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S.T. Neil Smith FD107


 	  	 
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Neil Smith


		
Technical
Official Number 143878
Admiralty Number3524
Launched July 05 1917
Gross Tonnage275
Length125 ft
Breadth133.7 ft
Pennant (WWII)FY.529
Engine87 hp
Built bySmiths Dock Co Ltd, Southbank on Tees, 1917
OwnerWyre Trawlers Ltd
History
1917 Built as Admiralty Castle NEIL SMITH.
1921 Sold to mercantile and acquired by Pater ST Co, Milford Haven.
1939 - 1944in service as a minesweeper. Took part in Operation Neptune, the D-Day landings as a D/L attached to the 4th M/S flotilla in Force O.
November 1944Returned to owners.
1945to Fleetwood registration. Previously registered as LO320.
1948Renamed WYRE CITIZEN.
1956Scrapped.