Technical

Official Number: 108530
Yard Number: 553
Completed: 1897
Gross Tonnage: 143.82
Net Tonnage: 43.76
Length: 106 ft
Breadth: 20.6 ft
Depth: 11 ft
Built: Edward Bros, North Shields
Engine: 300ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by N. E. Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Sunderland

History

16.6.1897: Launched by Edwards Bros, North Shields (Yd.No.553) for Kelsall Brothers & Beeching Ltd, Manchester as WREN.
21.7.1897: Registered at Fleetwood (FD174).
7.1897: Completed (John E. A. Kelsall & George Beeching, Fleetwood, managers).
24.3.1899: Fleetwood registry closed. Transferred to Hull.
12.4.1899: Registered at Hull (H215).
8.9.1911: Registered office transferred to Hull (George Beeching, Hull & John E. A. Kelsall, London, managers).
7.9.1912: Re-measured after lengthening at Goole to119.0 ft 168g 64n.
7.9.1912: Hull registry closed and vessel registered anew in consequence of material alterations (H215).
11.1914: Requisitioned for war service (1-6pdr HA) (Ad.No.682). Based Dover auxiliary patrol.
8.6.1918: Ordered to be renamed WHITETHROAT (‘… as stated consequence on the manning of new construction:-’).
7.1918: Renamed WHITETHROAT.
By 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Hull. Reverted to WREN (H215).
7.6.1919: John Slater, London, appointed manager.
18.12.1923: Foundered in North Sea in storm conditions, all nine crew lost. BURMAH (H86) received a signal believed from sinking trawler but unable to proceed in blizzard conditions .
10.3.1924: Hull registry closed “Total loss”.

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S.T. Wren H215
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Changelog
08/01/2009: Page published. 4 revisions since then
26/07/2014: Picture added.
09/09/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
16/08/2021: Updated history and technical details.