SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | JAMES ROBERTSON |
| Type | Trawler (Admiralty Castle Class) |
| Yard Number | 698 |
| Launched | 06/06/1917 |
| Completed | 07/1917 |
| Off. Number | 143847 |
| Engine builder | Hawthorn Leslie |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl |
| GRT | 275 |
| Length (feet) | 125.5 (134 oa) |
| Beam (feet) | 23.4 |
| First owner | Admiralty (Adm. No. 3159) |
| History | 19/02/1920 Registered by Admiralty as fishing vessel LO331 at London. |
| 10/1921 Sold to D.Pettit Ltd., Milford Haven. | |
| 01/1922 CAPSTONE (M243) | |
| 1934 To Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd., Fleetwood. | |
| 02/05/1938 To Saint Andrew's Steam Fishing Co Ltd., Hull. | |
| 01/06/1940 - 11/10/1945 Requisitioned by Admiralty as Aux. Patrol & minesweeper (Adm. nos. 4.173 & Fy.1555) | |
| 10/1945 returned, mgr. became Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys. | |
| 1945 (FD78) Wyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Merchants (Fleetwood) Ltd.) | |
| 1949 WYRE CAPTAIN (FD78), Owners styled Wyre Trawlers Ltd. (L. Wheildon), Fleetwood from 1954. | |
| Fate | 15/09/1960 Arrived Barrow for scrapping by T.W.Ward Ltd. |
For a photo as WYRE CAPTAIN, and further details,
see the Bosun's Watch website.
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