SKOMER
Shipbuildervessel built by
John Lewis & Sons
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)
Shipownervessel built for
Admiralty
Date1943
Object NameADMIRALTY TRAWLER
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 150' x breadth 27' 6" x depth 15'
381 tons
381 tons
Object numberABDSHIP000119
Keywords
Yard Number: 173
Subsequent Name: LORRIMAR (1979).
Fate: Unknown, deleted from Lloyd's Register in 2002.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Isles class trawler (T381), for anti-submarine and minesweeping duties.
Owner:
1943: Royal Navy
General History:
21/10/1943: Full power trial in Torry Dock.
1944: took part in 'Operation Neptune' the Normandy D-Day landings in June as an anti-submarine escort.
1945: escorted a surrendered German minesweeper flotilla from Jersey to Plymouth. Returned to Jersey to escort convoys of Landing Craft -Tanks (LCTs) carrying German prisoners of war.
1946: Converted to wreck dispersal vessel.
1956: Converted to oil tank cleaning vessel.
1979: Sold to mercantile navy.
In 2002 it was in use in London as a harbour service vessel.
Note: Engine no. 250, boiler by Craig, Paisley.
