{"id":12981,"date":"2012-02-29T11:29:33","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T11:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=12981"},"modified":"2021-07-27T14:58:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T13:58:41","slug":"s-t-rugby-gy18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2012\/02\/s-t-rugby-gy18\/","title":{"rendered":"S.T. Rugby GY18"},"content":{"rendered":"

Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow<\/em><\/p>\n

Technical<\/strong><\/p>\n

Official Number: 139924
\nYard Number: 342
\nCompleted: 1916
\nGross Tonnage: 273.69
\nNet Tonnage: 122.82
\nLength: 125.6 ft
\nBreadth: 22.8 ft
\nDepth: 12.2 ft
\nEngine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
\nBuilt: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley<\/p>\n

History<\/strong><\/p>\n

20.7.1916: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverely (Yd.No.342) for William Grant (64\/64), Grimsby as RUGBY.
\n16.8.1916: Completed.
\n10.11.1916: Registered at Grimsby (GY994).
\n10.11.1916: William Grant designated managing owner.
\n11.1916: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-6pdr HA, 1-7.5\u201d A\/S Howitzer) (Ad.No.2979).
\n24.2.1917: William Grant (32\/64) shares sold to William Henry Winslow (32\/64), Grimsby.
\n24.2.1917: William Henry Winslow (32\/64) shares mortgaged to William Grant, Grimsby for the sum of \u00a34.750 with interest at 7% (A).
\n11.1917: Renamed RUGBY II. Based Dover.
\nPost 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Grimsby. Reverted to RUGBY (GY994).
\n3.12.1926: William Grant died.
\n13.4.1927: Probate granted to the Executors, Arthur Grant & John Wilfred Grant, Grimsby. William Grant (the younger) , Navenby and Hugh Bourne Grant, Humberstone (joint owners).
\n13.04.1927: Mortgage (A) transferred to Arthur Grant and John Wilfred Grant, Cleethorpes, william Grant (the younger), Navenby and Hugh Bourne Grant, Humberstone (joint mortgagees).
\n28.5.1927: Joint owners (32\/64) shares sold to John Wilfred Grant (11\/64), Cleethorpes; Hugh Bourne Grant (11\/64), Humberstone and Arthur Grant (10\/64), Grimsby.
\n30.5.1927: Mortgage (A) transferred to Arthur Grant, John Wilfred Grant, Cleethorpes & Hugh Bourne Grant, Humberstone (joint mortgagees).
\n1.6.1927: John Wilfred Grant designated managing owner.
\n12.8.1929: Mortgage (A) transferred to Hugh Wilfred Grant, Cleethorpes & Hugh Bourne Grant, Humberstone (joint mortgagees).
\n28.2.1930: John Wilfred Grant (11\/64) and Hugh Bourne Grant (11\/64) shares sold to The Rugby Steam Fishing Co Ltd (22\/64), Grimsby.
\n7.3.1930: Arthur Grant (10\/64) shares sold to The Rugby Steam Fishing Co Ltd (32\/64), Grimsby.
\n13.3.1930: John Wilfred Grant appointed manager.
\n31.3.1930: Mortgage (A) transferred to J.W, H.B & C.A. Grant Ltd, Grimsby.
\n31.12.1930: Mortgage (A) discharged.
\n31.12.1930: William Henry Winslow (32\/64) shares sold to The Rugby Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64\/64), Grimsby.
\n16.1.1931: John Wilfred Grant appointed manager.
\n16.8.1932: Vessel mortgaged (64\/64) to National Provincial Bank Ltd, London (B).
\n1.3.1934: Sold by order of the mortgagee under mortgage (B) to Harry Robinson (48\/64) and Fred Dawson Robinson (16\/64), Grimsby.
\n14.3.1934: Harry Richardson designated managing owner.
\n13.3.1935: Harry Richardson designated managing owner.
\n7.7.1936: Fred Dawson Robinson (16\/64) shares mortgaged to Harry Robinson, Grimsby (C).
\n11.3.1938: Mortgage (C) discharged.
\n11.3.1938: Fred Dawson Robinson (16\/64) shares sold to Harry Robinson (64\/64), Grimsby.
\n5.7.1939: Vessel mortgaged (64\/64) to Arnold Arthur Beardsall, Grimsby (D).
