S.T. Wyre Nab FD190 | The Bosun's Watch

Technical

Official Number: 162171
Yard Number: 1081
Completed: 1930
Gross Tonnage: 348
Net Tonnage: 138
Length: 140.3 ft
Breadth: 24 ft
Depth: 13.3 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull

History

14.4.1930: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.1081) for West Dock Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull as NAB WYKE.
27.5.1930: Registered at Hull (H252).
3.6.1930: Completed at a cost of £16,69 (Ernest W. Robins, manager).
25.7.1939: Insured value £14,000.
31.8.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-12pdr, 2-LMGs (2×1))(P.No.FY.654) (Hire rate £172.11.0d/month).
10.1939: Commissioned and based Rosyth.1940: At Barrow fitted for LL and acoustic ‘sweeping (mounted additional 1-20mm AA & 2-0.5”VMGs). Based Aberdeen then Invergordon.
6.1940: Based River Mersey.
12.1940: Based Aberdeen.
4.1941: Based Reykjavik.
10.1941: Based Grimsby.
1942: Based Grimsby with M/S Group 134.
1945: Employed on River Thames working lighters.
3.1946: Sold to Wyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood for £25,650. (Merchants (Fleetwood) Ltd, managers).
29.3.1946: Returned to owner.
29.3.1946: Hull registry closed.
4.1946: Registered at Fleetwood (FD190).
12.1948: Registered at Fleetwood as WYRE NAB (FD190).
1954: Transferred to Wyre Trawlers Ltd (Leslie Wheildon, manager) on purchase of Merchants (Fleetwood) Ltd by Associated Fisheries Group.
30.3.1957: Sold Kölhbrand Werf Paul Berendssohnat, Hamburg for breaking up.
5.4.1957: Arrived Hamburg from Fleetwood under own power.
1957: Fleetwood registry closed.

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S.T. Wyre Nab FD190
Picture courtesy of The Mark Stopper Collection

Changelog
22/01/2009: Page published. 5 updates since then.
24/04/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
18/06/2021: Updated history.