{"id":1566,"date":"2008-12-24T12:25:29","date_gmt":"2008-12-24T12:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=1566"},"modified":"2023-09-21T13:10:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T12:10:52","slug":"st-kumu-fd176","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2008\/12\/st-kumu-fd176\/","title":{"rendered":"S.T. Kumu FD176"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Official Number: 132416
\nYard Number: 386
\nCompleted: 1913
\nGross Tonnage: 315
\nNet Tonnage: 129
\nLength: 130 ft
\nBreadth: 23.6 ft
\nDepth: 13.3 ft
\nBuilt: J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen
\nEngine: T.3-cyl by J. Abernethy & Co, Aberdeen <\/p>\n

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

9.4.1913: Launched by J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen (Yd.No.386) for The Clifton Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood as KUMU.
\n5.1913: Completed.
\n21.5.1913: Registered at Fleetwood (FD176). Joseph A. Taylor & Ernest Taylor designated managers.
\n30.7.1914: Outward for fishing grounds in collision off Knott Spit buoy with L&YR steamer DUKE of ARGYLL (1635grt\/1892) inwards from Belfast, coming up channel stern first. Damage to both vessels and returned to dock for repair to stem and shell plating. DUKE of ARGYLL to Birkenhead for repair.
\n5.9.1914: Requisitioned for war service (Ad.No.128). At Devonport fitted with 1-6pdr. W\/T (call sign XLG) and mine-sweep. Fitted as Leader.
\n30.3.1915: Allocated as Leader to Unit 122 Section C – \u2018Trawler Sweepers\u2019 (Lieut. F. V. Varley RNR).
\n1.1916: Remains as Leader with Unit No.122 \u2018Trawler Sweepers\u2019 based Devonport (Sub Lieut. W. B. A. Angus RNR)
\n5.11.1916: Rendered assistance to Brixham Lifeboat.
\n10.1916: Remains as Leader with Unit No.122 \u2018Trawler Sweepers\u2019 based Devonport (Lieut. H. K. Hole RNR).
\n19.5.1917: At about 1755 when some 5 miles EbyN of Hope\u2019s Nose, Tor Bay in position 50.30N 3.22W, disabled by mine explosion with the loss of two hands*<\/strong>. ( Mine laid by UC17 on 11.5.1917). Beached at Babbacombe, subsequently refloated and repaired.
\nBy 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Fleetwood.
\n1924: William W. Brierley designated manager.
\n18\/19.2.1929: Stranded in North Bay, St. Kilda, sank in about 20fms, 42 hours after striking the rocks. Twelve crew taken off by HARRY MELLING (FD397) who had tried to tow her clear and over \u00a3200 of fishing gear removed but catch lost.
\n5.3.1929: Fleetwood registry closed.<\/p>\n

*<\/strong>Killed \u2013 John W. Howard, Trimmer and Alexander Urquhart, Deckhand <\/p>\n

Click to enlarge image<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"S.T.<\/a>

S.T. Kumu FD176, foreground vessel.
Picture courtesy of The George Westwood Collection<\/p><\/div>\n

\"S.T.<\/a>

S.T. Kumu FD176
Picture from the Internet<\/p><\/div>\n

Changelog<\/em>
\n24\/12\/2008: Page published. 5 updates since then.
\n02\/01\/2016: Picture added.
\n10\/09\/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
\n26\/03\/2021: Updated history.
\n21\/09\/2023: Added an image.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technical Official Number: 132416 Yard Number: 386 Completed: 1913 Gross Tonnage: 315 Net Tonnage: 129 Length: 130 ft Breadth: 23.6 ft Depth: 13.3 ft Built: J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen Engine: T.3-cyl by J. Abernethy & Co, Aberdeen History 9.4.1913: Launched by J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen (Yd.No.386) for The Clifton Steam Trawlers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":261,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[477,3,452],"tags":[84,24],"class_list":["post-1566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lost-vessels","category-steam-trawlers","category-steamers-picture","tag-clifton-st","tag-lost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566","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=1566"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26813,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566\/revisions\/26813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}