In Parkes (Fleetwood) ownership. Did not fish from Fleetwood
Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow
Technical
Official Number: 113181
Yard Number: 10
Completed: 1900
Gross Tonnage: 196.56
Net Tonnage: 76.55
Length: 111.1 ft
Breadth: 21.3 ft
Depth: 11.5 ft
Built: Built: J. Duthie & Co, Montrose
Engine: 350ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Tindall, Earle & Hutchinson Ltd, Hull
History
1900: Launched by J. Duthie & Co, Montrose (Yd.No10) for Palatine Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Grimsby as IRWELL.
9.1900: Completed.
26.9.1900: Registered at Grimsby (GY1176).
26.9.1900 : Arthur Jeffs appointed manager.
28.9.1900: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to The York City & County Banking Co Ltd, York (A).
22.11.1906: Mortgage (A) discharged.
27.11.1906: Sold to Harry Birch Jeffs (64/64), Grimsby.
30.11.1906: Sold to Harry Birch Jeffs and George William Jeffs (64/64 joint owners), Grimsby.
1.12.1906: George William Jeffs designated managing owner.
30.11.1906: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to The York City & County Banking Co Ltd, York (B).
8.1911: New boiler fitted.
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 79.26 net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
9.2.1915: Mortgage (B) transferred to The London Joint Stock Bank Ltd, London.
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
1919: Released.
26.6.1925: Mortgage (B) discharged.
8.7.1925: Harry Birch Jeffs and George William Jeffs shares (32/64) sold to Fred Birch Jeffs (32/64), Grimsby.
8.7.1925: Harry Birch Jeffs and George William Jeffs shares (32/64) sold to Walter Garrett (32/64), Grimsby.
9.7.1925: Walter Garett designated managing owner.
18.8.1930: Walter Garrett shares (32/64) mortgaged to Barclays Bank Ltd, London (C).
30.9.1930: Fred Birch Jeffs shares (32/64) mortgaged to Barclays Bank Ltd, London (D).
15.12.1930: Fred Birch Jeffs designated managing owner.
11.8.1931: Sold by by order of the mortgagee under mortgages (C) and (D) to Thomas W. Baskcomb (64/64), Grimsby.
11.8.1931: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Barclays Bank Ltd, London (E).
14.8.1931: Thomas William Baskcomb designated managing owner.
28.11.1934: In the North Sea saw distress rockets from motor fishing vessel MOUNT HEKLA (GY304) (Sk. A. Ogmundsson) which was taking in water after striking a submerged object which fouled propeller and stopped engine. Ingress of water was too fast for hand pumps to cope. Closed and took off all four crew before vessel foundered.
29.11.1934: Survivors landed at Grimsby.
22.10.1935: Sold by order of the mortgagee under mortgage (E) to Fred Parkes (64/64), Fleetwood & Blackpool.
25.10.1935: Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys appointed manager.
24.10.1935: Sold to East Anglia Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Grimsby.
31.10.1935: Harvey Wilfred Wilson, Grimsby appointed manager.
29.11.1935: Registered at Grimsby as SAXONIA (GY1176) (BoT Minute R.G.1419/1935 dated 20.11.1935).
27.11.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (Hire rate £49.5.0d/month).
24.1.1940: Returned to owner.
26.7.1944: Sold to James Johnson (64/64), Scarborough.
27.7.1944: James Johnson designated managing owner.
6.8.1948: Sold to Albert Sutton (64/64), Scarborough.
12.8.1948: Albert Sutton designated managing owner.
12.8.1948: Grimsby registry closed.
8.1948: Registered at Scarborough (SH210).
1951: Sold for breaking up.
1951: Scarborough registry closed.
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S.T. Saxonia GY1176
Picture courtesy of The George Westwood Collection
Changelog
23/01/2010: Page published. 4 revisions since then.
18/12/2014: Information updated.
15/11/15: Picture added.
13/08/2018: Removed FMHT watermark.
05/02/2021: Updated history.