Technical

Official Number: 109529
Yard Number: 174
Completed: 1898
Gross Tonnage: 165
Net Tonnage: 51
Length: 104.2 ft
Breadth: 21 ft
Depth: 10.7 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Muir & Houston, Glasgow
Built: Mackie & Thomson, Govan

History

12.3.1898: Launched by Mackie & Thomson, Govan (Yd.No.174) for Hagerup, Doughty & Co Ltd, Grimsby as ROCHESTER.
4.1898: Completed (Fred E. Hagerup, manager).
7.5.1898: Registered at Grimsby (GY671).
4.4.1906: Transferred to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co (Grimsby) Ltd, Grimsby (John D. Marsden, manager) on the formation of the company.
03.11.1908: Stranded at Easington. Refloated and returned to service.
11.1913: New boiler fitted.
10.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-3pdr) (Ad.No.642). Based Kirkwall.
By 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Grimsby.
21.10.1920: Transferred to Lowestoft.
8.1.1925: Grimsby registry closed.
9.1.1925: Registered at Lowestoft (LT153).
9.1927: Owners restyled Consolidated Fisheries Ltd (Sir John D Marsden, Bart, manager).
1941: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys, manager).
1944: Sold to Eton Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (George Gillard, manager). Registered at Hull (H59).
27.7.1944: Mined 27 miles ENE of Withernsea Lighthouse whilst steaming home (Sk.Arthur E. Ward); eleven crew lost*, one man picked up+. Approximate position of wreck 53°54N/42°30E.

(Lost* – Sk.Arthur E. Ward (38); John Lilley (58) 2nd Hand; Henry Laverick, 3rd Hand; Edward Kilkenny (55), Bosun; Robert W. Brown (38), Ch Eng.; Charles W. Smith (51), 2nd Eng.; William Conroy (33) & Edwin A Whifield (26), spare hands; Frederick W. Swales (35) & William Cowan (50), trimmers and James R. Middlemiss (53), cook).

(Saved+ – Frank East)

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S.T. Rochester GY671
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S.T. Rochester LT153
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Changelog
04/01/2009: Page published. 5 updates since then.
08/04/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from image.
07/05/2020: Added an image and updated information.