sailor

The Bosun's Watch

		

S.T. Valpa FD160



		
Technical
Official Number139202
Yard Number413
LaunchedMarch 15 1915
Gross Tonnage230
Net Tonnage90
Length123.3 ft
Breadth22.1 ft
Draught11.8 ft
EngineT.3-cyl by Lidgerwood Ltd, Glasgow
BuiltJ. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen, 1915
OwnerClifton Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood
History
March 15 1915Launched by J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen (Yd.No.413) for The Clifton Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood as VALPA .
June 24 1915Registered at Fleetwood (FD160).
June 1915Completed. Requisitioned from the builders and converted for armed escort duties (Ad.No.1543).
March 19 1916Mined off Spurn Head.
June 01 1916Fleetwood registry closed.