Category Archives: Lost Vessels

Vessels that have been lost

sv Louie Rigby FD127

Captain Cap information courtesy of Jean-Paul and Annie Chesné

Technical

Official Number: 127580
Completed: 1910
Net Tonnage: 23
Length: 76 ft
Rig: Dandy – trawling
Built: J & J Armour, Fleetwood

History

1910: Completed by Armour Bros, Fleetwood for Thomas Rigby, Adelaide Street, Fleetwood & others as LOUIE RIGBY.
26.11.1910: Registered at Fleetwood (FD127).
1911: Sold to William Preston, Adelaide St, Fleetwood (managing owner).
1921: Sold to Mrs Grace A. E. Cookman, Carbery Lodge, Ascot, Berks (John G. Cookman, manager).
7.1921: Transferred to fish from Milford.
18.6.1923: On Southern Irish coast grounds, stood by Milford smack MINNIE (BM90) (51grt/1904)(Sk.Willard Richards), on fire in hold. Fire could not be contained. MINNIE attempted to run on to the Blackwater Bank off Wexford. Abandoned and crew picked up, vessel foundered shortly afterwards.
9.1923: Dismasted and in distress in heavy seas. Attended by Fleetwood steam trawler SOAR (FD155), connected and towed (18 hours) to Milford Haven.
1929: Same.
5.9.1930: Fleetwood registry closed. No longer fishing.
1935: Sold for conversion to a yacht.
1958: Further converted and renamed CAPTAIN CAP.
1962: Owned by Alain Bombard. Prepared for scientific expedition to the Mediterrenian – Sicily.
1970: Picked up abandoned schooner off Florida coast, towed for 72 hours and delivered safely.
6.1973: Advertised for sale in West Indies.
1975-76: Sold to D. Valin, Fort de France. Martinique for £129,365. Sailed from Grenada to Martinique. Operated by Martinique Charter et Services, Fort de France on day charters- 60 pax.
8.1979: In hurricane David grounded on coral in Fort de France Bay. Refloated by Travaux Sous-Marins Martinique (Jean-Paul Chesné) and returned to service.
8.1980: In hurricane Allen grounded on beach in Fort de France Bay. Refloated by Travaux Sous-Marins Martinique (Jean-Paul Chesné) with no damage.
1980: Sold to Travaux Sous-Marine Martinique, Fort de France, Martinique. After survey by French Marine Marchande (FMM) continued with day charter work.
1982: FMM surveyor required complete re-decking; completed in two weeks.
1983: FMM srveyor required new rudder; fabricated in steel.
1984: After four years charter work (10,000 pax/year) vessel for sale. Sold to French owners owners in Grenada.
1986-87: Foundered after striking a reef in The Grenadines.
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Sailing Trawler Louie Rigby
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sv Louie Rigby FD127

sv Captain Cap, 1982 Martinique
Picture courtesy of Jean-Paul and Annie Chesne

sv Captain Cap at Martinique
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Captain Cap, Martinique
Picture courtesy of Jean-Paul and Annie Chesne

Jean-Paul & Annie Chesne
Picture courtesy of Jean-Paul and Annie Chesne

Changelog
18/02/2009: Page published: 8 updates since then.
29/05/2016: Picture added.

S.T. Bonthorpe FD104

Technical

Official Number: 148219
Yard Number: 54
Completed: 1918
Gross Tonnage: 272.86
Net Tonnage: 105.80 (94)
Length: 125.5 ft
Breadth: 23.5 ft
Depth: 12.7 ft
Built: Collingwood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Collingwood, Ontario
Engine: 480ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Collingwood, Ontario

