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S.T. Walter S Bailey FD19


 	  	 
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Walter S Bailey


		
Technical
Official Number 113643
Yard Number 316
Admiralty Number 265
Launched April 12 1902
Registered May 23 1902
Gross Tonnage244
Length125 ft
Breadth22 ft
Armament (M/S)1 x 6 pdr AA
Armament (Q ship)1 x 4" : 1 x 12 pdr : 1 x 3.5" Bomb Thrower
63 nhp engineC D Holmes
Speed10.5 knots
Built byCook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1902
OwnerDinas Steam Trawling Co Ltd
History
1902 Built for Humber Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull.
August 1914 Requisitioned by RN as a minesweeper.
October 1917Converted to a Q ship. Operated under the names of MAYFLOWER and W S BAILEY.
November 1918Reverted to M/S.
December 11 1919Sold to Fresh Fish Supplies Ltd, Hull.
July 16 1924Sold to Dinas Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
1932Sold to Viking steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull as H 335.
1935Sold to Line Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby and renamed TROCADERO (GY 129).
September 06 1932Lost after stranding on the south coast of Iceland.