Technical

Official Number: 135998
Yard Number: 261a
Completed: 1914
Gross Tonnage: 225
Net Tonnage: 112
Length: 117 ft
Breadth: 22 ft
Depth: 12.7 ft
Engine: 66nhp T.3-cyl by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley

History

17.12.1913: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.261A) for Walter Olney (64/64), Fleetwood as WALLENA.
3.3.1914: Registered at Grimsby (GY12). Walter Olney designated managing owner.
3.1914: Completed.
20.3.1914: Vessel mortgaged (all 64 shares) to London City & Midland Bank Ltd, London (A).
1.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-3pdr) (Ad.No.907).
2.10.1915: Mortgage (A) discharged.
4.10.1915: Sold to The Neva Steam Trawlers Ltd, Blackpool.
5.10.1915: Mortgaged to London City & Midland Bank Ltd, London (B).
8.10.1915: Ernest Tomlinson appointed manager.
8.7.1917: Ernest Tomlinson & Joseph A. Taylor, appointed managers.
By 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Fleetwood.
5.3.1919: Grimsby registry closed.
10.3.1919: Registered at Fleetwood (FD82).
1924: Mortgage (B) discharged.
1924: Sold to James N. & Harold Bacon, Grimsby (William W. Brierley, manager).
28.11.1924: Fleetwood registry closed.
6.12.1924: Registered at Grimsby (GY132).
9.1930: Sold to Kottingham Trawling Co, Grimsby (James N. Bacon, manager).
27.11.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.832)(Hire rate £60.0.0d/month).
1942: Based Granton M/S Group 105.
1944: Sold to Parkholme Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Harvey Wilfred Wilson, Grimsby, manager).
4.1945: Fitted out for boom defence gate duties.
11.1945: Returned.
11.9.1946: Laid up in Grimsby.
1949: Sold to John R. Hepworth & Co Ltd, Paull for breaking up.
27.7.1949: Left Grimsby in tow for Paull.
9.1949: Grimsby registry closed.”

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S.T. Wallena FD82
Picture courtesy of Mark Stopper

HMT Wallena
Picture courtesy of The Imperial War Museum

S.T. Wallena Ship’s Bell
Picture courtesy of Michael Claridge

Changelog
08/01/2009: Page published. 2 updates since then.
12/01/2016: Picture added.
21/12/2016: Picture added.