Franc Tireur built 1916 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Grimsby
06/1917 Requisitioned as a minesweeper then escort vessel
1919 Returned
09/1927 Registered to Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Grimsby
05/1940 Requisitioned as an auxiliary patrol vessel & minesweeper
04/1942 Sold to J Bennett
Her Details are
- Official Number 139945
- Yard Number 682
- Call Sign GNYZ
- Admiralty Number FY 1270 FY 4.70
- Armament 1-12pdr
- GT 314 NT 162
- Quarter deck 74 Foc’sle 21
- Dimensions 137 x 24 x 12.8
- Engines Triple expansion 13, 23, 37 in x 26 in 86 NHP by Cooper & Greig Ltd Dundee
Lost 25/09/1943 Sunk by E-Boat whilst on Admiralty service Position of the sinking was about 4 cables south of No 52 Buoy North Sea