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S.T. Robert Hewett LO427 as Beachflower


		

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Beachflower


		
Technical
Official Number 162210
Pennant T .26
Gross Tonnage379
Length150.5 ft
Engine96 hp
Armament1 x 4"
Built byCochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby, 1930
OwnerHeward Trawlers Ltd
History
1930 Built as BEACHFLOWER.
November 1935 Purchased into RN and converted to M/S (Tree Group). Renamed HMT LILAC.
1939Employed in sweeping Home Waters throughout WWII.
1946:Sold to Mercantile and acquired by Great Northern Fishing Co, London.
1947to Fleetwood and registered at London as ROBERT HEWETT.
1960Scrapped at Preston.