Technical

Admiralty Number: 4220
Official Number: 144557
Yard Number: 205
Completed: 1920
Gross Tonnage: 275
Net Tonnage: 113
Length: 125.3 ft
Breadth: 23.4 ft
Depth: 12.6 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle
Built: C. Rennoldson & Co Ltd, South Shields

History

30.8.1919: Launched by C. Rennoldson & Co Ltd, South Shields (Yd.No.205) (“Castle” class) for The Admiralty as WILLIAM LOFT (Ad.No.4220).
1920: Allocated to the National Fishery Scheme for the setting up of the Minesweepers’ Cooperative Trawling Society Ltd, London.
13.05.1920: Completed as a fishing vessel ex fishing gear and fitted out for fishing under Special Survey of Lloyd’s Register and classed 100A1 Stm Trawler at South Shields.
13.08.1920: Minesweepers’ Cooperative Trawling Society Ltd, London registered.
24.08.1920: Registered by The Admiralty at London (Part I & IV) as WILLIAM LOFT O.N.144557 (LO456). Laid up on River Tyne.
01.1921: Not to proceed to Chatham as originally ordered but remain laid up.
01.1922: Scheme abandoned, the necessary working capital of £100,000 having not been subscribed. Continued in lay up.
11.1923: Sold to Hull Northern Fishing Co Ltd, Hull. W. R. Nowell designated manager.
15.11.1923: London registry closed.
17.11.1923: Registered at Hull (H853).
20.12.1923: Registered at Hull as TAMORA (H853).
Pre 1930: Managers became Hellyer Bros Ltd, Hull.
1930: Sold to Henderson’s Trawling Co Ltd, Hull. George Altoft, designated manager.
1933: John Henderson designated manager.
25.7.1939: Insured value £5,300.
31.8.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.643)(Hire rate £89.7.6d/month).
9.1.1940: Off Gt Yarmouth, took in tow Trinity House vessel RECULVER (683grt/1934 damaged by German air attack while returning from relief of Cockle Light Ship. Passed tow to Trinity House vessel PATRICIA (1116grt/1938) for delivery to Yarmouth.
3.9.1941: Sold to The City Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull for £8200. Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Fleetwood designated manager.
1/2.1946: Restored and surveyed at North Shields.
3.1946: Returned to owner at Fleetwood.
10.6.1947: Sold to Dublin Trawling, Ice & Cold Storage Co Ltd, Dublin for £18500. Hull registry closed. Registered at Dublin (D303). Michael J. McCabe designated manager.
Late 1952: Laid up in Fleetwood (J. Marr & Son Ltd, agent).
1953: Offered for sale.
Early 1954: Sold for breaking up. Dublin registry closed.
(William Loft, OS (prest), age 24, b. Worcester, Worcestershire – VICTORY (SB265))

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HMT Tamora
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Changelog
08/01/2009: Page published. 5 updates since then.
11/02/2017: Information updated.
02/05/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.