\n14.8.1939: Mortgage (D) discharged.
\n14.8.1939: Sold to The Earl Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64\/64), Grimsby.
\n15.8.1939: Sir Alec Black, Bart appointed manager.
\n10.12.1940: Sold to Sir Alec Black, Bart (64\/64), Grimsby.
\n12.12.1940: Sir Alec Black, Bart designated managing owner.
\n30.5.1940: Requisitioned for war service as a patrol vessel (FY.4.162) (Hire rate \u00a377.12.8d\/month). Based Grimsby on Fishery Protection.
\n10.9.1941: Sold to North Star Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64\/64), Aberdeen (John A. Harrow, manager).
\n22.9.1941: Grimsby registry closed.
\n22.9.1941: John Alexander Harrow appointed manager.
\n25.9.1941: Registered at Aberdeen (A518).
\n10.1941: Converted for minesweeping duties (magnetic).
\n7.1943: Employed on miscellaneous Naval duties.
\n10.1943: Fitted out as a fuelling trawler (Esso)(33ton tank for refuelling diesel landing craft) (P.No.Y7.30).
\n6.1944: Operation Neptune-Normandy Landings. Assigned as a fuelling trawler to Force G.
\n3.7.1944: Operation Neptune ended. Reverted to miscellaneous Naval duties.
\n11.1944: Sold to Parkholme Trawlers Ltd (64\/64), Fleetwood.
\n11.1944: Aberdeen registry closed.
\n16.11.1944: Registered at Grimsby (GY18). Harvey Wilfred Wilson, Grimsby appointed manager.
\n26.11.1944: Vessel mortgaged (64\/64) to National Provincial Bank Ltd, London (E).
\n2.12.1945: Mortgage (D) discharged.
\n29.3.1946: Sold to Tilbrook Trawlers Ltd (64\/64), Milford Haven.
\n30.3.1946: Vessel mortgaged (64\/64) to Lloyds Bank Ltd, London (F).
\n3.4.1946: Arthur Ernest Rees, Neyland appointed manager).
\n22.5.1946: Returned to owner.
\n2.7.1946: First landing at Milford (Sk. Utting).
\n4.8.1947: Last landing at Milford.
\n6.8.1947: Sailed Milford for Hull and to fish from that port.
\n5.8.1948: Mortgage (F) discharged.
\n7.8.1948: Sold to Joseph Croan (64\/64), Edinburgh.
\n20.4.1951: Grimsby registry closed.
\n4.1951: Registered at Leith (LH92). Joseph Croan designated managing owner.
\n1955: Sold to BISCO (\u00a32,400) and allocated to Shipbreaking Industries Ltd, Charlestown, Fife for breaking up (Contract No.76D)
\n24.3.1955: Delivered Charlestown from Granton under own power.
\n4.1955: Breaking up commenced.
\n9.7.1955: Leith registry closed \u201cVessel broken up\u201d. <\/p>\n

Click to enlarge images<\/em><\/p>\n

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S.T. Rugby GY18
\nPicture courtesy of www.grantontrawlers.com<\/p><\/div>\n

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S.T. Rugby
\nPicture reproduced under IWM Non-Commercial Licence<\/p><\/div>\n

Changelog<\/em><\/p>\n

29\/02\/2012: Page published. 8 updates since then.
\n06\/01\/2019: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
\n27\/07\/2021: Updated history and technical details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow Technical Official Number: 139924 Yard Number: 342 Completed: 1916 Gross Tonnage: 273.69 Net Tonnage: 122.82 Length: 125.6 ft Breadth: 22.8 ft Depth: 12.2 ft Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley History 20.7.1916: Launched by Cook, Welton […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":261,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,452],"tags":[108],"class_list":["post-12981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-steam-trawlers","category-steamers-picture","tag-parkholme-trawlers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/261"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12981"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25853,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12981\/revisions\/25853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}