| Name: | JOHN EVANS |
| Type: | Naval Trawler |
| Launched: | 29/05/1919 |
| Completed: | 11/1919 |
| Builder: | Charles Rennoldson & Co |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 204 |
| Dimensions: | 275grt, 113nrt, 125.3 x 23.4 x 12.6ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (12.5, 21 & 35 x 26ins), 87nhp |
| Engines by: | Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 144512 |
| History: | |
| 20/04/1920 | The Admiralty |
| 1921 | W & J Melling, Fleetwood; renamed HARRY MELLING |
| 1935 | Iago Steam Trawling Co Ltd, London |
| 1945 | Yolland & Llewellin, Milford Haven |
| 1948 | Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd (Hewett Fishing Co Ltd), London |
| 1955 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Laid down as JOHN LEWIS |
| 08/1939: Requisitioned by the Admiralty & converted to a minesweeper | |
| 07/1945: Returned to owners | |
| 03/11/1955: Sailed from Fleetwood for delivery to shipbreakers at Ghent |
Above photo as HARRY MELLING is courtesy of Photoship