Information courtesy of Barry Banham

Technical

Official Number: 123626
Completed: 1906
Gross Tonnage: 87
Net Tonnage: 31
Length: 84 ft
Breadth: 18.9 ft
Depth: 9.6 ft
Engine: C.2-cyl by A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Built: Carnegie & Matthews, Peterhead

History

1906: Completed by Carnegie & Matthews, Peterhead (Yd.No.) for Alexander & George Mair Snr, Portknockie (George Mair Snr managing owner), as TRUSTFUL (BF369).
1915: Requisitioned for war service as a boom tender (Ad.No.2441). Based Longhope. Renamed TRUSTFUL II.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Buckie (George Mair, Portknockie). Reverted to TRUSTFUL (BF369).
1920: Sold to Richard Irvin & Sons Ltd, North Shields (Sir John H. Irvin, Aberdeen, manager). Banff registry closed. Registered at Peterhead (PD366).
1921: Fishing from Fleetwood as a liner (Alex Keay, managing agent).
1922: Sold to William H. Moorhouse, Thornton-le-Fylde (Harry Dingle, Thornton-le-Fylde, manager).
1923: Peterhead registry closed. Registered at Douglas (DO27).
29.12.1924: Fishing off Bray Head, Co. Wicklow, SW gale sprang up and vessel shipped heavy seas. Engine room flooded. About 5.00 pm anchored and let off flares. No response, took to boat and laid off as vessel started to settle, boiler exploded and vessel foundered. After several hours, picked up by Kingstown pilot boat, landed and taken to Dublin.
2.1.1925: Crew returned to Fleetwood. Douglas registry closed.

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08/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.