sailor

The Bosun's Watch

		

S.T. Martin FD172



		
Technical
Official Number 108528
Yard Number 545
Launched June 01 1897
Gross Tonnage242
Net Tonnage78
Length133.7 ft
Breadth21.6 ft
Draught10.8 ft
EngineT.3-cyl by N.E. Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Sunderland
Built byEdwards Bros, Howden-on-Tyne, 1897
OwnerKelsall Brothers & Beeching Ltd, Fleetwood
History
June 01 1897 Launched by Edwards Bros, Howden-on-Tyne (Yd.No.545) for Kelsall Brothers & Beeching Ltd, Fleetwood as MARTIN.
June 21 1897 Registered at Fleetwood (FD172).
June 1897Completed.
April 04 1899Transferred to Hull (J. E. A. Kelsall, manager).
May 12 1899 Fleetwood registry closed.
1899Registered at Hull (H187).
1914Managers became G. Beeching and J. E. A. Kelsall.
November 1914Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.414).
February 1915Renamed MARTIN II.
November 1916Returned.
April 14 1917Lost, cause unknown.