As Gladys FD 423
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to The Bosuns Watch website
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As Gladys FD 423 |
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© Reproduced with acknowledgement to The Bosuns Watch website |
The Bruce LH 21
| Built | 1916 Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley as " Sannyrion" (Steel) |
| Yard No | 358 |
| Owner at New | Ordered by Standard Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby |
| ID no | 143963 |
| Launch Date | 10.02.1917 |
| Completed | 15.06.1917 as "JOHN ARTHUR" fitted with Listening Hydrophones (AdNo.3613) |
| Gross Tons | 286 |
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| Nett Tons | 112 |
| Engine | 68 hp T.3-cyl by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull |
| Length | 130.2ft |
| Breadth | 23ft |
| Depth | 12.2ft |
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| 1917 | Purchased by the Admiralty whilst on the stocks. |
| 03.02.1920 | Registered at London LO 299. |
| 1923 | Sold to the Mercantile. |
| 01.1923 | Owned by Fleetwood Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (George Edward James Moody Grimsby manager). |
| 18.01.1923 | London registry closed. |
| 19.01.1923 | Renamed "GLADYS". |
| 19.01.1923 | Registered at Fleetwood FD 423. |
| 01.01.1926 | Manager becomes Sir George Edward James Moody. |
| 24.04.1932 | Towed into Fleetwood from St. Kilda by S.T. "Florence Brierley" FD 105 with a damaged propeller. |
| 1939 | Sir George Edward James Moody deceased. |
| 1939 | William B. Moody appointed manager; William Moody Kelly, Fleetwood managing agents. |
| 29.11.1939 | Requisitioned and converted to Boom Defence Vessel (Hire rate £83.8.4d/month). |
| 23.11.1943 | Purchased by the Ministry of War & Transport. |
| 23.11.1943 | Fleetwood registry closed. |
| 1944 | Based at Fort William (D. MacBrayne Ltd Glasgow agents). |
| 04.1946 | Sold to the Mercantile. |
| 04.1946 | Owned by Jones Buckie Shipyard Ltd, Larbert, Stirlingshire. |
| 1947 | Renamed "THE BRUCE". |
| 1947 | Registered at Buckie BCK 179. |
| 1949 | Owned by Joseph Croan Ltd, Newhaven Edinburgh |
| 1949 | Buckie registry closed. |
| 06.1949 | Registered at Leith LH 21. |
| 1960 | Sold as scrap to BISCO (British Iron & Steel Co). |
| 06.1960 | Arrived at Grangemouth. |
| 28.06.1961 | Scrapped by G & W. Brunton, Grangemouth. |
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| © Reproduced with acknowledegment to the Shetland Museum & Archives | |