sailor

The Bosun's Watch

		

S.T. Orphesia FD119



		
Technical
Official Number124690
Yard Number98
LaunchedApril 13 1907
Gross Tonnage273
Net Tonnage106
Length130 ft
Breadth23.1 ft
Draught12 ft
Engine79 RHP T.3-cyl by Shields Engineering Co Ltd, North
BuiltGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole, 1907
OwnerStaretta Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood
History
April 13 1907 Launched by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole (Yd.No.98) for Staretta Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (J. N. Ward & Son, managers) as ORPHESIA.
May 1907Completed.
June 05 1907Registered at Fleetwood (FD119).
December 1914 Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No. 956).
July 22 1917 Lost after striking wreck off Alexandria, Egypt.
October 04 1917Fleetwood registry closed.