Technical

Official Number: 121085
Yard Number: 89
Completed: 1905
Gross Tonnage: 174
Net Tonnage: 68
Length: 108.5 ft
Breadth: 21.6 ft
Depth: 11.5 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley
Engine: 45nhp T.3-cyl and boiler by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull
Speed : 9.5 knots

History

2.9.1905: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley (Yd.No.89) for Hellyer’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull as ROSALIND.
26.10.1905: Completed (Charles Hellyer, manager).
3.11.1905: Registered at Hull (H839).
28.5.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-3pdr) (Ad.No.1780).
12.1915: Renamed ROSALIND II.
13.4.1918: Arthur Gouldby, Lowestoft (managing owner). Based Aegean Sea.
12.3.1919: Waiting instructions whether required for Post-War Service (SS).
1919: Sold to Ellis Brothers & Co (Hull) Ltd, Hull (William Ellis, manager).
10.1919: Returned after survey and restoration at Hull and reverted to ROSALIND (H839).
1920: Sold to Albert E. Stock, Pakefield, Lowestoft (George D. Utting, Kessingland, manager).
24.2.1920: Hull registry closed.
27.2.1920: Registered at Lowestoft (LT977).
1930s: Seasonal white fish trawling from Fleetwood, (Alex Keay managing agent).
1932: Sold to John Utting, Lowestoft (managing owner).
1940: Directed to Fleetwood under wartime controls.
1943: Sold to Rosalind Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
1954: Sold to Jackson Mills (Fleetwood) Ltd, Fleetwood.
1955: Sold to BISCO and allocated to West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co Ltd, Troon for breaking up.
13.9.1955: Sailed Fleetwood for Troon.
14.9.1955: Delivered Troon Harbour (draughts 4’6”/13’0”).
31.10.1955: Breaking commenced.
13.10.1955: Reberthed.
7.12.1955: Reberthed.
13.12.1955: Beached (draughts 5’0”/8’3”).
28.12.1955: Rebeached.
27.1.1956: Breaking completed.

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S.T. Rosalind LT977
Picture courtesy of the late Alan Hirst

S.T. Rosalind LT977
Picture courtesy of Fred Baker

S.T. Rosalind LT977

Changelog
19/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
02/07/2016: Picture added.