HMS St Bees
Ship Number
553
Vessel Type
Saint Class Tug
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
1
Launch Date
September 5, 1918
Delivered
October 24, 1918
Owner
Admiralty
Weight
422 grt
BP Length
135 feet
Breadth
29 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
12 knots
Propulsion
TE 3cyl, coal fired 1250ihp
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Scrapped
 HMS St Bees

Rescue Tug, Saint Class - W23
 
1920 transferred to Simonstown
1922 sold to South African Railways & Harbours Administration, Durban as Henry Burton.
1938 sold to Nils E Moller (Moller's Towages Ltd), Shanghai as Pauline Moller
1947 sold to Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co Ltd, Hong Kong as H W D Pauline and converted to oil.
 
Broken up in Hong Kong by Metal Industries Corp Ltd in 1955.