Technical

Official Number: 117725
Yard Number: 791
Completed: 1906
Gross Tonnage: 220
Net Tonnage: 105
Length: 120.8 ft
Breadth: 21.6 ft
Depth: 11.3 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by W. V. V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge
Boiler: Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow-on-Tyne
Built: Smith’s Dock Co, North Shields

History

8.3.1906: Launched by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (Yd.No.791) for The Western Steam Trawling Co, Bristol as SIDMOUTH.
1906: Completed (Sydney M. Price, Milford Haven, manager).
3.1906: Registered at Bristol (BL1).
14.7.1908: Returned to Milford and reported 2nd Eng Howard Mackeen, Neyland had disappeared the previous day after feeling unwell.
21.2.1912: Arrived Gibraltar with Italian ship CANARA (1425grt/?) of Genoa in tow, picked up leaking on passage Pensacola to Genoa.
9.1912: Transferred to Fleetwood.
1914: Fishing from Milford.
8.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-6pdr)(Ad.No.123).
1919: Returned to owner.
1919: Sold to William Davies & Herbert G. Bricknell, Milford Haven (Herbert G. Bricknell, manager).
7.1919: Bristol registry closed.
31.7.1919: Registered at Milford (M57).
6.4.1926: Inward from the fishing grounds, stranded on Great Castle Head in the Haven while making for the docks.
7.4.1926: Refloated with assistance of KUROKI (M103) but lost her propeller. Delivered Milford.
4.2.1928: Returned to Milford with damage sustained in severe weather conditions on the fishing grounds.
22.10.1928: Fishing off Old Head of Kinsale disabled with broken tailshaft. JENWIL (LO40) fishing nearby hauled and connected for tow to Milford.
23.10.1928: Arrived Milford.
6.1934: Sold to Alexander A. Davidson, Aberdeen (managing owner).
23.6.1934: Sailed Milford for Aberdeen, north about, with runner crew, five hands (Sk. William Wood).
26.6.1934: At western end of Pentland Firth encountered fog and speed reduced but proceeded through. At about 9.10 a.m. abreast Duncansby Head, still in dense fog, set a course SbyE3/4E for Rattray Head. At about 11.00 a.m. when off Noss Head, struck amidships by ROSE (GW26) in vicinity of port wing bunker indenting the plating.
10.7.1934: Milford registry closed.
12.7.1934: Registered at Aberdeen (A103).
29.11.1934: At BOT Formal Investigation (No.S.371) in Aberdeen the Court found that the collision was due to the wrongful act and default of John Macintosh, skipper of the ROSE and the wrongful act and default of Charles Ennis, second hand of the ROSE. Sk. Macintosh was severely censured and ordered to pay £20 towards the costs of the Inquiry; Charles Ennis was also severely censured and ordered to pay £15 towards the costs of the Inquiry.
1937: Sold for breaking up.
9.11.1938: Aberdeen registry closed.

Changelog
05/01/2009: Page published. 4 revisions since then.
01/12/2014: Information updated.