SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK

Name LORD NORTHCLIFFE (GY759)
Type Trawler
Yard Number 592
Launched 22/01/1916
Completed 03/1916
Off. Number 138950
Engine builder Smith's Dock
Engine type T 3 cyl
GRT 228
Length (feet) 117.4
Beam (feet) 22.5
First owner Beacon Steam Fishing Co. Ltd. (W.F. Goodwin), Grimsby
   
History 03/1916-1919 Hired by Admiralty as Minsweeper & Escort vessel, Adm. No. 3260
  02/1918 Henry Smethurst (J. W. Smethurst), Grimsby
  05/1924 Trawlers (White Sea & Grimsby) Ltd. (J.N.Bacon), Grimsby
  c1940 Trawlers (Grimsby) Ltd. (Mgr. C.G.Mastin), Grimsby
  30/11/1939 - 23/11/1945 Admiralty requisition as Auxiliary Patrol vessel & Barrage Balloon vessel, Adm. No. Fy.780
  1945 A. Ritchie (Grimsby Industries (Trawler Managers), Ltd).
  01/1946 Mitchell, Kerr & Ritchie, Milford
  29/11/1948 (M305) John Charles Llewellin (Trawlers), Milford
   
Fate Registry Closed 29/05/1956.  Broken up

For a photo as M305 and more details see the Milford trawlers website here

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