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Technical

Admiralty Number: 3880
Official Number: 118610
Yard Number: 445
Completed: 1918
Gross Tonnage: 96
Net Tonnage: 41
Length: 86.0 ft
Breadth: 18.6 ft
Depth: 9.2 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by William Beardmore & Co Ltd, Coatbridge
Boiler: A. & W. Dalglish, Pollockshaws, Glasgow
Built: J. Duthie, Torry Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

9.7.1918: Launched by J. Duthie, Torry Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.445) (“Admiralty drifter”) for The Admiralty as DAYBREAK (Ad.No.3880).
15.8.1918: Completed as a minesweeper (1-6pdr & W/T).
24.8.1920: Transferred to Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, London for disposal.
1920: Sold to James H. Richardson, Douglas, IoM (managing owner).
1920: Registered at Douglas as RALPH HALL CAINE (DO90).
1.1923: Sold to Charles Henry George, Caister on Sea (managing owner).
22.2.1923: Registered at Yarmouth (YH447). Seasonal fishing from Fleetwood and Padstow.
14.8.1925: Sold to Robert B. Duthie, Inverallochy, Robert B. Stephen & Thomas Buchan, Fraserburgh (Joseph Duthie, Rosehearty, managing owner).
21.8.1925: Yarmouth registry closed.
28.8.1925: Registered at Fraserburgh as ALLOCHY (FR124).
12.3.1940: Requisitioned for war service on miscellaneous Naval duties (Hire rate £32.0.0d/month).
7.8.1945: Sold to Yolland & Llewellin Trawling Co Ltd, Milford Haven (John C. Llewellin, Hakin; Joseph L. Yolland, Milford Haven; John Yolland Jnr, Fleetwood (all 17/64) & Thomas Yolland (13/64), Haverfordwest (John C. Llewellin, Hakin, manager).
8.1945: Fraserburgh registry closed.
7.8.1945: Registered at Lowestoft (LT109).
26.10.1945: Returned to owner.
1.1.1946: Messrs Yolland & Llewellin partnership dissolved.
2.1.1946: Sold to John Yolland Jnr, Joseph L. Yolland (24/64each) & Thomas Yolland (13/64), Milford Haven (John Yolland Jnr, manager) (3 shares not recorded).
5.7.1946: Sold to Yolland Brothers Ltd, Milford Haven (John Yolland Jnr, manager).
7.12.1949: Sold to Waterloo Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Milford Haven (John Yolland Jnr, manager).
10.10.1950: Sold to Cairo Fishing Co Ltd, Milford Haven (John Yolland Jnr, manager).
3.7.1954: Sold to Yolland Brothers Ltd, Milford Haven (John Yolland Jnr, manager).
27.5.1954: Last landing at Milford.
1954: Sold to Belgian shipbreakers and broken up.
23.11.1954: Lowestoft registry closed.

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S.T. Ralph Hall Caine YH447
Picture courtesy of The Barry Banham Maritime Photo Collection

Changelog

18/05/2010: Page published. 4 updates since then.
29/07/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.