Hondo Built 1919 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley as Castle Class Dominick Addison FY 4296 for the Admiralty and completed as a fishing trawler
1919 Sold to Tucker Tippet & Co Ltd Cardiff renamed Tenedos CF 64
1929 Sold to H. E. Rees Milford Haven M 24
1933 Bought by M. W. Howell Milford Haven
28/08/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper FY 517 Renamed Gadfly
03/09/1945 Returned to commercial fishing
1948 Bought by Yolland Bros Ltd Milford Haven
08/07/1948 Bought by J. Marrs from Yolland Bros Ltd FD 277
1952 Sold to Japan Fishing Co Renamed Hondo registered as GY 195
24/11/1960 The vessel was sold for scrap to Van Den Bossche Belgium
Her Details are
- Official Number 139639
- Yard Number 412
- GT 550 NT 200
- Dimensions 171 x 29.2 x 14.7
- Quarter deck 90 Foc’sle 30
- Engines Amos & Smith 86 NHP 10½ knots
Scrapping commenced at Boom 01/12/1960