{"id":1945,"date":"2009-01-01T09:42:54","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T09:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=1945"},"modified":"2016-10-07T11:10:52","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T10:10:52","slug":"st-northern-isles-lo172","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2009\/01\/st-northern-isles-lo172\/","title":{"rendered":"S.T. Northern Isles LO172"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Official Number: 165377
\nYard Number: 569
\nCompleted: 1936
\nGross Tonnage: 655
\nNet Tonnage: 254
\nLength: 188.1 ft
\nBreadth: 28.1 ft
\nDepth: 15.5 ft
\nEngine: T.3-cyl & LP turbine with DR gearing & hydraulic coupling by Deutsche Schiffs und Maschinenbau AG Seebeck, Weserm\u00fcnde.
\nBuilt: Deutsche Schiffs und Maschinenbau AG Seebeck, Weserm\u00fcnde <\/p>\n

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

1936: Ordered by Leverhulme Ltd, London to absorb frozen credits in Germany.
\n12.1936: Completed by Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau AG Seebeck, Weserm\u00fcnde (Yd.No.569) for MacLine Ltd, London (Leverhulme Ltd) as NORTHERN ISLES.
\n17.12.1936: Registered at London (LO172). Operating out of Fleetwood (Edward D. W. Lawford, manager).
\n11.1.1937: First landing at Fleetwood, 1,192 boxes grossed \u00a3692.
\n1\/2.3.1937: Last (part) landings at Fleetwood, 1,375\/800 grossed \u00a3575\/\u00a3341.
\n3.1937: Transferred to Hull (Boyd Line Ltd, managers).
\n25.3.1937: Sailed Hull for White Sea grounds (Sk. Bywaters).
\n19.4.1937: At Hull landed 2,426 kits grossed \u00a3821.
\n3.9.1937: Sailed Hull for Icelandic grounds last trip before sale (Sk. Bywaters).
\n24.9.1937: At Hull landed 1,030 kits grossed \u00a31,026.
\n9.10.1937: Sold to Northern Trawlers Ltd, London (H. Markham Cook, Grimsby, manager).
\n28.8.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a patrol vessel, later converted to A\/S trawler (1-4\u201d, AA weapons) (P.No.4.25) (Hire rate \u00a3425.15.0d\/month).
\n5.9.1939: Lieut. Derik S. A. Hewett RNR appointed CO.
\n25.11.1939: Lieut. Joseph F. Twite RNR appointed CO.
\n6.10.1940 Lieut. Alexander G. Scott RNR appointed CO. With Northern Patrol Group.
\n2.1942: Ty.Lieut. John Maurice Baldry RNVR appointed CO.
\n25.2.1942: One of 24 A\/S trawlers lent to CinC U.S.Fleet for A\/S operations under U.S. Command on the East Coast of N. America.
\n5.10.1942: Returned to Royal Navy and and sailed Norfolk, Va for Trinidad.
\n11.11.1942: Sailed Trinidad but disabled and taken in tow by HMT INTEGRITY (W14).
\n25.11.1942: Delivered Freetown, Sierra Leone.
\n1943: Operated in South Atlantic based at Cape Town.
\n1.1944: Ty. Lieut. Arthur R. J. Tilston DSC SANF(V) appointed CO.
\n9.2.1944: Taken in hand at Port Elizabeth for refit afloat to be followed by docking at Simonstown.
\n8-17.5.1944: Docked at Simonstown.
\n1.8.1944: Ty. Lieut. David LeFleming Dobson RNVR appointed CO.
\n8.1944: Based Durban.
\n19.1.1945: Stranded off Durban while on loop patrol (CinC S.A. 220934\/1 refers). Declared a Total Loss.
\n23.2.1945: Paid off. London registry closed.<\/p>\n

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

\"HMT<\/a>

HMT Northern Isles
Picture courtesy of Osta<\/p><\/div>\n

Changelog<\/em>
\n01\/01\/2009: Page published. 5 updates since then.
\n07\/10\/2016: Significant information update.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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