{"id":13171,"date":"2012-05-04T15:55:13","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T14:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=13171"},"modified":"2019-01-08T08:37:23","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T08:37:23","slug":"s-dt-rowan-tree-bf-199","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2012\/05\/s-dt-rowan-tree-bf-199\/","title":{"rendered":"S.D\/T. Rowan Tree BF 199 (Seasonal)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Technical<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Official Number: 127399<br \/>\nYard Number: 168<br \/>\nCompleted: 1918<br \/>\nGross Tonnage: 91<br \/>\nNet Tonnage: 39<br \/>\nLength: 87.5 ft<br \/>\nBreadth: 19.2 ft<br \/>\nDepth: 9.7 ft<br \/>\nEngine: T.3-cyl by Cooper &#038; Grieg Ltd, Dundee<br \/>\nBuilt:  J. &#038; G. Forbes, Sandhaven<br \/>\nWooden built<\/p>\n<p><strong>History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1918:  Purchased by The Admiralty on the stocks.<br \/>\n1918:  Launched by J. &#038; G. Forbes, Sandhaven (Yd.No.168) (\u201cnon-standard Admiralty drifter\u201d) for The Admiralty as FLAT CALM.<br \/>\n3.6.1918:  Completed as a minesweeper (1-6pdr) (Ad.No.3890).<br \/>\n1930:  De-commissioned and offered for sale.<br \/>\n3.1930:  Sold to Alexander West, Gardenstown &#038; others (Alexander West managing owner).<br \/>\n14.4.1930:  Registered at Banff as ROWAN TREE  (BF199).<br \/>\n11.2.1938:  White fish trawling from Fleetwood (Alex Keay managing agent). Landed 24 boxes grossed \u00a337.<br \/>\n24.4.1938:  Last landing at Fleetwood, 145 boxes grossed \u00a3117.<br \/>\n1939:  Sold to Mrs E. West, Gardenstown &#038; others.<br \/>\n25.1.1940:  Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeping drifter  (Hire rate \u00a326.0.0d\/month).<br \/>\n21.11.1941:  Sailed Lowestoft at 8.15 am and returning to port at about 3.00 pm struck shoulder of recently formed sand bank at the entrance.  Lowestoft lifeboat MICHAEL STEPHEN (Cox Albert Spurgeon) launched at 3.30 approached and connected but line parted.  Capsized when local tug had line connected, crew scrambling on to upturned hull.   Cox Spurgeon took the MICHAEL STEPHEN  alongside twice and took off all fifteen crew.  Landed safely at Lowestoft.<br \/>\n12.1941:  Banff registry closed declared a total loss.    <\/p>\n<p><em>Click to enlarge image<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13174\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Rowan-Tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13174\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Rowan-Tree-300x155.jpg\" alt=\"S.D\/T. Rowan Tree BF199\" title=\"S.D\/T. Rowan Tree BF199\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13174\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Rowan-Tree-300x155.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Rowan-Tree.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">S.D\/T. Rowan Tree BF199<br \/>Picture from the Internet<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Changelog<\/em><\/p>\n<p>04\/05\/2012: Page published. 6 updates since then.<br \/>\n08\/12\/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technical Official Number: 127399 Yard Number: 168 Completed: 1918 Gross Tonnage: 91 Net Tonnage: 39 Length: 87.5 ft Breadth: 19.2 ft Depth: 9.7 ft Engine: T.3-cyl by Cooper &#038; Grieg Ltd, Dundee Built: J. &#038; G. Forbes, Sandhaven Wooden built History 1918: Purchased by The Admiralty on the stocks. 1918: Launched by J. &#038; G. 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