Technical

Admiralty Number: 3683
Official Number: 145134
Yard Number: 363
Completed: 1918
Gross Tonnage: 276
Net Tonnage: 108
Length: 125.6 ft
Breadth: 23.5 ft
Depth: 12.8 ft
Built: Bow, McLachlan & Co Ltd, Paisley
Engine: 480ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Fawcett, Preston & Co Ltd, Liverpool

History

1918: Launched by Bow, McLachlan & Co Ltd, Paisley (Yd.No.363) (“Castle” Class) for The Admiralty as SAMUEL DRAKE (Ad.No.3683).
26.11.1918: Completed as a minesweeper (1-12pdr & W/T).
13.8.1920: Minesweepers’ Cooperative Trawling Society Ltd, London registered.
12.1920: Allocated to the Minesweepers’ Cooperative Trawling Society Ltd, London.
18.01.1921: Registered by The Admiralty at London (Part 1 & IV) as SAMUEL DRAKE O.N.145134 (LO495). Laid up at Brightlingsea.
6.1921: At Brightlingsea completed fitting out for fishing under Special Survey of Lloyd’s Register and classed 100A1 Stm Trawler at Brightlingsea. Laid up.
13.8.1920: Minesweepers’ Cooperative Trawling Society Ltd, London registered.
1.1922: Scheme abandoned, the necessary working capital of £100,000 having not been subscribed.
18.1.1924: Inspected at Brightlingsea by Capt. William John Lown & Lawrence Spring (directors – Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd). Purchased at asking price £5,500 (Others inspected and purchased at £5500 each – ARTHUR LESSIMORE, ANDREW SACK, JAMES PEAKE & JOHN DORMOND).
8.2.1924: Arrived Hull from Brightlingsea for fit out.
9.2.1924: Registered to Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull.
9.2.1924: London registry closed.
2.1934: Estimated cost including fitting out and classification £8900.
21.2.1924: Registered at Hull (H5). Walter Scott designated manager.
28.2.1924: Sailed Hull on first trip.
5.3.1924: Registered at Hull as RHODOLITE (H5).
13.3.1924: At Hull landed 541 kits £765 gross.
24.3.1925: William John Lown designated manager.
18.2.1935: Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood for £3800.
4.11.1935: Registered at Hull as SOUTHCOATES (H5). Edward Towne designated manager.
12.1937: Transferred to fish out of Fleetwood.
14.11.1939: Sold to The City Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (J. Marr & Son Ltd). Leslie James Marr, Fleetwood designated manager.
31.5.1940: At Hull last landing before requisitioning. Faroe trip, 14 days – 441kits £834 gross.
2.6.1940: Requisitioned for war service as an auxiliary patrol vessel (P.No.4.140) (Hire rate £82.16.0d/month).
1940: Based North Shields (Ty/Sk. E. L. Creaser RNR).
1942: Based Leith.
1.11.1945: Returned to owner.
21.1.1946: Sold to to John R. Hepworth & Co Ltd, Paull for breaking up.
31.5.1946: Hull registry closed.

(Samuel Drake, OS (Vol), age 32, b. Essex – VICTORY (SB226))

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HMT Samuel Drake
Picture courtesy of The Bill Blow Collection

HMT Samuel Drake
Picture reproduced under IWM Non-Commercial Licence

S.T. Southcoates H5
Picture courtesy of Alan Hirst

S.T. Rhodolite H5
Picture courtesy of The Mike Thompson Collection

Changelog
08/06/2010: Page published. 5 updates since then.
22/01/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
11/12/2020: Updated history and added an image.