Technical
Official Number: 121609
Yard Number: 792
Completed: 1906
Gross Tonnage: 231.25
Net Tonnage: 64.95
Length: 120.6 ft
Breadth: 21.6 ft
Depth: 11.5 ft
Built: Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields
Engine: T.3-cyl by Shields Engineering Co Ltd, North Shields
History
9.7.1906: Launched by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (Yd.No.792) for James Thomas, Milford Haven (managing owner) as EDWARD VII.
8.1906: Completed.
3.8.1906: Registered at Milford (M196).
1.1.1907: At anchor off Milford Docks, CAMBRIA (M92) ran into port side, midships causing damage to bulwarks (Sk. W. Aldridge).
26.12.1908: 70 miles NW by N from Bull light in strong SW wind lost boat and broke gallows port side while shooting the trawl (Sk. H. Julier).
21.12.1909: 250 miles W of St. Ann’s Head lost boat in heavy seas (Sk. H. Julier).
17.12.1910: In Milford Docks lock pit (Sk. John Collins), failed to go astern and ran into stern of Brixham smack REGARD (BM95)(54g/1906/,Sk. Harry Worth Jnr) causing damage.
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 88.38 net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
8.1914: Requisitioned for war service and fitted out at Devonport as a minesweeper (1-6pdr HA) (Ad.No.22). Based Plymouth.
1917: Fitted out for cable repair duties. Based The Nore.
16.10.1917: Sold to The “Wyre” Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood Magnus B. J. Wedum designated manager.
8.4.1918: Sold to Walter Harold Beeley, Grimsby (managing owner).
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Grimsby.
12.5.1919: Sold to Walter Harold Beeley, Albert Robinson, Albert E. Riggal, Nelson Blow, Grimsby and George A. Riggal, Bournemouth (Walter H. Beeley, managing owner).
31.10.1919: Milford registry closed.
8.12.1919: Registered at Grimsby (GY581).
7.1920: Sold to Staples Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (Walter Harold Beeley, manager).
2.1922: Sold to Sleight’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (Sir Ernest Sleight, Bart, manager).
2.2.1929: Homeward through Pentland Firth, struck the Whale’s Back rock, refloated but grounded on the Buff of Brims reef, Brims Ness. Crew of ten rescued by Thurso lifeboat Sarah Austin (Cox Angus McPhail).
3.2.1929: Crew landed at Thurso.
2.1929: Vessel became a total loss.
20.9.1929: Grimsby registry closed.
Changelog
19/12/2008: Page published, 5 updates since then.
24/05/2020: Updated information.