An Admiralty trawler, probably the 'Seamew' RMG PW1865, William Lionel Wyllie, 1909 ?

An admiralty trawler, probably the 'seamew' the admiralty pendant number '02' on the hull and general appearances suggest this is a study of the trawler 'seamew', which was built in 1909 as the 'nunthorpe hall' and but purchased by the admiralty that april. She was used as a first world war minesweeper, being based at sheerness in 1914, and resumed the name 'nunthorpe hall' when sold back to fishing use in 1920. Date: 1909 ?. Dimensions: Sheet: 253 x 355 mm. Collection: Fine art.