Additional information courtesy of Andy Hall

Technical
Admiralty Number: 4457
Official Number: 142268
Yard Number: 348
Completed: 1919
As built: 360disp 125.6 x 23.5 x 12.8 feet
Gross Tonnage: 277.84
Net Tonnage: 121
Length: 125.5 ft
Breadth: 23.4 ft
Depth: 14.6 ft
Built: Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon
Engine: 480ihp T.3-cyl by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon

History

18.12.1918: Launched by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon (Yd.No.348) (“Castle” class) for The Admiralty as MATTHEW CASSADY (Ad.No.4457).
5.2.1919: Forms for tender to purchase received by the Admiralty.
19.2.1919: Completed as a fishing vessel.
1919: Sold to Lieut Andrew Hardie RNR, Cults, Aberdeenshire. Horace Edward Stroud designated manager.
2.5.1919: After fitting out at Greenock for trawling, registered at Greenock (Part I & IV) as INVERDON O.N. 142268 (GK18).
5.1919: Greenock registry closed.
9.5.1919: Registered at Aberdeen (A166).
26.12.1919: Sold to Thomas Crimlis, Frank Crimlis, & Benjamin Simpson Jnr, Scarborough. Thomas Crimlis designated manager.
26.12.1919: Aberdeen registry closed.
29.12.1919 Registered at Scarborough (SH183).
29.6.1920: Sold to The Pearl Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Scarborough. Benjamin Simpson Jnr, Scarborough & Frank Crimlis, Filey designated managers.
18.11.1922: Sold to Sun Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood. James W. Armitage designated manager.
10.1922: Scarborough registry closed.
23.11.1922: Registered at Fleetwood (FD420).
29.11.1926: Sailed Fleetwood for Faroe grounds (Sk George Neves); 12 crew all told.
6.12.1926: At about 1.25 pm. stranded on a submerged reef one mile offshore from Kvalnes on the island of Sandö in the Faroe Islands. Crew taken off by local boats to steam trawler JADE (H340) and landed safely at Thorshavn.
8.12.1926: At an Inquiry in Thorshavn the skipper stated that the reason for grounding was that the reef was not marked on the navigation chart that he had onboard.
17.12.1926: Crew arrived back in Fleetwood. Sk. Neave related the story of the mishap. They had been at sea for almost a week and had only managed to do half a night’s fishing. A fresh breeze was blowing SSW and the weather was showery. The following Monday they were off the coast of Sandö, Faroe Islands, on the east side of the island and just before 2.00pm. they struck the Reefer rocks. The impact was a very severe one and a considerable quantity of water poured into the engine room and bunkers, but there was no danger of the boiler exploding. We were fast on the rocks and it was useless to try and get off, because if we had done so the vessel would have sunk immediately. We blew our whistle continuously as a distress signal and the call was answered by the steam trawler JADE (H340) and a number of small fishing boats. The JADE approached as near as possible and stood by. We remained onboard for about an hour and a half and the crew managed to get most of their gear. Some of the small motor boats came alongside and took us off. The task of boarding the small boats was an extremely difficult one owing to the rough state of the sea, but we all managed it safely. The motor boats took us to the JADE and we were landed at Thorshavn the following day.
6.1.1927: Fleetwood registry closed.

(Matthew Cassady, Landsman, age 26, b. Co. Meath – ROYAL SOVEREIGN (SB614))

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S.T. Inverdon FD420
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Changelog
24/12/2008: Page published. 3 updates since then.
21/05/2017: Added image.
11/04/2020: Updated history.