Renco built 09/06/1910 Cook Welton & Gemmel for G F Sleight and Registered 20/07/1910
02/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
1919 Returned
17/11/1933 Sold to G F Sleight & R L Humphreys
29/11/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
23/01/1940 returned to Owners
17/05/1949 Sold back to G F Sleights
15/10/1956 Went to Derwent Trawlers of Grimsby
Finally being sold to Bisco for for breaking being allocated to C W Dorkin & Co
Here is a typical Trip Log supplied by Bill Blow for the Renco
Sailed 01/09/1950
Steamed down to Whitby, shot in 32 fathoms.
Light about WxN (27 S – 22 B) 24 baskets for 1 hour.
Got 120 baskets for 24 hrs. Steamed in to Whitby “Col” had Bouy down in 35 S – 22 B.
We got 20 baskets 2 of Tur.
Steamed further down with Whitby in S to SxW and blue lights WxS drop buoy 32 fathoms 42 S – 29 B got 16 baskets 3 of flats
Landed 08/09/1950
Prime 8, Plaice 17, Sprags 226, Haddock 36, Ruff 10, Dogs 3, Codling 22
In Total 316 Kit £1050
Her Details are
- Official Number 127862
- Admiralty Number 1130
- Armament 1 x 6PDR
- 230 GT 105 NT
- 112.0 x 22.3 x 11.7
- Quarter Deck 59′ Foc’sle 18′
- Engines by C D Holmes 63 NHP 10 knots
12/11/1956 She arrived at Gateshead for breaking up