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S.T. Lord Minto FD51

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Lord Minto


		
Technical
Official Number 136192
Admiralty Number 1516
Gross Tonnage295
Length136.7 ft
Breadth23.2 ft
Draught12.3 ft
Engine93 hp
Armament (WWI)1 x 12 pdr
Built byCochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby, 1914
OwnerActive Steam Fishing Co Ltd
History
May 1914 Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties.
1919 Returned to owners.
1938Owned by the Active Fishing Co and registered as FD 51. Bought from the Yorkshire Fishing Co, Hull, as H105.
September 18 1939Sunk by gunfire after being captured by a U-27 off the Flannan Islands. The crew were transferred to the Fleetwood trawler NANCY HAGUE and returned to Fleetwood.