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USS George Clarke

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
World War I Victory Medal
Castle Class Trawler:
  • Built by J.P. Rennoldson, South Shields, England (YN 305) 1
  • Launched, 02 October 1917
  • Completed, 20 December 1917
  • Acquired by the Navy, spring 1919
  • Commissioned USS George Clarke, 15 May 1919
  • Decommissioned at Brighton and returned to the Admiralty, 11 August 1919
  • Registered at London (B143865), 22 November 1919
  • Registered to Hull Northern Fishing Co, Hull, renamed Tranio, 26 November 1923
  • Registered to Harry Eastoe Rees, Milford, 13 February 1936
  • Wrecked off the Aran Islands, Co Galway,04 March 1938
  • Declared a total loss, but refloated and repaired
  • Registered to Saint Andrew's Steam Fishing Co, Hull, November 1938
  • Renamed Lady Stanley, 04 January 1939
  • Requisitioned by the Royal Navy and converted to an Auxiliary Patrol Vessel, 1940
  • Converted to a Minesweeper, May 1941
  • Returned to her owners, September 1945
  • Registered to JC Llewellin (Trawlers), Milford, 1945
  • Registered to Stephen Fishing Co., Aberdeen, 1948
  • Registered to Seafield Fishing Co., Aberdeen, 1956
  • Sold to BISCO & allocated to Metal Industries (Salvage) Ltd., 1960
  • Arrived at Charlestown for breaking up, 03 December 1960
  • Final disposition, breaking up commenced, 16 April 1962
    1. DANFS incorrectly lists builder as Smiths Dock Co., Middlesbrough, England.
    Specifications:
  • Displacement 550 tons
  • Length 135'
  • Beam 22'
  • Draft 14' 5"
  • Speed 10 knots
  • Complement 25
  • Armament one 12-pounder
  • Propulsion one boiler, one triple-expansion steam engine (12.5-21-35 x 26), one shaft, 430ihp
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    George Clarke
    1217985301    		 60k As Lady Stanley during World War Two.
    Imperial War Museum photo FL 14495    		 John Spivey
    Commanding Officers
    01LT(JG) Edwin Vernon Wilder, USN - Awarded the Navy Cross (1920)15 May 1919 - 11 August 1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
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    DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command website
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