Additional information courtesy of Mick Downer

Technical

Official Number: 134746
Yard Number: 251
Completed: 1912
Gross Tonnage: 213.27
Net Tonnage: 89.08
Length: 117.2 ft
Breadth: 21.5 ft
Depth: 12.1 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley
Engine: 420ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull

History

17.8.1912: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.251) for John Lawrance Green (64/64), Grimsby as ROWSLEY.
5.10.1912: Registered at Grimsby (GY751). Alick (Alec) Black appointed manager.
5.10.1912: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Barclay & Co Ltd, London (A).
10.1912: Completed.
2.12.1912: Mortgage (A) discharged.
2.12.1912: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to William Somerville Letten & George Somerville Letten, Grimsby for the sum of £4000 with interest at 51/2% (B).
14.7.1914: Vessel mortgaged to William Somerville Letten & George Somerville Letten, Grimsby for the sum of £2250 with interest at 51/2% (C).
11.12.1914: Mortgages (B) & (C) discharged.
11.12.1914: Sold to Walter Harold Beeley (64/64), Grimsby. Walter Harold Beeley appointed manager.
14.12.1914: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to National Provincial Bank of England Ltd, London. (D).
21.12.1914: Mortgage (D) discharged.
22.12.1914: Walter Harold Beeley sold (32/64) shares to Rowland Hill, Grimsby.
22.12.1914: Walter Harold Beeley mortgaged (32/64) shares to National Provincial Bank of England Ltd, London (E).
22.12.1914: Rowland Hill mortgaged (32/64) shares to Nation Provincial Bank of England Ltd, London (F).
6.3.1915: Mortgage (E) discharged.
6.3.1915: Walter Harold Beeley sold (5/64) shares to Sk. John William Ashley, Grimsby.
4.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-6pdr) (Ad.No.1665).
5.1.1917: Mortgage (F) discharged.
10.1.1917: Rowland Hill sold (32/64) shares to Sarah Ellen Hill, Grimsby.
6.1.1917: Sarah Ellen Hill mortgaged (32/64) shares to National Provincial Bank of England Ltd, London (G).
8.4.1918: Mortgagee re-styled National Provincial Bank Ltd, London.
1919: Returned after survey and restoration at Southampton.
16.3.1920: Mortgage (G) discharged.
3.3.1921: Sk. John William Ashley sold (5/64) shares to Walter Harold Beeley, Grimsby.
1.8.1921: Walter Harold Beeley appointed manager.
1.4.1923: Sarah Ellen Hill (32/64) & Walter Harold Beeley (32/64) shares sold to Beeley & Sleight Ltd, Grimsby.
18.9.1923: George Lilmouth appointed manager.
26.7.1926: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to National Provincial Bank Ltd, London (H).
1940: Directed to Fleetwood under wartime control.
29.5.1941: Mortgage (H) discharged.
5.6.1941: Sold to Basil Arthur Parkes (64/64), Fleetwood.
5.6.1941: Basil Arthur Parkes appointed manager.
7.10.1941: Sold to Great Western Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Aberdeen but landing at Fleetwood and working Icelandic grounds.
16.10.1941: Basil Arthur Parkes appointed manager.
26.10.1944: Sold to The “Wyre” Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
28.10.1944: John Wilcock Robinson appointed manager.
29.11.1944: Sold to Ribble Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood.
2.12.1944: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to District Bank Ltd, Manchester (I).
6.1947: Reported that Charles Brabber (50), North Albion Street, Fleetwood, cook, disappeared while the trawler was on the West of Scotland grounds. It is believed that he fell overboard unseen. Steamed to Oban to report loss.
8.12.1947: Stanley James Waltham appointed manager.
9.6.1949: Sydney Bennett appointed manager.
10.6.1953: Last landing at Fleetwood. Laid up.
16.7.1953: Sailed Fleetwood ??.
5.10.1953: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Rees Shipbreaking Co Ltd, Llanelli for breaking up.
13.10.1953: Mortgage (I) discharged.
3.1954: Breaking up completed.
21.6.1954: Grimsby registry closed “Vessel broken up.”

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S.T. Rowsley GY751
Picture courtesy of Alan Hirst

S.T. Rowsley GY751
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

Changelog
22/01/2009: Page published. 5 updates since then.
21/06/2021: Updated history and technical details.