{"id":9351,"date":"2010-08-15T09:48:19","date_gmt":"2010-08-15T08:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=9351"},"modified":"2018-09-15T09:14:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T08:14:18","slug":"s-t-van-orley-o299","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2010\/08\/s-t-van-orley-o299\/","title":{"rendered":"S.T. Van Orley O299 (Wartime Visitor)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a9 Mike Thompson with additional material by Maurice Voss<\/em><\/p>\n

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

Official Number: 160047
\nYard Number: 485
\nCompleted: 1927
\nGross Tonnage: 352
\nNet Tonnage: 146
\nLength: 140.3 ft
\nBreadth: 24.0 ft
\nDepth: 12.9 ft
\nEngine: 96nhp T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
\nBuilt: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley
\nSpeed: 10.9 knots <\/p>\n

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

26.10.1926: The board of Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd decided to build four more distant water trawlers to the same design as ANDALUSITE by Cook, Welton & Gemmell (Yd.No.461). Contracts were signed with the shipyard to build the ships at a cost of \u00a39,125 each and with C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd to make the engines and boilers at \u00a36,300 each unit. Total cost \u00a315,425 per vessel. The names chosen for the new vessels were KINGSTON GARNET, KINGSTON EMERALD, KINGSTON TOPAZ and KINGSTON ONYX.
\nTotal cost fitted out with fishing gear and other equipment \u00a317,097.16.10d (winch \u00a3465)
\n30.4.1927: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.485) for Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull as KINGSTON GARNET.
\n2.6.1927: Registered at Hull (H342) (Official Number: 160047).
\n22.6.1927: Completed trials and accepted (John W. Lown, manager).
\n25.6.1927: Sailed on first Icelandic trip.
\n13.7.1927: Landed 1113 kits grossed \u00a3377 (big landings, depressed market).
\n1938: Laid up with Special Survey due and offered for sale.
\n11.3.1939: Sold to N.V. Motorvisscherij, Ostend for \u00a33,800 with Special Survey due.
\n16.3.1939: Hull registry closed.
\n1939: Re measured 42,76 x 7,32 x 3,93 metres \u2013 336.45Brt 128.96n.
\n4.1939: Registered at Ostend as VAN ORLEY (O299).
\n5.1940: Escaped to England.
\n18.5.1940: Arrived Fleetwood. Transferred to Belgian Economic Mission, London. Fishing from Fleetwood.
\n8.2.1941: At Fleetwood. Requisitioned for war service as an anti submarine trawler.
\n5.1941: Fitting out at Liverpool in Huskisson Dock Branch No.2.
\n1\/4.5.1941: \u2018The May Blitz\u2019 on Merseyside.
\n3\/4.5.1941: Part destroyed as a result of the explosion of ammunition ship MALAKAND (7649g\/1919) also in Huskisson Dock.
\n11.1941: Salved, declared a CTL and broken up. <\/p>\n

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

\"Huskisson<\/a>

Huskisson Dock
\nAfter the explosion<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Huskisson<\/a>

Huskisson Dock<\/p><\/div>\n

Changelog<\/em><\/p>\n

15\/08\/2010: Page published. 3 updates since then.
\n15\/09\/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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