SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | NEIL SMITH |
| Type | Trawler (Admiralty Castle Class) |
| Yard Number | 703 |
| Launched | 05/07/1917 |
| Completed | 08/1917 |
| Off. Number | 143878 |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl |
| GRT | 275 |
| Length (feet) | 125.5 (134 oa) |
| Beam (feet) | 23.4 |
| First owner | Admiralty (Adm. No. 3524) |
| History | 13/02/1920 Registered by Admiralty as fishing vessel at London (LO328). |
| 1921 To Pater Steam Trawling Co.Ltd., London | |
| 1939 To Saint Andrew's Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys) | |
| 08/1939 - 03/10/1944 Requisitioned by Admiralty for minesweeping (Adm. no. Fy.529), and later as dan layer. | |
| 1945 (FD107) Wyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood, (Merchants (Fleetwood) Ltd). | |
| 12/1948 WYRE CITIZEN, owners styled Wyre Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood from 1954. | |
| Fate | 04/05/1956 arrived Dublin for scrapping. |
For a photo as NEIL SMITH (FD107), and further details,
see the Bosun's Watch website.
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