Additional material courtesy of Barry Banham

Technical

Official Number: 135090
Yard Number: 154
Completed: 1914
Gross Tonnage: 99
Net Tonnage: 42
Length: 87.80 ft
Breadth: 18.7 ft
Depth: 9.3 ft
Built: Livingstone & Cooper Ltd, Hessle
Engine: T.3-cyl by Crabtree & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth
Boiler: Riley Brothers (Boilermakers) Ltd, Stockton on Tees

History

1914: Launched by Livingstone & Cooper Ltd, Hessle (Yd.No.154) for John Thomas Cullen Salmon, Gt. Yarmouth as THE MAJESTY.
22.9.1914: Registered at Yarmouth (YH25).
10.1914: Completed for The Crown Steam Drifters Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth (George Herbert Hansell, manager).
4.1915: Requisitioned for war service as an A/S net drifter (1-6pdr) (Ad.No.1033). Based Larne.
1919: Returned to owner.
1920s: Seasonal trawling from Fleetwood.
7.6.1924: Sold to Harry Baxter (16/64), Lowestoft; Edward Catchpole (16/64), Kessingland; Charles William Dance (16/64) and John Utting (16/64), Lowestoft (Edward Catchpole, manager).
16.6.1924: Yarmouth registry closed.
17.6.1924: Registered at Lowestoft (LT65).
16.7.1924: Registered at Lowestoft as FELLOWSHIP (LT65).
1930s: Seasonal trawling from Padstow and Fleetwood (Alex Keay, managing agent).
6.3.1931: Off Padstow, broke rudder.
6.3.1931: Damaged in collision with OCEAN RAMBLER (YH727) in Padstow Harbour.
21.8.1933: At Fraserburgh with damaged propeller.
21.8.1933: Connected to BOY SCOUT (LT17) disabled and delivered Lerwick.
2.8.1938: At Lerwick with damaged propeller.
1939: R. Catchpole, Lowestoft appointed manager.
16.11.1939: Requisitioned for war service on examination service (Hire rate £27.0.0d/month).
1940: To Mediterranean as a minesweeping drifter (Hire rate £27.13.6d/month). Based Suda Bay (Ty S/Lieut. S. Barrie RNR).
7.1941: Based Suez Canal area with M/S Group 40 (Ty S/Lieut E. Saul RNVR).
24.10.1941: Compulsorily acquired by M.O.W.T.
1946: No record.

Changelog
26/01/2011: Page published. 2 updates since then.
19/08/2020: Updated history.