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Name: WHIMBREL II
Launched:
Completed: 1900
Builder: Simpson Strickland & Co Ltd, Dartmouth
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 23grt, 9nrt, 57.3 x 10.6 x 6.1ft
Engines: Q4cyl (5, 7.25, 10.75 & 16 x 7ins), 15nhp
Engines By: Simpson Strickland & Co Ltd, Dartmouth
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: 113263
History:
1900 William Cross, Kingswear; registered at Dartmouth
17/06/1908 Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Shields
01/1910 Tyne Improvement Commission, Newcastle
1912 Renamed T I C PATROL; registered at Newcastle
09/12/1916 Sank
Comments: 03/08/1912: Sank at South Shields after a collision with POODLE
04/08/1912: Raised and subsequently repaired & returned to service
09/12/1916: Sank at South Shields mooring after a collision with ARGYLE
10/12/1916: Raised and taken to Howdon depot. Subsequently broken up
May have been a tender rather than a tug


Above photo as WHIMBRELL II is courtesy of Neil Mearns

Above photo as T I C PATROL is courtesy of Neil Mearns