Technical

Official Number: 143800
Yard Number: 381
Completed: 1918
Gross Tonnage: 290 (279)
Net Tonnage: 119
Length: 125.5 ft
Breadth: 23.5 ft
Depth: 12.0 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley
Engine: 480ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Amos & Smith
Speed 10.5 knots

History

2.11.1917: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.381) (“Castle” class) for The Admiralty as JOSEPH BARRATT (Ad.No.3586).
1.3.1918: Completed (1-12pdr, Hydrophone and W/T).
6.11.1919: Registered by The Admiralty at London (Part I) as JOSEPH BARRATT O.N.143800. Engaged in commercial fishing.
1920: Sold to The Skomer Steam Shipping Co Ltd, Cardiff. Lewis Bull designated manager.
13.1.1920: Registered at London (Part IV) (LO252).
16.11.1923: Sold to Brand & Curzon Ltd, Milford Haven. Edward Brand & Charles Curzon designated managers.
3.6.1929: Sold to Arthur S. Bowlby, Harlow. Edward D. W. Lawford, Milford Haven designated manager.
6.7.1929: Registered at London as LOCH MORAR (LO252).
1930: Transferred to Fleetwood when Edward D. W. Lawford moved his vessels to the port.
1931: Sold to Vanessa Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood. Edward D. W. Lawford designated manager.
1932: Laid up at Fleetwood.
9.1932: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood. Basil Arthur Parkes, Blackpool designate manager.
10.1933: Sold to Soc. Anon des Pécheries Saint Pierre, Boulogne (P. H. Ficheux, manager).
2.11.1933: London registry closed. Registered at Boulogne as SAINT BARNABE (B-??).
1.1934: Sold to C. J. H. Kirk, Fleetwood.
1.1934: Boulogne registry closed.
11.1.1934: Registered at Fleetwood as HARRY HAWKE (FD5).
3.1934: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood. Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys designated manager.
3.1934: Re measured 279g 108n.
11.12.1934: On West of Scotland grounds (Sk. George Birch). Responded to distress call from steam trawler DANE (H227) which had stranded the previous day on the West Dureberg Reef, off Monarch Islands, west of North Uist and had come afloat under own power but leaking. Stood by and escorted to Leverburgh, Isle of Harris for temporary repairs to be carried out.
7.1935: Sold to Caledonian Fishing Co Ltd, Hull. Harold Wright, designated manager.
10.7.1935: Fleetwood registry closed.
11.7.1935: Registered at Hull (H204).
29.7.1935: Registered at Hull as LOCH KINNORD (H204) (Ref. R.G.1290/35 dated 27.7.1935).
6.4.1939: Sold to Trident Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull.
26.4.1939: Registered at Hull as TILBURY NESS (H204) (Ref. R.G.1181/1939).
2.9.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No. NR) (Hire rate £83.14.0d/month).
1.11.1940: Bombed and sunk by heavy German air attack in the Thames Estuary. Sheerness based Special Service (AA) paddle steamer ROYAL EAGLE (1539grt/1932) (Ty Cdr. E. F. A. Farrow RNR) and M/S tug SALVO (161grt/1918) (Sk. E. L. Fiske RNR) stood by, returned fire and successfully picked up ten survivors. Ten crew MPK/dead*.
1941: Hull registry closed.

MPK* – Edward Bessey, 2nd Hand; Samuel T. Pybus, Ch Engineman; William Stephen, Act Engineman; Hugh Lockett, Signalman; Harold Terry, AB; David J. Addison, Seaman; James C. Blandford, William A Grainger and James D. Savage, Stokers.
Picked up but died.
Percy R. Randall, Seaman cook.

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S.T. Joseph Barratt LO252
Picture courtesy of The John Stevenson Collection

Changelog
27/12/2008: Page published. 4 updates since then.
22/04/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
01/05/2017: Information updated.
18/11/2018: Information updated.