{"id":790,"date":"2008-12-19T14:07:39","date_gmt":"2008-12-19T14:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=790"},"modified":"2020-05-06T08:02:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T07:02:35","slug":"st-e-f-m252","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2008\/12\/st-e-f-m252\/","title":{"rendered":"S.T. E & F M252"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Admiralty Number: 3537
\nOfficial Number: 143866
\nYard Number: 716
\nCompleted: 1917
\nAs built: 360disp 125.6 x 23.5 x 12.8 feet
\nGross Tonnage: 275
\nNet Tonnage: 107
\nLength: 125.5 ft
\nBreadth: 23.4 ft
\nDepth: 12.8 ft
\nBuilt: Smith\u2019s Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough
\nEngine: 480ihp T.3-cyl by Smith\u2019s Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough<\/p>\n

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

30.7.1917: Laid down. 3.10.1917: Launched by Smith\u2019s Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.716) (\u201cCastle\u201d class) for The Admiralty as JAMES GREEN (Ad.No.3537).
\n4.11.1917: Completed as a minesweeper (1-12pdr and W\/T).
\n22.11.1919: Registered by The Admiralty at London (Part I) as GEORGE CLARKE O.N.143865.
\n13.2.1920: Registered by The Admiralty at London (Part IV) (LO329).
\n7.7.1922: Sold to David Pettit, Hakin.
\n14.7.1922: London registry closed.
\n19.7.1922: Registered at Milford (M252).
\n27.9.1922: Sold to Henry J. Hewer, Hakin and William G. Hewer, Swansea (Henry J. Hewer, manager).
\n19.10.1925: Registered at Milkford as E. & F *<\/strong>. (M252).
\n10(?).5.1930: Off the Smalls, along with steam trawler ARDENT (M222) rendered assistance to a dredger belonging to James Dredging, Towage & Transport Co Ltd, on passage Southampton – Isle of Man, which had broken away from towing hopper. Connected and delivered to Milford arriving p.m.
\n29.6.1933: Sold to Elizabeth A. H. Owens, Hakin (David Pettit, manager).
\n10.9.1939: Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood for \u00a35750. Geoffrey Edwards Marr appointed manager.
\n25.9.1939: Last landing at Milford.
\n29.5.1940: Requisitioned for war service as an anti-submarine trawler.
\n11.1940: Fitted out as a boom defence vessel (P.No.Z.240) (Hire rate \u00a380.4.2d\/month). Cost of conversion \u00a311,593.
\n23.11.1943: Compulsorily acquired by M.O.W.T.. Renamed LAVEROCK.
\n18.12.1943: Milford registry closed.
\n1944: Based at Portsmouth (Fraser & White Ltd, Portsmouth, agents.
\n4.1946: Transferred to Ministry of Transport. Estimated cost of re-conditioning \u00a38,750.
\n24.1.1947: Sold to Marine Metals Ltd, London for breaking up.<\/p>\n

(James Green, Quartergunner (AB) (volunteer), age 43, b.Edinburgh – VICTORY (SB653))<\/p>\n

*<\/strong>Note: E. & F. – Ethel & Fanny Hewer<\/p>\n

Changelog<\/em>
\n19\/12\/2008: Page published. 4 updates since then.
\n06\/05\/2020: Information updated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technical Admiralty Number: 3537 Official Number: 143866 Yard Number: 716 Completed: 1917 As built: 360disp 125.6 x 23.5 x 12.8 feet Gross Tonnage: 275 Net Tonnage: 107 Length: 125.5 ft Breadth: 23.4 ft Depth: 12.8 ft Built: Smith\u2019s Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough Engine: 480ihp T.3-cyl by Smith\u2019s Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough History 30.7.1917: Laid down. […]<\/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":[17,19],"class_list":["post-790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-steam-trawlers","tag-castle","tag-marr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790","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=790"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24941,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790\/revisions\/24941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}