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The Bosun's Watch
S.T. Whooper FD15
| Official Number | 136891 |
| Yard Number | 402 |
| Launched | May 23 1914 |
| Gross Tonnage | 302 |
| Length | 126.2 ft |
| Breadth | 23.3 ft |
| Draught | 13.2 ft |
| Engine | 61 hp T.3-cyl by J. Abernethy & Co, Aberdeen |
| Built | J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen, 1914 |
| Owner | Cygnet Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood |
| May 23 1914 | Launched by J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen (Yd.No.402) for Cygnet Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (R. W. Mason, manager) as WHOOPER. |
| July 18 1914 | Registered at Fleetwood (FD15). |
| July 1914 | Completed. |
| December 1914 | Requisitioned for war service and converted minesweeping duties (Ad.No.668). |
| June 30 1916 | Lost off Lowestoft by mine explosion; one officer and eight ratings lost. |
| November 17 1916 | Fleetwood registry closed. |
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