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Thomas Buckley

Castle Class Trawler:

  • Built in 1917 by Cook, Welton and Gemmell, Ltd., Beverley, England for the Kingston Steam Trawling Co., Ltd., Hull, England
  • Purchased by the Admiralty prior to completion
  • Launched 7 July 1917
  • Completed 24 December 1917
  • Loaned to the U.S. Navy 28 May 1919 and commissioned UST Thomas Buckley the same day
  • Decommissioned 7 October 1919 and returned to the Admiralty the same day
  • Sold in 1922 to the Kingston Steam Trawling Co., Ltd., of Hull, England
  • Renamed Ceylonite 27 November 1922
  • Sold to the Taylor Steam Fishing Co., Ltd., of Grimsby, England
  • Sold 22 June 1939 to the Saint Andrew's Steam Fishing Co., Ltd., of Hull
  • Requestioned by the Royal Navy 9 April 1940 and commissioned HMT Ceylonite (FY 1853)
  • Fitted out as a Minesweeper in September 1941
  • Laid up in January 1946
  • Returned to her owner 22 May 1946
  • Sold 9 October 1947 to Joseph Croan of Newhaven, Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Sold for scrap 14 June 1960 to Shipbreaking Industries, Ltd. of Charlestown, Fife, Scotland
  • Delivered to Charlestown 14 June 1960
  • Broken up 12 June 1961.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 269 t.
  • Length 125' 4"
  • Beam 22' 5"
  • Draft 12' 2"
  • Speed 10 kts.
  • Complement 18
  • Armament: One 12-pounder
  • Propulsion: One Amos and Smith, Ltd. boiler, one 480ihp triple expansion steam engine, one shaft.
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    Thomas Buckley 140k Photos from "Sweeping the North Sea Mine Barrage by the U.S. Navy North Sea Minesweeping Detachment" Joe Radigan
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    Commanding Officers
    01LT Henry Young McCown, USN - USNA Class of 1918
    Awarded the Navy Cross (1920) and the Legion of Merit (1944) - Retired as Captain    		28 May 1919 - 7 October 1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
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