Technical

Official Number: 148222
Yard Number: ??
Completed: 1918
Gross Tonnage: 271
Net Tonnage: 123
Length: 125.7 ft
Breadth: 23.5 ft
Depth: 12.7 ft
Built: Davie Shipbuilding & Repair Co Ltd, Levis, Quebec
Engine: 480ihp T.3-cyl by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada

History

1.1917: Ordered.
5.6.1918: Launched by Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Levis, Quebec, Canada (Yd.No.) (Canadian “Castle”- “T.R.” class) for The Admiralty (paid for and built for under direction of RCN) as TR.36.
5.6.1918: Completed and commissioned in the Royal Canadian Navy (1-12pdr).
7.1.1919: Paid off.
1920: Accepted offer of Rose Street Foundry & Engineering Co Ltd, Inverness (Captain D. J. Munro as agent) to bring drifters with trawlers as escorts to UK for lay-up in Muirtown Basin, Caledonian Canal, Inverness prior to sale and possible refit for classification as steam trawlers (The Rose Street Foundry & Engineering Co Ltd letter dated 12 April 1920).
1921: Brought over at The Admiralty’s expense.
1.1926: Still laid up.
2.1926: Rejected offer for all remaining trawlers at £2,000 each (B. Allenby, Aberdeen letter dated 10 Feb 1926).
8.1926: Sold “as is” to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (F. Parkes, Blackpool, manager).
8.12.1931: On a trip to Butt of Lewis ground (Sk. Robert Stafford). At about 06.00 a.m. in the darkness with strong southerly wind and sea, stranded Crianan Head, 3 miles W of Tuipan Head Lighthouse, Eye Peninsular, Isle of Lewis. William Atkinson, mate, managed to get on cliff face with line and crew evacuated. After two hours reached the top of cliffs and walked to Sheshader village. Vessel a total loss, but all crew of twelve safe. Only wheelhouse and funnel above water.
25.8.1932: Fleetwood registry closed “Total loss”. (BoT awarded a binocular glass to William Atkinson, in recognition of the services rendered by him to enable his shipmates to reach safety.)

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S.T. Ferrol FD124
Picture as TR36 courtesy of Ronnie Bell

S.T. TR36
Launching picture courtesy of Ronnie Bell

Changelog
26/04/2014: Information updated.
28/10/2016: Image added.