History

1.1917: Ordered.
1918: Completed by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Collingwood, Ontario (Yd.No.54 or 55) (Canadian “Castle” – “T.R.” class) for The Admiralty (paid for and built under direction of RCN) as TR10.
16.5.1918: Completed and commissioned in the Royal Canadian Navy (1-12pdr).
8.1919: Paid off and laid up.
1920: Accepted offer of Rose Street Foundry & Engineering Co Ltd, Inverness (Captain Donald John Munro CMG RN as agent) to bring drifters with trawlers as escorts to UK for lay-up in Muirtown Basin, Caledonian Canal, Inverness prior to sale and possible refit for classification as steam trawlers (The Rose Street Foundry & Engineering Co Ltd letter dated 12 April 1920). Brought over at The Admiralty’s expense.
1.1926: Still laid up.
2.1926: Rejected offer for all remaining trawlers at £2,000 each (B. Allenby, Aberdeen letter dated 10 Feb 1926).
26.6.1926: Sold “as is” to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Grimsby. Basil Arthur Parkes, Blackpool designated manager.
19.7.1926: Registered at Fleetwood as BONTHORPE (FD104).
9.1927: Engaged in an experimental trip to Canadian waters (Capt Leslie William Caxton). Chartered by Maritime Fish Corporation Ltd, Montreal. Based Canso, NS.
5.1928: Returned to Fleetwood for refit.
6-9.1928: Engaged in experimental trip to West African coast below the Canary Islands (Capt Caxton).
5.1929: Sold to Western Australia Trawling Co Ltd, Perth, Western Australia.
30.5.1929: Sailed Fleetwood for Fremantle, WA (Capt Caxton).
26.8.1929: Arrived Geraldton, WA for bunkers after eventful voyage. Based at Albany, WA using the Town Jetty with Capt Caxton as master. Employed trawling new fishing grounds in the Great Australian Bight. Also fished east of Albany as far as Esperance and made some very good landings.
17.10.1930: Registry noted “Sold out of District”.
1933: Company in liquidation. Laid up at Fremantle with salted boiler.
26.8.1933: Sold to Albany Tug Company, Albany, WA (Alexander Armstrong & Capt Clemence Douglas) for £200. Converted to a tug.
1939: Partnership dissolved, company wound up. Became property of Alex Armstrong, Albany, WA.
27.11.1939: Requisitioned for war service (RAN) as an anti submarine trawler.
10.12.1939: Commissioned in RAN (P.No.FY85).
1941: Fitted out as a minesweeper.
30.6.1944: Purchased by RAN.
17.2.1945: Paid off and laid up.
1948: Sold to Mark Dakas, Broome, WA.
1949: Sold to Mrs Mary Dakas, Broome, WA.
5.1949: Fleetwood registry closed.
23.5.1949: Registered at Fremantle.
1950: Fitted out to a barge tug.
3.10.1950: At Fremantle in 75mph gale, moored in pens, bows driven 15ft into wooden jetty when jetty struck by motor vessel CORAMBA (3551grt/1948) which had broken away from River Buoys. Minor damage.
3.4.1951: Sold to Marine Contractors Pty Ltd, Cairns, Queensland.
17.7.1951: Surveyed after fitting out as a barge tug.
17.9.1951: Fremantle registry closed.
17.9.1951: Alterations to particulars following survey at Albany dated 17.7.1951. 94.06 net.
8.10.1951: Registered at Cairns.
1954: Arrested as firm went into liquidation.
18.8.1954: Sold to Marine Contracting & Towing Co Ltd, Cairns, Queensland.
1955: Laid up at Cairns. Sank at berth and buried under the infill for new sugar terminal at Senrab Point.
4.6.1959: Cairns registry closed.

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S.T. Bonthorpe FD104
Picture courtesy of The Peter Green Collection

S.T. Bonthorpe FD104
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HMAS Bonthorpe
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HMAS Bonthorpe
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5 March 1930 – Capt Leslie William Caxton, Dominic Serventy, and Mate Arthur Shuttleworth
Picture courtesy of The State Library of W.A.

November 1929
Picture courtesy of the State Library of W.A.

November 1929 – Arthur Shuttleworth released cod end.
Picture courtesy of the State Library of W.A.

S.T. Bonthorpe FD104
Clipping courtesy of Geoff Davidson

Changelog
26/04/2014: Information updated.
30/08/2015: Corrected caption.
02/08/2016: Images added.
03/08/2016: Information updated.
19/01/2017: Added newspaper clippings.
18/12/2017: Removed FMHT watermark and added an image.
08/09/2019: Updated information.

S.T. Shackleton FD409

Technical

Official Number: 133443
Yard Number: 559
Completed: 1913
Gross Tonnage: 288
Net Tonnage: 115
Length: 133.5 ft
Breadth: 23.0 ft
Depth: 12 ft
Built: Cochrane & Son Ltd, Selby
Engine: 76HP T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull

History

11.3.1913: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.559) for Pickering & Haldane’s Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull, as SHACKLETON.
14.6.1913: Registered at Hull (H1003).
19.6.1913: Completed. John McCann & Edward Cartwright appointed managers.
14.6.1913: Registered at Hull (H1003).
19.6.1913: Completed. John McCann & Edward Cartwright appointed managers.
5.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a minelayer (1-3pdr) (Ad.No.3219) (P.No.N.0A/N.93).
1920: Returned.
17.5.1922: Sold to The Lancashire Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (James A. Robertson, Cleveleys, manager), manager).
12.7.1922: Hull registry closed.
13.7.1922: Registered at Fleetwood (FD409).
12.10.1924: James A. Robertson died.
12.10.1924: Edward Towne appointed manager.
1.3.1930: Homeward from grounds off St. Kilda (Sk.W. Wilson), in thick fog and swell lost her position when south of Islay and shaping for North Channel. Grounded and stranded amongst rocks and in rough seas on Grannan Bo, north coast of Rathlin Island. Portrush lifeboat launched and Fleetwood trawlers CUIRASS (GY436) and PHRONTIS (FD142) and steamer CARA (1856grt/1929) responded to her distress radio message. Vessels could not approach and Rathlin Lifesaving team over eleven hours in very difficult conditions, rescued all fourteen crew. Crew picked up by CUIRASS and returned to Fleetwood.
11.3.1930: Fleetwood registry closed “Total loss”. Wreck lies in 4-12m in position 55.18.45N 06.14.30W..

