Additional information courtesy of Christine Simm and Geoff Davidson

Technical

Official Number: 53277
Completed: 1865
Gross Tonnage: 51g
Net tonnage: 38
Length: 64.6 ft
Breadth: 17.4 ft
Depth: 9.5 ft
Rig: Dandy – trawling
Built: J. & C. Hoad, Rye

History

1865: Completed by J. & C. Hoad, Rye as MILO, for Christopher Rice, Hull.
16.01.1866: Registered at Hull (H50).
03.10.1867: Smack JUNO (Capt.Buckingham) and other vessels anchored off Heligoland, riding out heavy WNW Gale. At 11:00 an unnamed schooner anchored nearby began to drag, despite deploying a second anchor. Schooner grounded a mile offshore and crew took to rigging. A boat was launched from MILO but the two crewmen manning did not have sufficient strength to reach the vessel and had to return to MILO. Crew saved by veering a boat from HALO down to the casualty and taking off the crew.
21.01.1869: Two young persons (Henry Durbridge and Thomas Wilson) charged with being suspected persons after being found in the cabin. Reported by a man named Foote. Constable Pickering attended. Both lads remanded.
1.1.1870: Owned by William Jeffs, Kingston-upon-Hull.
07.02.1873: Returned to port with bulwark and other damage, after a collision in the Humber.
17.07.1874: A fisherboy named George Poskitt fell from the masthead. Taken to Hull infirmary suffering head and leg injuries.
12.1877: Sold to George Draper, Grimsby.
12.1877: Registered at Grimsby (GY683).
16.03.1878: Offered for sale along with other ketch rigged smacks. Realised almost £1000 but did not reach reserve.
25.10.1878: Dismasted, sails blown away and bulwark damage. Smack WALTER DREW (Sk. Lyon) closed and towed to port. Salvage claim subsequently went to court.
1.1.1880: Owned by The Grimsby Smack Co Ltd. Grimsby.
1.1.1883: Owned by Harrison Mudd, Holbrook House, Grimsby.
2.1888: Sold to George Miller, 33 Church St, Fleetwood (managing owner). To be skippered by Mr. David Leadbetter.
2.1888: Grimsby registry closed.
21.3.1888: Registered at Fleetwood (FD19).
20.5.1895: Reported that in a moderate NW gale, with squalls, had mainmast carry away. Smack RED ROSE (FD99 ) (Sk. T. Bond) connected and delivered Fleetwood.
06.06.1913: Offered for sale at £150.
11.09.1914: Offered for sale at £750.
1916: Sold for demolition.
19.2.1916: Fleetwood registry closed.

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s.v. Milo FD19
Picture courtesy of The Fred Baker Collection

Sailing Trawler Milo FD19
Picture from the Internet

Changelog
23/01/2009: Page published.
30/12/2015: Information updated.
05/11/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
31/08/2024: Updated history.