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Re: HMT Thomas Leeds
Posted by: Roger ()
Date: June 06, 2006 10:19PM

Seems you have Medway confused with Mersey.There is an account of this action in "Out Sweeps" By Paul Lund & Harry Ludlam. If you need a copy just yell.
Thanks to Gilbert Mayes for the help with this one.

regards
Roger

THOMAS LEEDS (A256) (1920-1928)
Ad. No. 4210. O.N. 139815. 276g 122n 125.6 x 23.6 x 12.7 feet
T.3-cyl by Bellis & Morcom, Birmingham

12.9.1919: Completed as a fishing vessel by J. Duthie Torry
Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen (Yd.No.452) (“Castle” class) for The
Admiralty as Thomas Leeds. 1919: Sold to ??,??. Registered at
Aberdeen (A256). 1920: Sold to Onward Steam Trawlers (Fleetwood)
Ltd (William Morley, manager). 1928: Sold to Iago Steam Trawler
Co Ltd, London & Milford Haven (Edward D. W. Lawford, manager).
Renamed Saint Gabriel. (LO131). 1928: Renamed Thomas Leeds (LO131).
1930: Sold to H. Westenborg & Co, Milford Haven (Hermann Westenborg,
manager). Registered at Milford (M70). 8.1939: Requisitioned for
war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No.FY.520).
11.1945: Returned. pre1949: Sold to Westenborg Trawlers Ltd, Milford
Haven (Hermann Westenborg, manager). 1951: Sold to ??, Aberdeen.
Renamed Strathcathro (A256) 1952: Sold to Nigeria. FATE. At
Milford until 1954??


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HMT Thomas Leeds Brian Corijn 05/28/2006 12:43PM
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