She was on the Scillies run towards the end of world war 1
LAPWING ON 115771 ( Captain Neil McAlister )
1917- 1920 A Chartered vessel, with a gun mounted aft.. Isles of Scilly.
Penzance was a WWI Naval base, for repairs, etc.,. and for Convoy assembly to North France.
Steel screw steamer.
Built 1903 by Scott and Sons, Bowling
194 GRT
135.2ft L, 21.2ft B, 9.4ft D.
Compound ( two cyl) steam engine and one single ended boiler supplied by Hutson and Sons , Glasgow
One deck
Owners : MacBrayne and Co
Port of Registration : Glasgow.
Raymond Forward
