Technical
Admiralty Number: 4215
Official Number: 144360
Yard Number: 498
Completed: 1919
Gross Tonnage: 274
Net Tonnage: 106
Length: 123 ft
Breadth: 23.5 ft
Depth: 12.6 ft
Built: John Chambers Ltd, Lowestoft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Fraser & Chalmers Ltd, Erith
History
1919: Launched by John Chambers Ltd, Lowestoft (Yd.No.498) (“Castle” class) for The Admiralty as JAMES LAVENNY (Ad.No.4215).
30.10.1919: Completed as a fishing vessel.
3.2.1920: Registered by The Admiralty as a fishing vessel at London (LO313). Official No. 144360.
1.1925: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Grimsby.
6.2.1925: London registry closed.
13.2.1925 Registered at Grimsby (GY205). Fred Parkes, Wyberton, Boston appointed manager.
24.2.1925: Registered at Grimsby as KELBY (GY205).
1926: Fred Parkes, Blackpool appointed manager.
1926: Re-measured 297g 91n 125.3 x 23.4 x 12.9 feet.
7.1926: Sold to Oscar Dahl, La Rochelle.
29.7.1926: Grimsby registry closed.
7.1926: Registered at La Rochelle as La BANCHE II.
1939: Requisitioned by Marine Francois as a minesweeper (P.No.AD186).
1944: Transferred to Free French Forces.
1946: Returned to owners.
1952: Sold for breaking up. La Rochelle registry closed.
