S.T. Lady Stanley FD125 | The Bosun's Watch

Technical

Admiralty Number: 3714
Official Number: 143865
Yard Number: 305
Completed: 1917
Gross Tonnage: 276
Net Tonnage: 107
Length: 125.3 ft
Breadth: 23.4 ft
Depth: 12.6 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by J. P. Rennoldson & Sons Ltd, South Shields
Built: J. P. Rennoldson & Sons Ltd, South Shields

History

2.10.1917: Launched by J. P. Rennoldson & Sons Ltd, South Shields (Yd.No.305) (“Castle” class) for The Admiralty as GEORGE CLARKE (Ad.No.3714).
20.12.1917: Completed as a minesweeper (1 – 12pdr).
15.5.1919: Loaned to US Navy (North Sea Minesweeping Detachment).
11.10.1919: Returned to The Admiralty.
By 18.06.1920: Allocated to Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries and engaged in commercial trawling.
13.08.1920: Minesweepers’ Cooperative Trawling Society Ltd, London registered.
24.08.1920: Registered at London (Part I & IV) as GEORGE CLARKE O.N.143865 (LO412).
1920: Allocated to the Minesweepers’ Cooperative Trawling Society Ltd, London.
11.1920: At J. Samuel White & Co Ltd, Cowes fitted out for fishing under Special Survey of Lloyd’s Register and classed 100 A1 Stm Trawler at Cowes.
01.1922: Scheme abandoned, the necessary working capital of £100,000 having not been subscribed. Laid up.
1923: Sold to Hull Northern Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (William R. Nowell, manager).
26.11.1923: London registry closed.
3.12.1923: Registered at Hull as TRANIO (H885).
1930: Frank O. Hellyer & Owen S. Hellyer appointed managers.
13.1.1933: In thick fog stranded 11/2 miles NE of Spurn Point Signal Station; attended by Humber lifeboat CITY of BRADFORD.
15.2.1933: Refloated with assistance of lifeboat and proceeded Hull.
1934: New boiler (made 1920).
10.2.1936: Sold to Harry E. Rees, Milford Haven.
11.2.1936: Hull registry closed.
13.2.1936: Registered at Milford (M196).
28.2.1936: Sold to Harry E. Rees (32/64) & Bernard L. Koppehagen (32/64), Roehampton Harry E. Rees designated managing owner.
27.2.1938: Last landing at Milford.
4.3.1938: At 7.00 am. stranded on rocks at Killarey, Aran Islands, Co. Galway. Failed to come afloat in evening, making a lot of water and abandoned by crew. Steamer DUN ÆBBNGUS (234grt/1912) in attendance. Declared a total loss and abandoned to the Underwriters.
13.5.1938: Milford registry closed.
10.1938: Refloated by islanders.
11.1938: Sold to Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull.
12.11.1938: Arrived Fleetwood under tow.
14.11.1938: Slipped for repair.
4.1.1939: Registered at Fleetwood as LADY STANLEY (FD125). Basil A. Parkes, Thornton-le-Fylde appointed manager.
21.1.1939: First landing at Fleetwood (Sk. W. James), 232 boxes grossed £606.
10.11.1939: When in transit in Pentland Firth in darkness ran ashore at Swilke Point, Stroma. Badly pounded but slipped off rocks and taken in tow by steam trawler WIGMORE (GY469) and after checks proceeded in company for the Humber. Repaired at Hull.
12.6.1940: Requisitioned for war service as an auxiliary patrol vessel (P.No.4.233) (Hire rate £80.10.0d/month).
5.1941: Fitted out as a minesweeper.
9.1945: Returned to owner.
1945: Sold to J. C. Llewellin (Trawlers) Ltd, Milford Haven. John C. Llewellin appointed manager. Fishing from Hull under Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, trip management.
1.1.1946: Messrs Yolland & Llewellin partnership dissolved.
3.1948: Sold to Stephen Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen.
3.1948: Fleetwood registry closed.
1.4.1948: Registered at Aberdeen (A543). John N. Stephen appointed manager.
20.6.1958: Sold to Seafield Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen.
1960: Sold to BISCO (£3174) and allocated to Shipbreaking Industries Ltd for breaking up at Charlestown, Fife (Contract No.91E).
3.12.1960: Delivered Charlestown from Aberdeen under own power.
16.4.1962: Breaking up commenced.
5.6.1962: Aberdeen registry closed “Vessel broken up”.

(George Clarke (aka George Seddin, George Seddons, George Rodney Clarke), OS, age 24, b. Stockport, Cheshire – VICTORY (SB893))

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HMT Lady Stanley
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S.T. Lady Stanley A543
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Changelog
16/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
05/06/2016: Information updated.
21/10/2016: Information updated.