sailor

The Bosun's Watch

		

S.T. Caldew FD347



		
Technical
Official Number 128769
Admiralty Number 1978
Gross Tonnage257
Length130 ft
Engine97 hp
Built atSmith's Dock Co Ltd, Middlesborough 1914
OwnerWyre Steam Trawler Co Ltd, later Boston Deep Sea Fisheries.
History
1914 Built as MARISTO for J Thomas (M 14).
December 1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper.
1917 Based at Portland. In company with CALIPH she claimed an unconfirmed kill when they attacked a German submarine.
December 1919 Returned to owners.
September 24 1939 Sunk by U boat gunfire off the Faroes.