-12.
1960: Renamed ROYALIST II to free name for new build.
6.1960: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up.
11.7.1960: Arrived Preston from Fleetwood under own power.
13.7.1960: Delivered.
7.1960: London registry closed.

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S.T. Royalist LO90
Picture courtesy of The Frank Pook Collection

S.T. Royalist LO90
Picture courtesy of The Robert Hewett Collection

Changelog
28/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
18/05/2016: Changed picture.
23/06/2019: Updated information.