Amethyst was built as the commercial trawlerPhyllis Rosalie by Smiths Dock Company, South Bank-on-Tees and was launched on 15 January 1934.[1] Her first owners were the Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, based at Fleetwood.[1] In 1935 she set a number of records for catches landed at Fleetwood, and was present at King George V's Silver Jubilee Spithead Review, representing the port of Fleetwood.[1] She was sold later that year to the Admiralty, who had her converted into an anti-submarine warfare trawler with the addition of ASDIC and a four-inch gun. They classed her and a number of other trawlers as the Gem group, and the name Amethyst was selected.
She continued to serve during the Second World War, but on 24 November 1940, whilst under the command of T/Lt. the W.K. Rous, RNVR, she struck a mine in the Thames Estuary and sank.[2] There were no casualties, and the survivors were landed at Southend, where they were briefly arrested under suspicion of being survivors from a sunken German craft.[1]
amethyst, other, ships, with, same, name, amethyst, naval, trawler, requisitioned, admiralty, prior, second, world, sunk, second, year, earlier, guise, phyllis, rosaliehistoryunited, kingdomnamebuildersmith, dock, south, bank, teesyard, number963launched15, ja. For other ships with the same name see HMS Amethyst HMT Amethyst was a naval trawler requisitioned by the Admiralty prior to the Second World War She was sunk in the second year of the war HMT Amethyst in her earlier guise as the Phyllis RosalieHistoryUnited KingdomNameHMT AmethystBuilderSmith s Dock Co South Bank on TeesYard number963Launched15 January 1934CompletedFebruary 1934Acquired1935RenamedLaunched as the Phyllis Rosalie Renamed Amethyst in 1935FateSunk by mine on 24 November 1940General characteristicsDisplacement447 tonsLength157 feet 3 inchesBeam26 feet 4 inchesSensors and processing systemsASDICArmament1 4 in gunNotesPennant number T12Amethyst was built as the commercial trawler Phyllis Rosalie by Smiths Dock Company South Bank on Tees and was launched on 15 January 1934 1 Her first owners were the Boston Deep Sea Fishing amp Ice Co Ltd based at Fleetwood 1 In 1935 she set a number of records for catches landed at Fleetwood and was present at King George V s Silver Jubilee Spithead Review representing the port of Fleetwood 1 She was sold later that year to the Admiralty who had her converted into an anti submarine warfare trawler with the addition of ASDIC and a four inch gun They classed her and a number of other trawlers as the Gem group and the name Amethyst was selected She continued to serve during the Second World War but on 24 November 1940 whilst under the command of T Lt the W K Rous RNVR she struck a mine in the Thames Estuary and sank 2 There were no casualties and the survivors were landed at Southend where they were briefly arrested under suspicion of being survivors from a sunken German craft 1 References edit a b c d History of Phyllis Rosalie Record of trawlers lost Archived from the original on 24 July 2008 Retrieved 15 August 2008 External links editAmethyst listed in ships launched from Smith s dock51 30 28 N 1 01 15 E 51 50778 N 1 02083 E 51 50778 1 02083 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMT Amethyst amp oldid 1144084423, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,