Additional information courtesy of Andy Hall and Jan Harteveld
Technical
Official Number: 119183
Yard Number: 306
Completed: 1904
Gross Tonnage: 179
Net Tonnage: 51
Length: 110.5 ft
Breadth: 20.9 ft
Depth: 11 ft
Engine: 350ihp T.3-cyl by W. V. V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge
Built: Mackie & Thomson Ltd, Govan
History
14.10.1904: Launched by Mackie & Thomson, Govan, Glasgow (Yd.No.306) for Hugh Alexander, Rutherglen, John Templeton, Roderick Scott and Charles Finlay Paton, Glasgow (64/64 joint owners) trading as The Glasgow Trawling Co Ltd, Glasgow as HEATHER.
11.1904: Completed.
16.11.1904: Registered at Glasgow (GW6). Charles Finlay Paton designated managing owner.
19.10.1907: Noted as arriving alongside East Pier, Greenock.
3.2.1908: While fishing off Fetlar, Shetland and having hauled in trawl boards and hanging, board was inadvertently lowered and jammed the right arm of deckhand Frederick W. Rossetter between the board and ship’s side with elbow and arm severely crushed. Stopped fishing and made best speed for Lerwick where Rossetter was landed for treatment by Dr MacLennan. In the afternoon making ready for sea and stowing the anchor, the anchor was allowed to fall sharply and crushed the second finger of the right hand of James Smythe. Smythe was put ashore to receive attention from Dr MacLennan. Another crewman was shipped before proceeding to the fishing grounds.
9.6.1909: Advertised in Lloyd’s List “Under Owners’ instructions” by Thomas McLaren & Co, Glasgow, the High class Modern steam trawlers, HEATHER (GW6) and BLUEBELL (GW5). Also NETTLE (GW11) and GOWAN (GW9) along with ACTIVE (GN51) and ALERT (GN52).
24.9.1909: In thick fog stranded on Swarth Skerry, Stronsay, Orkney.
24.9.1909: Successfully salved by A. Y. Stirrat, Aberdeen Mutual Steamship & Trawlers’ Insurance Co.
3.11.1909: Sold to Henry Orde McAllister Lees, Edinburgh. Henry Orde McAllister Lees designated managing owner.
7.4.1910: At Granton (Sk. Stevenson) landed 520 boxes of mixed fish caught about 120 miles E by N of Buchan Ness.
29.10.1911: Arrived Burntisland in tow of German steamer HEDWIG HEIDMANN (2084grt/1903) picked up some 70 miles off the Longstones in distress with broken HP cylinder and short on provisions.
31.10.1911: Arrived Granton in tow of local tug.
15.4.1914: While alongside Mearns Quay, Aberdeen. A carter backing a yoked lorry alongside struck Thomas Ellis, a store keeper, who was standing on the edge of the quay, knocking him into the dock. Seeing what had happened, crewman Allan Douglas (27), Leith, a fisherman, jumped in the water and successfully held Ellis above the surface until a line was cast. A ladder was let down and both men rescued, little the worse for their immersion.
19.5.1915: At Edinburgh Sheriff Court, Sk. Thomas Lees was fined £5 after pleading guilty to having entered the Firth of Forth on 15 May between the hours of 1.00 and 2.00am. when entry was forbidden during the hours of darkness under the Defence of the Realm Act.
25.2.1916: At Aberdeen landed a catch of 29 tons for a 15 day trip making £1,074 gross.
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
1918: Sold to New Docks Steam Trawling Co (Fleetwood) Ltd, Fleetwood.
1919: Released.
3.1919: Glasgow registry closed.
26.3.1919: Registered at Fleetwood (FD101). Joseph A. Taylor & Ernest Tomlinson, designated managers.
1919: Sold to Archibald Glen Brown, Granton.
4.7.1923: Fleetwood registry closed.
5.7.1923: Registered at Granton (GN98). Archibald Glen Brown designated managing owner.
8.10.1924: At Belford Magistrates Court, Northumberland, Sk. John Lyle was fined £20 with £3.1.6d expenses and trawl gear confiscated after being found guilty of trawling within the legal limit off the Berwickshire coast on 29 August.
1928: Sold to N.V. Reederij Zaanstroom, Ymuiden.
1928: Remeasured 169g 61n under Dutch rules.
1928: Granton registry closed. Registered at IJmuiden as ROTTERDAM (IJM105).
1930: Sold to Visscherij Maatschappij Rotterdam, IJmuiden.
4.12.1936: Sold for breaking up.
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S.T. Rotterdam IJM105
Picture courtesy of The Jan Harteveld Collection
Changelog
22/12/2008: Page published. 2 updates since then.
29/03/2018: Information updated and image added.
01/01/2020: Updated history.