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S.T. Samurai GY175



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Samurai


		
Technical
Official Number 137003
Admiralty Number 1443
Gross Tonnage221
Length133.7 ft
Breadth22 ft
Draught11.9 ft
73 hp engineSmiths Dock Co Ltd. South Bank-on Tees, Middlesborough
Built bySmiths Dock Co Ltd. South Bank-on Tees, Middlesborough
Armament1 x 6pdr AA
OwnerOra Trawlers Ltd
History
1914 Completed for Sleights of Grimsby as SAMURAI.
August 1915 Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties.
1920Returned to owners.
1938Sold to Ora Trawlers Ltd. Fleetwood (Sydney Leech, manager).
1954Scrapped.