In Parkes ownership. Did not fish from Fleetwood.

Technical

Official Number: 117704
Yard Number: 709
Completed: 1903
Gross Tonnage: 178
Net Tonnage: 67
Length: 110 ft
Breadth: 21.0 ft
Depth: 11.4 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by McColl & Pollock Ltd, Sunderland
Built: Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields

History

1903: Launched by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (Yd.No.709) for The Western Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Bristol as WEYMOUTH.
1903: Completed (Frederick Joshua Sellick, Milford, manager). Registered at Bristol (BL11).
10.12.1905: While sheltering in Corunna Bay (Sk. Longthorpe), five men and five from the MANORBIER CASTLE (LO164) also sheltering, went ashore. Two hours later when the boat was expected back, cries were heard. Sk. Longthorpe put off in the boat and found that the returning boat had been swamped in the surf and seven men washed out; three remained in the boat and one swam ashore.
14.12.1905: Arrived Milford and reported that six men had drowned*.
8.6.1905: At Bantry Bay Petty Sessions, Sk. George Medway was fined £50 for poaching in Bantry Bay. Nets were confiscated.
27.12.1909: Off the Blasket Islands, Co. Kerry (Sk. Woodgate) connected with Cardiff trawler MONARCH (CF9), disabled after condenser explosion and commenced tow to Milford.
29.12.1909: Delivered Milford with seven crewmen.
16.11.1910: Reported that Mate, Frank Whittimore had been washed overboard and drowned.
1911: Sidney Morgan Price, Milford appointed manager.
2.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-6pdr). Renamed WEYMOUTH II (Ad.No.939).
2.4.1915-20.10.1917: Based Milford Haven.
28.6.1915: Off the Smalls, picked up crew of Glasgow barque DUMFRIESHIRE (2622g/1890) torpedoed by Uboat (U24) 25 miles SW of the Smalls while on passage San Francisco-Dublin with barley. Landed at Milford.
11.1917: Based Kingstown.
By 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Milford Haven and reverted to WEYMOUTH (BL11).
8.1919: Sold to Oliver Curphy, Hakin (22/64); Charles Ingram Hole, Milford (21/64) and Frederick Llewellin & Harry Llewellin, Milford (21/64 joint shares) (Oliver Curphy, manager).
8.1919: Bristol registry closed.
12.8.1919: Registered at Milford (M64).
24.11.1919: Sold to North Lincoln Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (T. Sowerby, manager).
3.1926: Sold to F .D. & W. G. Jeffs, Grimsby (G. W. Jeffs, manager).
8.3.1926: Milford registry closed.
11.3.1926: Registered at Grimsby (GY386).
1926: Sold to Walter Garratt, Grimsby (managing owner).
8.1931: Sold to Thomas W. Baskcomb, Grimsby (managing owner).
22.10.1935: Fleet of Thomas W. Baskcomb sold to Fred Parkes, Fleetwood.
11.1935: Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys appointed manager.
3.1936: Sold for breaking up.
31.3.1936: Grimsby registry closed “Broken up”.

(Lost*- All Milford unless stated. WEYMOUTH – Samuel Knight, Second Hand; William Seymour, Brixham, Bosun; William Holman, 2nd Eng; Alfred Brown, deckhand & William Varley, trimmer. MANORBIER CASTLE – Jack Garnett, Hull, Third Hand).

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21/06/2010: Page published. 4 updates since then.