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The Bosun's Watch
S.T. Norse FD72
| Official Number | 136901 |
| Yard Number | 409 |
| Launched | 1914 |
| Gross Tonnage | 297 |
| Net Tonnage | 125 |
| Length | 135.9 ft |
| Breadth | 23.1 ft |
| Draught | 12.4 ft |
| Engine | T.3-cyl by Lidgerwood Ltd, Glasgow |
| Built | J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen, 1915 |
| Owner | Mersey Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood |
| 1914 | Launched by J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen (Yd.No.409) for Mersey Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Taylor & Tomlinson, managers) as NORSE. |
| January 23 1915 | Registered at Fleetwood (FD72). |
| January 1915 | Completed. |
| March 1915 | Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.1352). |
| 1919 | Returned. |
| September 18 1920 | In good weather conditions ran on Patterson's Rock between Sanda and Mull of Kintyre while on passage Glasgow to fishing grounds; crew landed safely at Southend. |
| September 27 1920 | Storm interrupted salvage attempt. |
| October 03 1920 | Vessel had broken up and disappeared below surface. |
| October 13 1920 | Fleetwood registry closed. |
| Note | To the south and east of Kintyre, just off Southend, lies tiny Sanda Island. To the east of Sanda, on the run in to the Kilbrannan Sound, is Paterson's Rock. Completely submerged at high water the rock has trapped three vessels, one of which was the trawler NORSE, On passage between Glasgow and Northern Ireland, she ran onto the rock on the evening of 18th September 1920 in good conditions. All the crew reached Southend in the ship's boat. The following day the NORSE was sitting high and dry on the rock at low water but was badly damaged. A tug arrived and, over the next few days, attempted to salvage the vessel. On the 27th, however, the area lived up to its fearsome reputation by brewing a vicious storm which worked the stranded trawler so badly that she began to settle in the water. By the 3rd October she had broken up and disappeared under the surface.
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