Technical

Admiralty Number: 3592
Official Number: 146043
Yard Number:45
Completed: 1918
Gross Tonnage: 97
Net Tonnage: 41
Length: 86.2 ft
Breadth: 18.5 ft
Depth: 9.2 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Pollit & Wigzell Ltd, Sowerby Bridge
Boiler: Gt. Central Co-op Engineering & Ship Repairing Co Ltd, Grimsby
Built: Webster & Bickerton (of Goole) Ltd, Goole

History

1917: Launched by Webster & Bickerton (of Goole) Ltd, Goole (Yd.No.45) (“Admiralty drifter”) for The Admiralty as SEA FOG (Ad.No.3592).
18.12.1918: Completed as a minesweeper (1-6pdr) at a cost of £2,400.
1919: Paid off. Armament removed.
15.11.1919: Transferred to Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, London for disposal. Refurbished as a fishing vessel.
30.3.1920: Registered at Lowestoft (Part IV)(LT710).
16.7.1921: Lowestoft registry closed at request of The Admiralty.
1921: Sold to H. Croft Baker & Sons Ltd, Grimsby (Henry Croft Baker, manager).
12.9.1921: Registered at Grimsby (GY1300).
6.1922: Sold to The Strand Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (Henry Croft Baker & John L. Green, joint managers).
26.6.1922: Registered at Grimsby as SELIMUS (GY1300).
1923: Sold to L. M. Bourgain, Dieppe.
22.6.1923: Grimsby registry closed.
6.1923: Registered at Dieppe as St. PIERRE d’AlCANTARA (DI 2112).
1925: Sold to William Bruce, John McLeman, Burghead; John Campbell West, Lossiemouth & James Russell Hamilton, Elgin (William Bruce managing owner).
1925: Dieppe registry closed.
1925: Registered at Inverness as PRIMORDIAL (INS81).
1936: Sold to William Cardno, Fraserburgh (managing owner).
1936: Inverness registry closed.
1936: Registered at Fraserburgh (FR200).
1936-1939: Seasonal line fishing from Fleetwood (Alex Keay managing agent).
1939: Sold to Mrs Jessie Cardno & W. B. Ritchie Jnr, Fraserburgh.
28.8.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a harbour transport (Hire rate £32.0.0d/month).
194?: Sold to Walker Steam Trawl Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Thomas Walker, manager).
20.12.1945: Returned to owners.
1952: Sold to ?? for breaking up. Fraserburgh registry closed.

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S/D.T. Primordial FR200
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Changelog

20/09/2010: Page published. 3 updates since then.
29/09/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.