Technical

Official Number: 137805
Yard Number: 572
Completed: 1915
Gross Tonnage: 224
Net Tonnage: 100
Length: 120.7 ft
Breadth: 22.7 ft
Depth: 12.2 ft
Built: Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Engine: T.3-cyl by Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

23.8.1915: Launched by Hall, Russell & Co Ltd Aberdeen (Yd.No.572) for John Stewart Boyle, Glasgow as GLENBERVIE.
9.1915: Completed. John Stewart Boyle designated managing owner.
18.9.1915: Registered at Glasgow (GW14).
18.10.1915: From an Icelandic trip, landed 31 tons of fish – 600 boxes and 40 score of cod, £1035 gross.
11.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-6pdr) (Ad.No.438). Based Harwich.
1918: Sold to The Hesketh Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood. Ernest Taylor designated managers.
3.1919: Glasgow registry closed.
4.3.1919: Registered at Fleetwood (FD42).
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Fleetwood.
1922: Joseph A. & Harold Taylor designated managers.
3.1924: Sold to John Lewis Ltd Aberdeen.
23.3.1924: Fleetwood registry closed.
2.10.1924: Registered at Aberdeen (A53). Andrew Lewis designated manager.
4.11.1924: Sold to John Lewis Ltd & Sk. James Porter, Aberdeen. Andrew Lewis remains manager.
03.06.1929: Sir Andrew Lewis designated manager.
6.7.1929: Sold to Thomas L. Devlin, Granton. Thomas L. Devlin designated managing owner.
6.7.1929: Aberdeen registry closed.
7.1929: Renamed CONQUISTADOR (GN10).
01.09.1938: Responded to distress call from steam trawler CONCERTATOR (GN8) disabled close to Dubh Artach Lighthouse after her trawl warp fouled propeller. Connected and after 40 mile tow delivered Oban; beached to clear propeller.
1939: Sold to Thomas L. Devlin Ltd, Granton.
27.11.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (Hire rate £61.12.0d/month). Based Queenborough with M/S Group 120 (WILDFIRE II base ship).
15.8.1940: In company (Temp Sk. J. Paterson RNR) with LIBRA (Dutch) (P.No.FY867) (Temp. Sk. R. Aughton RNR) shot down a German aircraft.
13.11.1940: Acting Skipper John Paterson R.N.R. and Seaman Harold White mentioned in despatches.
25.11.1940: Foundered after collision in Thames estuary while returning to harbour with some rescued crewmen from the previously sunk HMT KENNYMORE (P.No.FY857)(GY 38); Temp Sk. J. Paterson RNR and all crew rescued. Subsequently salved and broken up.ntly salved and broken up.

Changelog
21/12/2008: Page published. 2 updates since then.
14/11/2020: Updated history.