HMS Yestor
Vessel name on Arrival: S.T. Dragoon
Original Builder: Cook, Welton & Gemmell of Beverley, Hull
Original Yard No: 686
Official Number: 181280
Vessel Type: trawler
GRT: 522
Year Built: 1941
Arrival Date: 17/12/1966
Breakup Started: 22/08/1968
Date First Beached: 20/11/1968
Date Breakup Completed: 06/05/1969
Draught For’d: 7' 6"
Draught Aft: 16' 0"
Name Changes:
21-10-1941 : Launched as HMS YESTOR (Pennant No. T-222)
12-11-1946 : Registration changed to Hull – H 355) and renamed S.T. Cape Cleveland
Novbr 1947 : Renamed S.T. Stella Carina
18-10-1949 : Renamed S.T. Cape Finisterre
1952 : Registered at Grimsby – GY 222
1952 : Registered at Gimsby as S.T. Dragoon GY 222
March 1952 : Grimsby registration closed
April 1960 : Registered at Fleetwood – FD 60
Other Information:
Steam Trawler ST Dragoon built in 1942 as Admiralty HMS Yestor – Pennant T 222 – by Cook, Weldton & Gemmell
Official Number : 181280 Yard Number : 686 NRT / GRT : 197 / 522 tons
Dimensions : 167.7 feet in length x 28.1 feet in Breadth x 14.1 feet in Depth
Propulsion : Main Engine – 3-cylinder, 970 IHP rated, triple-expansion steam reciprocating engine & Boilers.
Machinery Manufacturer : Charles D. Holmes & Company Limited of Hull. Vessel Speed : 11 knots
18-01-1941 : Order placed
04-06-1941 : Keel laid down
21-10-1941 : Vessel launched (launched as HMS Yestor – Pennant No. T 222 following R N requisitioning)
10-04-1942 : Completed
On war service under the Admiralty for the four years from April 1942 through April 1946.
10-04-1946 : Sold to Hudson Brothers Trawling Limited of Hull
Novbr 1946 : Converted for fishing by Smith's Dock Company Limited of North Shields
12-11-1946 : Registered in Hull as S.T. Cape Cleveland under Registration No. H 355
12-11-1947 : Sold to Charleson-Smith Trawlers Limited of Hull
Novbr 1947 : Renamed S.T. Stella Carina, but Reg Mark H 355 retained
Novbr 1947 : Converted for buring fuel oil
1948 : Transferred to Clyde Trawlers Limited of Glasgow
05-09-1949 : Sold to Hudson Brothers Trawlers Limited of Hull
18-10-1949 : Renamed S.T. Cape Finisterre ( Registration Mark H 355 retained )
24-01-1952 : Sold to the Great Grimsby & East Coast Steam Fishing Company Limited of Grimsby
1952 : Registered at Grimsby as GY 222
1952 : Renamed at Grimsby S.T. Dragoon under the Registration Mark GY 222
1959 : Vessel laid up at Grimsby
27-08-1959 : Whilst in the process of being re-commissioned, two men working in the machinery spaces were overcome by fumes whilst working inside Boiler. Sadly, bot men died in this incident.
31-03-1960 : Vessel transferred to Wyre Trawlers LImited of Fleetwood
March 1960 : Grimsby registration closed
April 1960 : Vessel registered at Fleetwood under the Registration Mark FD 60
14-10-1962 : Vessel arrested on N.W. coast of Iceland for alleged illegal fishing – escorted to Isafjordhur
16-10-1962 : Reykjavik court fined vessel £1,916 and confiscated catch and gear. Subsequently overturned.
15-09-1964 : Vessel arrested on N.W. coast of Iceland for alleged illegal fishing
Dembr 1966 : Vessel sold to the West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company Limited – Troon
17-12-1966 : Vessel arrived at WSSCL, Troon, under her own steam, for breaking