Technical
Official Number: 128932
Yard Number: 479
Completed: 1912
Gross Tonnage: 256
Net Tonnage: 100
Length: 125 ft
Breadth: 23 ft
Depth: 12.3 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough
Built: Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough
History
1912: Launched by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.479) for The Castle Steam Trawlers Ltd, Swansea as SWANSEA CASTLE.
11.6.1912: Completed (Crawford Heron, manager).
11.6.1912: Registered at Swansea (SA108).
8.11.1913: Mortgaged to De Eerste Nederlandsche Scheepsverband Maatschappij, Dordrecht.
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
18.6.1917: Fitted with 6pdr gun and commissioned.
19.6.1917: Arrived Milford.
20.6.1917: Gun trials satisfactory.
1919: Released.
22.10.1918: Sold to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co (Grimsby) Ltd, Grimsby (John D. Marsden, manager).
1.4.1919: Mortgage discharged.
27.11.1923: Mortgaged to London Joint City & Merchants Bank Ltd, London.
9.1927: Owners re-styled Consolidated Fisheries Ltd (Sir John D. Marsden Bart, manager).
14.7.1940: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.1817)(Hire rate £64.0.0d/month).
15.5.1942: Mortgage discharged.
10.6.1942: Sold to Heward Trawlers Ltd, London & Fleetwood (R. S. Hewett & H. F. Hayward)(Robert S. Hewett, manager).
10.6.1942: Swansea registry closed.
12.6.1942: Registered at London (LO124).
25.2.1946: Returned after survey and restoration at Liverpool.
2.1946: Registered at London as RODEN (LO124).
194?: (Wed) In gale force winds and poor visibility stranded on reef off Islay. (Tues week) Metal Industries (Salvage) Ltd steamer SALVEDA (782grt/1943) connected at 09.00a.m. (Wed week) Refloated at 07.00a.m. Returned to Fleetwood for repair with runner crew of seven.
2.1955: Sold for breaking up.
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HMT Swansea Castle
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S.T. Swansea Castle LO124
Picture courtesy of Angela Barnsby
S.T. Swansea Castle LO124
Parade float picture courtesy of Angela Barnsby
Changelog
07/01/2009: Page published. 7 updates since then.
18/08/2015: Pictures added.
24/11/2017: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.