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S.T. Sarrail FD373

Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow

Technical

Official Number: 139954
Yard Number: 531
Completed: 1917
Gross Tonnage: 255
Net Tonnage: 95
Length: 120.2 ft
Breadth: 22.5 ft
Depth: 12.1 ft
Engine: 500ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Built: A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

2.1917: Launched by A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.531) for John Edward Rushworth, William Henry Bellamy, Joseph Davison, William Upham Carlile Westaby, all of Grimsby (64/64 joint owners) as SARRAIL.
12.7.1917: Registered at Grimsby (GY1071).
12.7.1917: John Edward Rushworth designated managing owner.
13.7.1917: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Barclays Bank Ltd, London (A). Requisitioned from the builders and fitted out as a minesweeper (1-12pdr) (Ad.No.3050).
6.11.1917: Mortgage (A) discharged.
6.11.1917: Sold to The Yarborough Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Grimsby.
8.11.1917: John Edward Rushworth appointed manager.
8.11.1917: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Barclays Bank Ltd, London (B).
5.3.1918: Mortgage (B) discharged.
8.3.1918: Sold to The Great Northern Steamship Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Hull.
11.3.1918: William Richard Nowell appointed manager.
1.7.1918: Sailed Devonport for Falmouth.
6.7.1918: Sailed Falmouth escorting Convoy O.F.42 to Mediterranean.
21.8.1918: Grimsby registry closed.
22.8.1918: Registered at Hull (H730).
3.12.1818: Sold to Ernest Taylor, Fleetwood (Joseph A. Taylor, manager). Based Malta.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Grimsby.
4.1920: Sold to Arthur Jonckheere, Fleetwood (Joseph A. Taylor, manager).
3.5.1920: Hull registry closed.
7.5.1920: Registered at Fleetwood (FD373).
1925: Sold to Mrs Isabella Grant Skoyles, Pitfodell, Aberdeenshire (Harry A. Skoyles, manager).
23.1.1925: Fleetwood registry closed.
27.1.1925: Registered at Aberdeen (A77).
1926: Re-measured 242g 95n.
1926: Sold to Pesquera Vasco Gallega Soc. Ltda, Cadiz.
16.4.1926: Aberdeen registry closed.
1926: Registered at Vigo as AROSA.
1929: Sold to Archibald G. Brown, Granton (managing owner).
1930: Reverted to 254.87g 100.92n.
1930: Vigo registry closed. Registered at Granton as BILSDEAN (GN15).
28.2.1940: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.503) (Hire rate £70.11.8d/month).
1944: Sold to Miss Jemima Porter, Aberdeen (James Porter, manager).
1.11.1945: Returned to owner.
1.11.1945: Granton registry closed.
1.11.1945: Registered at Aberdeen (A605).
1960: Sold to J. Cameron, Peterhead (not in Register).
17.10.1960: Resold to Jacques Bakker & Zonen, Bruges for breaking up.
27.10.1960: Delivered Bruges.
3.11.1960: Aberdeen registry closed.

Changelog
04/01/2009: Page published. 3 updates since then.

S.T. Eddystone FD372

Technical

Official Number: 106764
Yard Number: 156
Completed: 1897
Gross Tonnage: 165
Net Tonnage: 64
Length: 104.2 ft
Breadth: 21 ft
Depth: 10.7 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Muir & Houston Ltd, Glasgow
Built: Mackie & Thomson, Govan, Glasgow

History

16.6.1897: Launched by Mackie & Thomson, Govan (Yd. No.156) for The Great Northern Steamship Fishing Co Ltd, Hull as EDDYSTONE.
8.1897: Completed (William R. Nowell, manager).
10.8.1897: Registered at Hull (H368).
14.10.1899: On a North Sea trip picked up twelve crew of herring lugger THOR abandoned.
1.1.1900: In dense fog off the Humber, in collision with Swedish steamer BALTZAR von PLATEN (713grt/1872). Sustained damage to stem and bow plating and flooded forepeak, run ashore at Spurn Point. Refloated, repaired and returned to service. Subsequently found to be at fault.
1914: Sold to Charles Curzon, Milford Haven.
31.1.1917: Sold to Ernest Taylor, Thornton (managing owner).
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
1919: Released.
5.1920: Sold to Arthur Jonckheere, Fleetwood (Joseph A. Taylor, manager).
3.5.1920: Hull registry closed.
7.5.1920: Registered at Fleetwood (FD372).
14.5.1924: Sold to Sk. Alexander King (Cert.No.12767), Aberdeen (William Morley, manager).
1.9.1925: Sold to George Jackson Ward, Lytham (William Morley, manager).
7.1928: Sold to N.V. Vissch. Mij. Riew., Ymuiden (Erenst & Weimar, managers).
8.8.1928: Fleetwood registry closed.
8.1928: Renamed VOORWAARTS (IJM83).
1938: F. J. Erenst appointed manager.
1939: Sold for breaking up.

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S.T. Eddystone FD372

S.T. Eddystone FD372
Picture courtesy of Peter Green

Changelog
19/12/2008: Page published. 5 updates since then.