Technical

Official Number: 127577
Yard Number: 458
Completed: 1910
Gross Tonnage: 310
Net Tonnage: 125
Length: 135 ft
Breadth: 24 ft
Depth: 12.4 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby
Engine: T.3-cyl by Amos & Smith, Hull
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby

History

15.1.1910: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.458) for Fleetwood Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Shareholders: J. Heap, Blackpool; H. Heap, Blackpool; H. Kelly, Grimsby; G. E. J. Moody, Grimsby; G. Selijoth, Fleetwood, W. C. Frith, Fleetwood and T. Lockwood, Poulton-le-Fylde) as LOIS.
10.2.1910: Registered at Fleetwood (FD113). George E. J. Moody, Grimsby designated manager.
2.1910: Completed.
9.1.1915: Requisitioned for war service (Ad.No.961). Commissioned at Fleetwood.
14.1.1915: Arrived Devonport. Fitted out for auxiliary patrol with Hotchkiss 6pdr gun (Ser.No.645) & WT (Call sign YID). Fitted as Leader.
7.2.1915: Completed.
10.2.1915: Allocated Unit No.63 – No.1 Patrol based Dartmouth (Sub Lieut. C.L. Divine RNR).
30.3.1915: Re-appointed Unit 63 – Division C based Plymouth (Lieut. A. A. Crowther).
11.4.1915: At Devonport. Fitted with modified sweep.
17.4.1915: Completed.
1.1916: Re-appointed Unit No.63-Section C based Devonport (Lieut. A. A. Crowther RNR).
10.1916: Re-appointed Unit 63 – Sections S, T, U based Devonport (Lieut. A.A. Crowther RNR).
1.1.1917: At Falmouth.
13.3.1917: At Devonport. Southern Patrol Temporary Div.1.
28.4.1917: Three miles ENE of Start Point at 1730 sighted steamer MEDINA (12350grt/1911) stopped and blowing whistle (torpedoed by UB31). Alerted destroyer HMS WALPOLE (D.41). At 1825 Medina sank in position 50.13N 03.32W. About 8 miles SSW of Dartmouth at 1855 took onboard 94 survivors picked up by Brixham smack ONWARD (BM265) and took in tow three lifeboats. At 1930 landed survivors at Dartmouth.
19.5.1917: At 1435 in approx position 50.30N 3.10W engaged German submarine.
1.1.1919: Port for landing Stores, Armament and Moveable Fittings – Devonport. Port for Demobilising Personnel – Fleetwood.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Fleetwood.
12.5.1921: Stranded Blackgang, Isle of Wight. Crew taken off by local boat. Refloated after patching but grounded again 50yds out and further damaged. Became a total loss.
22.9.1921: Fleetwood registry closed “Vessel wrecked 12/5/21”.

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S.T. Lois FD113
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Changelog
26/12/2008: Page published. 6 updates since then.
16/04/2021: Updated history.