{"id":3337,"date":"2009-01-14T10:20:10","date_gmt":"2009-01-14T10:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=3337"},"modified":"2021-08-03T07:48:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T06:48:59","slug":"st-sethon-fd166","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2009\/01\/st-sethon-fd166\/","title":{"rendered":"S.T. Sethon FD166"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

Official Number: 138974
\nYard Number: 345
\nCompleted: 1916
\nGross Tonnage: 295
\nNet Tonnage: 114
\nLength: 130.2 ft
\nBreadth: 23 ft
\nDepth: 12.2 ft
\nBuilt: Cook Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley
\nEngine: 540ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull
\nSpeed: 9.5 knots <\/p>\n

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

22.4.1916: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.345) for The Standard Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64\/64), Grimsby as SETHON.
\n28.6.1916: Registered at Grimsby (GY928).
\n28.6.1916: Walter William Butt appointed manager.
\n16.10.1916: Completed. Walter W. Butt appointed manager.
\n10.1916: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-6pdr HA, 1-7.5\u201d A\/S Howitzer) (Ad.No.3310). Northern Patrol.
\nPost 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Grimsby.
\n8.3.1920: Off the Faeroe Islands damaged in collision with steam trawler FAVORITA (GY1039) which sustained damage shell plates at port bow and also stem.
\n26.8.1926: Vessel mortgaged (64\/64) to Midland Bank Ltd, London (A).
\n8.4.1938: Bill Butt appointed manager.
\n28.6.1938: Albert Wright Butt appointed manager.
\n5.6.1940: Requisitioned for war service as an auxiliary patrol vessel (Hire rate \u00a383.11.8d\/month).
\n5.1941: Fitted out as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.883).
\n1.12.1941: Mortgage (A) discharged.
\n14.1.1942: Sold to Saint Andrew\u2019s Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64\/64), Hull (temporary address, 231 Dock St, Fleetwood).
\n22.1.1942: Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys appointed manager).
\n9.1945: Restored and surveyed at Glasgow.
\n2.10.1945: Returned to owner.
\n30.11.1945: Insured value \u00a317,000; for 1946 proposed same.
\n3.12.1945: Sold to Mason Trawlers Ltd (64\/64), Fleetwood.
\n10.12.1945: Robert Houseman Bagshaw appointed manager.
\n18.1.1946: Grimsby registry closed.
\n1.1946: Registered at Fleetwood (FD166).
\n1.3.1957: Sailed Fleetwood for West of Scotland grounds (Sk. J.E. Mitchinson); thirteen crew.
\n2.3.1957: In the early morning in transit through the Sound of Islay with hazy conditions and a strong tide running, stranded on Black Rock. Crew taken off by Port Askaig lifeboat and landed at Port Askaig. Attended by FLANDERS (FD165)(Sk. T.W. Kirby MBE), connected but tow parted.
\n3.3.1957: Further attempt to refloat failed.
\n5.3.1957: Commenced lightening, removing ice and coal.
\n16.3.1957: Refloated under own power.
\n18.3.1957: Returned to Fleetwood.
\n19.3.1957: Slipped. Bottom plating set up and leaking. Repairs could not be effected due to strike at Robertson\u2019s.
\n4.1957: Repaired and returned to service.
\n5.1958: Grounded on wreck of HMS Drake in Church Bay, Rathlin Island. Came off with Portrush lifeboat standing by.
\n1959: Sold to Scrappingco S.r.l, Antwerp for breaking up.
\n16.7.1959: Sailed Fleetwood for Boom.
\n7.1959: Fleetwood registry closed.<\/p>\n

Click to enlarge images<\/strong>
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\"S.T.<\/a>

S.T. Sethon FD166
\nPicture from the Internet<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

\"S.T.<\/a>

S.T. Sethon FD166
\nPicture courtesy of The Osta Collection<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Big<\/a>

Big Cod
\nPicture courtesy of The David Parkinson Collection<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Joe<\/a>

Joe Parkinson and John Shaw
\nPicture courtesy of The David Parkinson Collection<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Fishing\"<\/a>

Fishing
\nPicture courtesy of The David Parkinson Collection<\/p><\/div>\n

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A good bag
\nPicture courtesy of The David Parkinson Collection<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Into<\/a>

Into the pounds
\nPicture courtesy of The David Parkinson Collection<\/p><\/div>\n

Changelog<\/em>
\n14\/01\/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
\n03\/08\/2021: Information updated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow Technical Official Number: 138974 Yard Number: 345 Completed: 1916 Gross Tonnage: 295 Net Tonnage: 114 Length: 130.2 ft Breadth: 23 ft Depth: 12.2 ft Built: Cook Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley Engine: 540ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull Speed: 9.5 knots History 22.4.1916: Launched by […]<\/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":[31,40],"class_list":["post-3337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-steam-trawlers","category-steamers-picture","tag-mason","tag-parkes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3337","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=3337"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25873,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3337\/revisions\/25873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}