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S.T. Charles Doran FD275



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Picture courtesy of Peter Brady

Charles Doran


		
Technical
Official Number 145074
Yard Number 375
Admiralty Number 3610
Pennant Number (WWII) FY597
Launched September 20 1917
Registered December 19 1917
Gross Tonnage260
Length125.4 ft
Breadth22.7 ft
Draught133.7 ft
480 IHP ngineAmos & Smith
Speed10.5 knots
Built byCooke, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1917
OwnerMedway Fishing Co Ltd
History
1917 Sold to the Admiralty on the stocks and completed as a non standard Castle Class anti submarine vessel JOHN ANDERSON (FY3610).
1919 Registered by Admiralty as trawler LO480 and renamed CHARLES DORAN.
1922Sold to St Andrew's Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (H 760).
December 07 1937Sold to M Morrice, Aberdeen (A 460).
1940Sold to St Andrew's Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen.
February 05 1940Requisitioned by RN as minesweeper.
November 16 1945Returned to owners.
1948Sold to J Tilbrook, Aberdeen.
1953Sold to Medway Fishing co Ltd, Fleetwood (later to Wyre Trawlers).
1957Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos W Ward.
March 25 1957Arrived at Barrow for scrapping.