{"id":6806,"date":"2009-04-30T09:42:20","date_gmt":"2009-04-30T08:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=6806"},"modified":"2020-07-05T08:09:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-05T07:09:31","slug":"st-red-gauntlet-1-lo33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2009\/04\/st-red-gauntlet-1-lo33\/","title":{"rendered":"S.T. Red Gauntlet (1) LO33"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Oficial Number: 161463.
\nYard Number: 928
\nCompleted: 1930
\nGross Tonnage: 388
\nNet Tonnage: 128
\nLength: 133.7 ft
\nBreadth: 25.0 ft
\nDepth: 13.6 ft
\nBuilt: Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, Middlesborough
\nEngine: T.3-cyl by Smith\u2019s Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough<\/p>\n

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

11.6.1930: Launched by Smith\u2019s Dock Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees (Yd.No.928) for Iago Steam Trawler Co Ltd, Fleetwood as RED GAUNTLET.
\n7.1930: Completed.
\n17.7.1930: Registered at London (LO33). Edward D. W. Lawford designated manager.
\n8.1930: Fitted with radio telephone.
\n7.3.1932: Inbound Wyre Dock struck dock wall and sustained damage to stem and shell plates.
\n29.8.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-12pdr, AA armament)(P.No.FY.900)(Hire rate \u00a3167.11.10d\/month).
\n23.3.1940: Ty\/Sk. Edward Hutchinson RNR appointed CO.
\n3.2.1941: Lt Cdr. Ralph Maxwell Sandbach RN appointed CO.
\n13.10.1941: Lieut. Henry Elphinstone Jackson RN appointed CO.
\n22.6.1942: Ty\/Lieut. Robert Duncombe Thorburn RNR appointed CO.
\n3.8.1942: Lieut. Montague Harris RN appointed CO.
\n23.1.1943: Ty\/Lieut. James Noel Childs appointed CO.
\n26.1.1943: A\/Capt Edward Douglas Wyndham Lawford RN awarded DSO for service in HMS POZARICA (P.No.4.261) A\/A ship on Russian convoys.
\n5.8.1943: Off Felixstowe (Ty\/Lieut. James Noel Childs RNVR) in company with HM Trawler HORNBEAM (P.No.T53) (Ty\/Lieut. Walter James Parker RNR) Attacked by E-boats, hit by torpedo from E-boat (S-86) with consequent explosion and foundered; crew lost.
\n6.8.1943: One body picked up by RAF rescue launch.<\/p>\n

(MPK – Ty\/Lieut. J. N. Childs RNVR – CO; Walter Govis, 2nd Hand; Thomas William Davies, Thomas Richard Godfrey, Edward Horace Judd, Enginemen; John A. H. Heather, Telegraphist; Eric William Eames, Ldg Cook; Patrick Coleman, John Craig, Joseph Frankish, James Somerville Lees, Angus Maclean, Roderick McKinnon, Arthur Phillips, seamen; Alexander Gillies Bunyan, Arthur Livingston Lang, John Legg, Robert McLean, stokers; James Porteous, steward; Robert J. L. Roberts, Ord. Signalman.<\/p>\n

Killed – Donald H. W. Hunnisett, (Ldg Sea) <\/p>\n

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

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S.T. Red Gauntlet LO33
Picture courtesy of The Philip Dell Collection<\/p><\/div>\n

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S.T. Red Gauntlet LO33
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection<\/p><\/div>\n

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S.T. Red Gauntlet LO33
Picture courtesy of The James Cullen Collection<\/p><\/div>\n

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S.T. Red Gauntlet LO33
Picture courtesy of Stephen Myerscough<\/p><\/div>\n

Changelog<\/em>
\n30\/04\/2009: Page published. 8 Updates since then.
\n05\/07\/2020: Updated information and added an image.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technical Oficial Number: 161463. Yard Number: 928 Completed: 1930 Gross Tonnage: 388 Net Tonnage: 128 Length: 133.7 ft Breadth: 25.0 ft Depth: 13.6 ft Built: Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, Middlesborough Engine: T.3-cyl by Smith\u2019s Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough History 11.6.1930: Launched by Smith\u2019s Dock Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees (Yd.No.928) for Iago Steam Trawler Co Ltd, Fleetwood […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":261,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[477,3,452,478],"tags":[20,24,18],"class_list":["post-6806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lost-vessels","category-steam-trawlers","category-steamers-picture","category-war-losses","tag-iago","tag-lost","tag-war-loss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6806","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=6806"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25043,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6806\/revisions\/25043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}