SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK

Name SOAR (FD155)
Type Trawler
Yard Number 609
Launched 16/03/1915
Completed 04/1915
Off. Number 136903
Engine builder Smith's Dock
Engine type T 3 cyl
GRT 219
Length (feet) 117.0
Beam (feet) 22.0
First owner Wyre Steam Trawling Co. Ltd. (J.N. Ward), Fleetwood
   
History 04/1915-1919 Hired by Admiralty as Minesweeper, Adm. no. 1620.
  04/1935 (A234), Robertson & Kelman, Aberdeen (A. Robertson)
   
Fate 18/03/1940 Returning from coaling at Methil, ran aground 1 mile S. of Gourdon on the Kincardineshire coast. More details of this on Bosun's Watch website.

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