Additional information courtesy of Barry Banham Milford Trawlers

Technical

Official Number: 128755
Yard Number: 486
Completed: 1911
Gross Tonnage: 261.53
Net Tonnage: 102.69
Length: 125.2 ft
Breadth: 22.0 ft
Depth: 12.25 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons, Selby
Engine: 450ihp T.3-cyl by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Boiler: J. T. Eltringham & Co, South Shields

History

30.5.1911: Launched by Cochrane & Sons, Selby (Yd.No.486) for Southern Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Waterford, Co. Waterford, as XYLOPIA.
27.7.1911: Registered at Milford (M102). Cornelius C. Morley, Milford appointed manager)
3.8.1911: Completed.
16.8.1911: First landing at Milford.
29.9.1912: Last landing at Milford.
10.1912: Transferred to Fleetwood (Messrs Morley & Price, managers).
26.2.1913: Returned to Pembroke Dock to fit out for 12 month charter to The Admiralty (target towing).
7.1914: Sold to The Admiralty and fitted out as a minesweeper (1-12pdr HA) (Ad.No.17).
28.12.1915: Landed 9 survivors at Harwich from WILLIAM MORRISON (A355) (Ad.No.3217) mined and lost 2miles NNE of Sunk Head Buoy.
7.7.1919: Sold to Mrs Emma Bishop, Havorfordwest; John Walters, Milford Haven; Thomas G. Bishop, Goodwick; Evan Davies and David Morgan, Fishguard. John H. Bishop, appointed manager.
8.4.1920: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Barclays Bank Ltd, London (A).
10.4.1920: Sold to The Direct Fish Supplies Ltd (64/64), London. George W. P. Margarson appointed manager.
11.9.1921: Last landing at Milford.
9.1921: Transferred to Grimsby.
14.10.1921: Milford registry closed.
7.11.1921: Registered at Grimsby (GY1306).
7.11.1921: John McRea Knight, Milford appointed manager.
23.3.1922: Company in voluntary liquidation.
10.8.1922: Placed in compulsory liquidation.
6.9.1922: Sold by mortgagee under mortgage (A) to Thomas William Baskcomb (64/64), Grimsby.
6.9.1922: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Barclays Bank Ltd, London (B).
12.9.1922: Thomas William Baskcomb designated managing owner.
22.10.1935: Sold by mortgagee under mortgage (B) to Fred Parkes, Blackpool and Fleetwood.
24.10.1935: Sold to Charles Dobson (64/64), Grimsby.
29.10.1935: Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys appointed manager.
29.10.1935: Charles Dobson designated managing owner.
29.9.1937: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Midland Bank Ltd, London (C).
13.3.1941: Mortgage (C) discharged.
26.5.1941: Sold to Kopanes Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby.
26.5.1941: Joseph George Little appointed manager.
17.8.1942: Requisitioned for war service on miscellaneous Naval duties (Hire rate £65.10.0d/month).
19.8.1942: Returned. 18.7.1944: Joseph Reynolds Cobley appointed manager.
1952: Sold to BISCO and allocated to C. W. Dorkin & Co Ltd, Gateshead for breaking up.
1.3.1952: Arrived Tyne.
21.5.1952: Grimsby registry closed “Vessel broken up”.

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S.T. Xylopia M102
Picture courtesy of The John Clarkson Collection

S.T. Xylopia GY1306
Picture courtesy of Mark Stopper

Changelog
08/01/2009: Page published. 3 revisions since then.
29/12/2014: Information updated.
05/03/2015: Information added.
01/05/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.