Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow and David Slinger.

Technical

Official Number: 10849
Yard Number: 581
Completed: 1898
Gross Tonnage: 174
Net Tonnage: 45
Length: 110 ft
Breadth: 21.1 ft
Depth: 11 ft
Engine: 400ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by MacColl & Pollock, Sunderland
Built: Edwards Bros, North Shields

History

7.2.1898: Launched by Edwards Bros, North Shields (Yd.No.581) for Britannia Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Grimsby as NILE.
14.3.1898: Registered at Grimsby (GY500). George William Parker, designated manager.
3.1898: Completed.
17.3.1898: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to The York City & County Banking Co Ltd, York (A).
15.12.1900: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to George William Parker, Grimsby (B).
3.1902: Chartered by James Herbert Marr, Fleetwood.
29.5.1902: J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood formed.
9.12.1902: Sold by order of the mortgagee under mortgage (A) to J. Marr & Son Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood for £3400.
13.12.1902: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Williams Deacon’s Bank Ltd, London (C).
15.12.1902: James Herbert Marr designated manager.
12.8.1904: Grimsby registry closed.
15.8.1904: Registered at Fleetwood (FD11).
1905: Lengthened to 123.0 x 21.1 x 10.9 196.35g 77.78n (BoT Cert dated 27.7.1905).
18.8.1905: Re registered at Fleetwood (FD11) after material alterations.
11.4.1911: At Fleetwood landed 400 boxes from a 13 day Iceland trip.
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 67.21net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
6.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a boom defence trawler.
26.5.1916: Mortgage (C) discharged.
20.11.1916: Sold to Andrew Walker, Aberdeen.
29.11.1916: Andrew Walker designated managing owner.
8.7.1918: Sold to Thomas G. Hancock, Hakin.
10.7.1918: Thomas G. Hancock designated managing owner.
16.7.1918: Fleetwood registry closed.
20.7.1918: Registered at Milford (M186). Based Scapa.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Milford Haven.
18.3.1920: Damaged by JAMES CHRISTOPHER (LO248) while waiting to lock out in Milford.
20.10.1922: Sailed Plymouth for fishing grounds off the SW of Ireland (Sk. William Grieves Payne).
21.10.1922: Struck rock on entering Crookhaven, Co. Cork.
24.10.1922: Sailed Crookhaven for the fishing grounds. In the seaway vessel found to be taking water and subsequently foundered 10 miles off Muirhead, Crew taken onboard steam trawler SEA ROVER (LO395).
25.10.1922: Landed at Milford.
4.11.1922: Milford registry closed “Foundered”.

Changelog
01/01/2009: Page published. 6 updates since then.
04/02/2016: Minor information update.
26/06/2021: Updated history and technical details.