| Name: | JAMES PATERSON |
| Launched: | 21/07/1902 |
| Completed: | 09/1902 |
| Builder: | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 218 |
| Dimensions: | 247grt, 6nrt, 125.0 x 24.1 x 12.5ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (16.25, 28 & 46 x 30ins), 98rhp |
| Engines By: | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 101744 |
| History: | |
| 17/11/1902 | James Paterson & Co Proprietary Ltd; registered at Melbourne |
| 31/10/1961 | McIlwraith McEacharn Ltd, Melbourne |
| 09/09/1963 | PN Dent, Melbourne |
| 31/01/1964 | DC Aarons, Melbourne |
| 14/04/1966 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 11/09/1902: Sailed from the Tyne for Melbourne |
| Capt Hartley Watson was tug master from 1907 to 1948 | |
| He refused to allow the bridge to be glassed up | |
| It was immediately done on his retirement | |
| 16/10/1965: Confiscated by Melbourne Harbor Trust Commissioners & offered for sale | |
| 14/04/1966: Towed away to be broken up by Ellis Wrecking Co Pty, Footscray. | |
| Thanks to Buster Browne for the above details |
Above - Minesweeping in Bass Strait during WW1. Photo is courtesy of Buster Browne
Above photo is copyright of Allan C Green
Above photo is courtesy of Buster Browne
Above photo is courtesy of Buster Browne
Above photo is copyright of Allan Green
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 30/09/1902