{"id":2372,"date":"2009-01-05T10:44:29","date_gmt":"2009-01-05T10:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=2372"},"modified":"2021-08-03T15:16:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T14:16:25","slug":"st-slebech-fd74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2009\/01\/st-slebech-fd74\/","title":{"rendered":"S.T. Slebech FD74"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Official Number: 128741
\nYard Number: 386
\nCompleted: 1908
\nGross Tonnage: 222
\nNet Tonnage: 85
\nLength: 120.5 ft
\nBreadth: 21.6 ft
\nDepth: 11.6 ft
\nBuilt: Smith’s Dock Co, North Shields
\nEngine: T.3-cyl by W. V. V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge
\nBoiler: David Rowan & Co, Glasgow<\/p>\n

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

9.9.1908: Launched by Smith\u2019s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (Yd.No.386) for Neyland Steam Trawling & Fishing Co Ltd, Neyland as SLEBECH.
\n10.1908: Completed.
\n9.11.1908: Registered at Milford (M229). Alexander Scott, Llanstadwell designated manager.
\n5.1915: Requisitioned for war service, Commissioned at Milford. (Ad.No.1758). At Devonport fitted with 1-3pdr and mine-sweep. i.a.w. Area XIV Patrol Orders dated 30.3.1915: Allocated to Relieving Unit (to take the place of trawlers when refitting) based Penzance (Sk. F. Dyer).
\n26.12.1915-1.1.1916: Refit at Penzance.
\n10.1916: Allocated Unit No.61 – Section A 1st Division based Penzance (Sk. W. Maunder RNR).
\n27.8.1918: David G. Jones designated manager.
\n1.10.1918: At Penzance for General Patrol and Escort work.
\nBy 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Neyland.
\n14.2.1919: Sold to Jonathan Uttley, Fleetwood.
\n7.3.1919: Milford registry closed.
\n8.3.1919: Registered at Fleetwood (FD74). Joseph A. Taylor designated manager.
\n4.1921: Sold to Joseph S. Pettit, Milford Haven (managing owner).
\n30.4.1921: Fleetwood registry closed.
\n10.5.1921: Registered at Milford (M199).
\n1923: Sold to Hakin Steam Trawling Co, Milford Haven (Joseph S. Pettit; Frederick Steer; Horace S. Fiddy, Milford Haven & Joseph B.B. Huddlestone, Hakin) (Joseph S. Pettit, manager).
\n1927: J. B. B. Huddleston appointed manager.
\n23.3.1929: At Galway District Court, Sk. Frederick Jack Simmons was fined \u00a35 with \u00a315 costs for fishing in prohibited waters between Hag\u2019s Head, Co. Clare and N of Aran Isles in Galway Bay on 20.3.1929 when apprehended by Free State ((CMS) patrol boat MUIRCH\u00da (323 tons disp\/1908) (Cdr. Thompson). Also convicted of the same offence was Sk. Henry Gue of the steam trawler PNINEAS BEARD (LO283).
\n28.12.1931: Whilst fishing 15 miles S by W of Galley Head sustained rudder damage. Contacted steam trawler GORDON RICHARDS (M217) (Sk. by radio telephone. At 1.30 pm GORDON RICHARDS connected and at 2.00 pm. commenced tow to Milford.
\n29.12.1931: At 10.10 am. delivered Milford.
\n18.9.1932: Arrived Ferrol with port furnace cracked.
\n24.9.1932: Repairs completed sailed for Milford.
\n15.3.1937: Sold to Westward Trawlers Ltd, Milford Haven (Edgar E. Carter, Milford Haven & Richard S. Bowen, Port Talbot). Edgar. E. Carter designated manager.
\n16\/17.1.1938: In hurricane force winds and heavy seas lost wheelhouse (Sk. W. Faull, E. Harding, Mate and deckhand W. Davies escaped with minor injuries).
\n7.12.1939: Requisitioned for war service and appointed for minesweeping duties (Hire rate \u00a355.10.0d\/month).
\n13.1.1940: Returned.
\n23.2.1940: Requisitioned for war service and appointed for minesweeping duties.
\n28.2.1940: Returned.
\n2.11.1941: On Irish grounds (Sk. Harry L. Thompson). About 12 miles off Old Head of Kinsale picked up crew of CALIPH (M234) which foundered after being bombed by German aircraft.
\n6.1942: Sk. Thompson, Hakin awarded MBE for bravery in rescuing crew of CALIPH.
\n15.3.1943: Requisitioned for war service and fitted out as a fuel carrier (Esso) (P.No.Y7.28).
\n1.1944: Fitted out as a water carrier.
\n21.1.1946: Returned after survey and restoration at Milford Haven.
\n1959: Sold for breaking up.
\n21.3.1960: Milford registry closed, breaking up completed.<\/p>\n

Changelog<\/em>
\n05\/01\/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
\n03\/08\/2021: Updated history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technical Official Number: 128741 Yard Number: 386 Completed: 1908 Gross Tonnage: 222 Net Tonnage: 85 Length: 120.5 ft Breadth: 21.6 ft Depth: 11.6 ft Built: Smith’s Dock Co, North Shields Engine: T.3-cyl by W. V. V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge Boiler: David Rowan & Co, Glasgow History 9.9.1908: Launched by Smith\u2019s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (Yd.No.386) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":261,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[150],"class_list":["post-2372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-steam-trawlers","tag-j-uttley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372","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=2372"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25877,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372\/revisions\/25877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}