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The Bosun's Watch
S.T. Joseph Hodgkins A186
| Admiralty Number | 3855 |
| Official Number | 139809 |
| Yard Number | 650 |
| Launched | December 18 1918 |
| Gross Tonnage | 275 |
| Net Tonnage | 120 |
| Length | 125 ft |
| Breadth | 23.4 ft |
| Draught | 12.6 ft |
| Engine | T.3-cyl by Belliss & Morcom Ltd, Birmingham |
| Built by | Hepple & Co, Ltd, North Shields, 1918 |
| Owner | S & B Trawling Co. |
| December 18 1918 |
Launched as a fishing vessel by Hepple & Co (1919) Ltd, North Shields (Yd.No.650) ("Castle"class) for The Admiralty as JOSEPH HODGKINS. |
| June 20 1919 | Completed. |
| 1919 |
Sold to F. R. Samson, London. Registered at Aberdeen (A186). |
| 1921 | Fishing from Fleetwood. Sold to S & B Trawling Co. |
| December 28 1921 | During WNW Force 8 gale in collision off Maughold Head, Isle of Man with CUIRASS (GY436). Subsequently foundered and crew picked up by JACINTA (FD325). |
| Note | (Joseph Hodgkins (aka Hodgskins), OS (prest), age 24, b. Battlesbridge, Essex - VICTORY (SB280)) |
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