Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow

Technical

Official Number: 160099
Yard Number: 493
Completed: 1928
Gross Tonnage: 352
Net Tonnage: 145
Length: 140.3 ft
Breadth: 24 ft
Depth: 12.9 ft
Engine: 600ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley

History

(In 1935 the Hull trawler LEONIDAS (162186) (H267) was lengthened by Smiths Dock Co. Ltd. The work involved creating an improved hull form with new bow and stern sections. The design was successful, not only providing increased fish room capacity, but also, as was expected, reducing coal consumption and giving a slightly higher free running speed. Other owners stemmed vessels at Middlesbrough for similar work to be undertaken)
T.3-cyl (600ihp) and boiler by Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull

10.11.1927: The board of Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd decided to build two more distant water trawlers to the same design as the ANDALUSITE (Yd.No.461) built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd. Contracts were signed with the shipyard to build the ships at a cost of £9,475 each and with Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd to make the engines and boilers at £6,300 each unit. Total cost £15,775 per vessel. The names chosen for the new vessels reverted back to the former naming system, AQUAMARINE and CHALCEDONY (the last of fourteen trawlers built to this design).
11.2.1928: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.493) for Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull as CHALCEDONY.
8.3.1928: Registered at Hull (H392). John W. Lown appointed manager.
13.3.1928: Completed trials and accepted.
15.3.1928: Sailed on first trip to Iceland.
4.4.1928: Landed 1302 kits grossed £1515 (20 days).
17.1.1932: Following an accident onboard, Ch.Eng George Warren sustained injuries which lead to his death.
22.4.1937: Sailed Hull for Middlesbrough to be lengthened.
6.1937: Completed lengthening by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough to 151.5 feet (including fitting new bow and stern sections). Re measured 357.47g 150.81n. Total cost £4,290.
26.6.1937: Arrived back in Hull.
19.7.1937: Re-registered after alteration to length and tonnage change.
11.1938: Boiler fitted with superheaters by Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull.
25.7.1939: Insured value £16,500.
23.1.1939: On St. Andrew’s dock slip fitted with bronze propeller.
21.8.1939: Admiralty telegram to withdraw all vessels from White Sea, Bear Island and Norway Coast.
26.8.1939: Ordered to return from sea for requisitioning.
26.8.1939: Requisitioned for war service on examination service and as a minesweeper (Hire rate £183.6.8d/month).
28.8.1939: Sailed Hull for Lowestoft with RN crew.
9.1939: Fitting out at Dover.
13.10.1939: Inspected by Admiralty for return to owner.
2.11.1939: Laid over at Woolwich awaiting civilian crew for passage to Hull.
8.11.1939: Arrived Hull.
14.11.1939: Returned to owner.
15.11.1939: Sailed for Iceland in convoy (Sk. Hogg).
7.12.1939: Landed 1625 kits grossed £2,749 (22 days). Sk. Hogg suspended for 6 weeks for leaving convoy.
1.1.1940: Armed trawler under T124 Articles fitted with 12pdr gun.
9.1.1940: Gun trials completed.
9.2.1940: Landed from Iceland 1433 kits grossed £3,400. Sk. Shaughnesy suspended for 3 months for leaving convoy.
4.6.1940: At Hull last landing before requisitioning. Iceland trip, 17 days – 2,250kits £2,091 gross.
5.6.1940: Requisitioned for war service and employed on auxiliary patrol duties (P.No.4.124).
6.1940: Based Dundee (Ty/Sk. W. Truefit RNR).
4.1941: Based Dundee with M/S Group 77 (Ty Lt. G. O. MacDonald RNR).
1.1942: Based Grimsby with M/S Group 77.
9.10.1945: Sold to Parkholme Trawlers Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood in an en bloc sale with KINGSTON ONYX (H365) for £52,500.
15.10.1945: Hull registry closed.
19.10.1945: Registered at Grimsby (GY109). Harvey Wilfred Wilson, Grimsby appointed manager.
22.11.1945: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to National Provincial Bank Ltd, London (A).
13.5.1946: Returned after restoration and survey at North Shields. 14.5.1946: Registered at Grimsby as LAFOREY (GY109) (MoT Minute R.G.No.1020/1946 dated 1.4.1946).
13.10.1948: John Harvey Robinson appointed manager.
30.12.1947: Mortgage (A) discharged.
12.10.1948: Sold to The “Wyre” Steam Trawling Co Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood (Merchants (Fleetwood) Ltd, managers).
19.10.1948: Grimsby registry closed.
10.1948: Registered at Fleetwood as WYRE MARINER (FD34).
1954: Transferred to Wyre Trawlers Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood. (Leslie Wheildon, manager) on purchase of Merchants (Fleetwood) Ltd by Associated Fisheries Group.
1954: Sold to Haulbowline Industries Ltd, Passage West, Cork for breaking up.
16.11.1954: Delivered Passage West from Fleetwood under own power.

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S.T. Wyre Mariner FD34
Picture courtesy of The Phillip Dell Collection

S.T. Wyre Mariner FD34
Picture courtesy of The Phillip Dell Collection

S.T. Wyre Mariner FD34
Artwork by Philip Dell

S.T. Wyre Mariner FD34
Picture courtesy of The Philip Dell Collection

Changelog
08/01/2009: Page published. 6 revisions since then.
20/09/2014: Picture added.
01/06/2016: Added picture.
01/08/2019: Added image and updated information.