| Name: | VANGUARD III |
| Type: | Fishing Vessel - Drifter |
| Launched: | 03/12/1903 |
| Completed: | 03/1904 |
| Builder: | Smith's Dock Co Ltd |
| Yard: | North Shields |
| Yard Number: | 739 |
| Dimensions: | 83grt, 18nrt, 82.1 x 18.5 x 8.3ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (12 & 26 x 16ins), 28nhp |
| Engines by: | WVG Lidgerwood, Glasgow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 117573 |
| History: | |
| 07/04/1904 | Martin Gardner & Sons, Cellardyke; registered at Kirkcaldy |
| 1912 | Martin Gardner Jnr, Cellardyke |
| 1919 | Henry Gardner, Cellardyke |
| 1922 | John Hay, Buckie; registered at Buckie |
| 1936 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1904: Allocated fishing registration number KY693 at Kirkaldy |
| 06/1915: Hired by the Admiralty as a patrol boat & hydrophone tender | |
| Armed with 1 x 3pdr gun | |
| 1919: Returned to owners | |
| 1922: Allocated fishing registration number BCK419 at Buckie | |
| 1936: Broken up at Charlestown, Fife |
Above photo is courtesy of Ships Nostalgia