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SIR GALAHAD

Shipbuildervessel built by Hall, Russell & Company, Limited (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)

Shipownervessel built for Admiralty

Date18 December 1942

Object NameADMIRALTY TRAWLER

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 125' x breadth 23' 6" x depth 13' 9"
gross tonnage 103 tons

Object numberABDSHIP002464

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 763
Subsequent Names: STAR OF FREEDOM (1947); ROBERT LIMBRICK (1956)

Fate: Ran ashore on Quinish Point in heavy weather, 7 miles from Ardmore, Mull, 5 February 1957.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Round Table Class Trawler, single screw, armament 1 x 12 pdr AA, 1 x 20 mm AA., 2 x Lewis gun.

Owners:
1942: Royal Navy, pennant number T226
02/1947: Walker Steam Fishing Co., Aberdeen, A283
03/1956: Sold to Milford Fisheries Ltd.
(Gerald Toghill (2003), "Royal Navy Trawlers, Part One: Admiralty Trawlers" (Maritime Books, Liskeard), p. 162)

General History:
Completed as minesweeper then converted to a dan (marker buoy) layer. Took part in D-Day Landings in June 1944 as dan layer attached to the 14th Minesweeping Flotilla in Force U. (Toghill, Royal Navy Trawlers, p. 162)

Note: The Round Table Class Trawlers were based on Hall, Russell's 1936 STAR OF ORKNEY
Engine by A. Hall, 73 HP.