Technical

Official Number: 113194
Yard Number: 265
Completed: 1900
Gross Tonnage: 195
Net Tonnage: 62
Length: 113.6 ft
Breadth: 21 ft
Depth: 11.2 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by Amos & Smith, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull

History

25.6.1900: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull (Yd.No.265) for Willie A. Butt & William Hill, Grimsby as VICTORIAN.
23.8.1900: Registered at Grimsby (GY1189).
24.8.1900: Completed. Willie A. Butt designated manager.
10.7.1912: Sold to The Loyal Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby. Walter W. Butt designated manager.
3.10.1913: Sold to William Ellis, Grimsby. William Ellis designated managing owner.
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 76 net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
1915: New boiler fitted.
8.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-6pdr HA) (Ad.No.1841).
12.1915: Registered at Grimsby as VICTORIAN II (GY1189). Based Harwich.
3.(18).9.1918: Sold to James Coombes. Harrogate. James Coombes designated managing owner.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Grimsby.
1920: Reverted to VICTORIAN (GY1189) (BoT Minute 7273/1920).
15.2.1921: In bound in the Humber (Sk.Neale) in collision with steam trawler GADRA (GY485) (Sk. A. Ellis) which subsequently foundered in position 63/4 cables from Middle Lightship. (Later refloated and returned to service).
4.6.1925: Sold to South Western Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby & Fleetwood. Sir Alec Black, Bart, Grimsby designated manager.
2.11.1925: Sold to Earl Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby. Sir Alec Black, Bart designated manager.
22.9.1927: On afternoon tide arrived Fleetwood in tow of steam trawler ENDYMION (FD62) picked up off Lune light, having steamed 80 miles from fishing grounds after trawl gear fouled propeller and carried away two blades.
29.3.1928: Sold to T. C. & F. Moss Ltd, Grimsby. Thomas C. Moss designated manager.
30.4.1928: Registered at Grimsby as CROXTON (GY1189) (BoT Minute 1167/1928).
11.1.1940: Fishing in the North Sea (Sk. W. Blythe); nine crew. Attacked by two German aircraft with bombs and machine guns, foundered in position 53°20N/02°40E, crew abandoned to boat.
12.1.1940: At 9.00 a.m. after twenty four hours in open seas and having rowed sixty miles, sighted a drifter near North Hammond Knoll Buoy and picked up at 9.45 a.m. by HMD CITRON.(FR439) (P.No.FY.1872). At about 2.00 p.m. landed at Lowestoft.
8.3.1940: Grimsby registry closed “Vessel sunk by enemy action”.

Changelog

08/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
05/03/2020: Information updated.