| Name: | THOMAS DOWDING |
| Type: | Naval Trawler |
| Launched: | 16/11/1017 |
| Completed: | 22/12/1917 |
| Builder: | Charles Rennoldson & Co |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 191 |
| Dimensions: | 275grt, 113nrt, 125.3 x 23.4 x 12.6ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (12.5, 21 & 35 x 26ins), 61nhp |
| Engines by: | Shields Engineering & Dry Dock Co Ltd, North Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 146616 |
| History: | |
| 1917 | The Admiralty, London |
| 16/08/1922 | Registered at London |
| 26/11/1923 | Hellyer Bros Ltd, Hull; registered at Hull |
| by 1927 | Hull Northern Fishing Co Ltd (WR Nowell, manager), Hull: renamed LEONATO |
| 1936 | Richard Irvin & Sons Ltd, North Shields; registered at Aberdeen; renamed BEN BHEULA |
| 1942 | J Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood |
| 1946 | Pegasus Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood |
| 1953 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1922: Allocated fishing registration number LO550 at London |
| 1923: Allocated fishing registration number H861 at Hull | |
| 1936: Allocated fishing registration number A422 at Aberdeen | |
| 08/1939: Requisitioned by The Admiralty as a minesweeper | |
| 10/1945: Returned to owners |
Above photo is copyright of Fleetwood Maritime Heritage Trust
Above photo as BEN BHEULA is copyright of Peter Brady