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S.T. Shackleton H1003
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S.T. Shackleton FD409
Picture courtesy of David Slinger

S.T. Shackleton FD409 as a minelayer

S.T. Shackleton FD409
Picture courtesy of The James Cullen Collection

Changelog
07/02/2009: Page published. 6 updates since then.
23/04/2017: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
08/12/2002: Added an image.

S.T. Achroite H81

Technical

Official Number: 163935
Yard Number: 596
Completed: 1934
Gross Tonnage: 314
Net Tonnage: 138
Length: 133.2 ft
Breadth: 24.5 ft
Depth: 12.9 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley
Engine: 154nhp T.3-cyl and boiler by Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Speed : 11.4 knots

History

Note: Last Fleetwood coal fired trawler to land at the port

23.4.1934: The Board of Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd decided to exercise their option with Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd to build two more middle water trawlers to the same design as the Avanturine (Yd.No.542) but with amendments in respect of hull dimensions. Contracts were signed with the shipyard and with Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd to make the engines and boilers. The price agreed was £13,854 each vessel. The names chosen were Aragonite and Achroite (The last of nine trawlers built to this design and also the last middle water trawler to be built for Kingston).
Total cost for Achroite, with amendments, fishing gear and other equipment £14,808.2.0d.

30.6.1934: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.596) for the Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull as ACHROITE. (Named by Mrs A. Bird wife of a director of Kingston).
4.8.1934: Registered at Hull (H81).
9.8.1934: Completed trials and accepted, John William Lown, manager.
11.8.1934: Sailed on first trip (Sk. John Stephenson); ten crew.
26.8.1934: Landed (no details).
1938: In Princess Dock, Hull. Boiler fitted with superheater by Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd at a cost of £1,474.18.5d.
1939: On St. Andrew’s dock slip fitted with bronze propeller and additional lifesaving appliances (carley floats). Cost £274.19.0d.
25.7.1939: Insured value £17,200.
15.8.1939: Sailed for Faroes grounds (Sk. W. Swain).
29.8.1939: Landed 940 kits grossed £764.
30.8.1939: Admiralty telegram advising that ACHROITE would be requisitioned (This left Kingston with only two trawlers AVANTURINE (H197) and EUCLASE (H384) fishing from Hull in armed convoys).
31.8.1939: Requisitioned for war service (Hire rate £188.8.0d/month).
2.9.1939: Sailed Hull for Govan with an RN crew. Fitted out as a minesweeper by Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd (1-12pdr) (P.No.FY.914).
3.10.1939: Inspected at Troon after reportedly touching bottom in Sound of Islay; no damage found.
1940: Based Peterhead with M/S Group 19 (Sk. G. W. H. Mortlock RNR).
1.1941: Based Grimsby.
1942: Remained at Grimsby (Actg Sk. Lieut J. Stewart RNR).
1942: Mediterranean.
15.1.1945: Arrived West Hartlepool for restoration by F. O. Kindberg (6 months due to shortage of materials and labour).
12.8.1945: Arrived Hull slipped for various work and Special.
20.8.1945: Returned to owner.
21.8.1945: Sailed for North Sea grounds (Sk.W. Swain).
3.9.1945: Landed 791 kits grossed £2,722.
30.11.1945: Insured value £30,000; for 1946 proposed £35,000.
11.8.1949: Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood (Leslie James Marr, manager) for £35,000 en bloc with IOLITE (H372) for £37,500, total £72500. Fishing from Hull (Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Brough, manager).
29.1.1953: Transferred to Fleetwood.
1956: Geoffrey Alan Marr appointed manager.
11.5.1960: Sold to The Cevic Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Richard Neave, Thornton, manager).
1963: Sold to Haulbowline Industries Ltd, Passage West, Co.Cork.
4.2.1963: On passage Fleetwood-Cork had engine trouble(?) off Coninbeg Light-vessel and put in to Rosslare, Co. Wexford.
6.2.1963: Broke adrift and driven ashore on the Rosslare Strand, 5 miles north-east of Rosslare Light. Eight crew taken off.
10-11.2.1963: In a full storm driven further ashore ending up on beach 2 miles north of Rosslare.
28.3.1963: Hull registry closed “Vessel total loss”.
1963: Wreck sold to P. Roche, Killinick, Co Wexford, stripped of non-ferrous and other usable materials and abandoned.
1986/87: Dispersed by explosives but still visible when sands move.

(Note. Building installment costings:
Shipbuilder
1.6.1934: 1st payment – £3,463.10.0d
11.6.1934: 2nd payment – £3,463.10.0d
6.7.1934: 3rd payment – £3,463.10.0d
19.8.1934: Final – £3,463.10.0d Total – £13,854.0.0d
BOT Fees – £4.15.6d

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S.T. Achroite H81
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S.T. Achroite H81
Picture courtesy of The Frans Schaap Collection

S.T. Achroite H81
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S.T. Achroite H81
Picture courtesy of The Ian Wilson Collection

Changelog
28/01/2009: Page published. 7 updates since then.
15/01/2017: Removed disputed images.
24/09/201: Removed FMHT watermark from image. Added an image.
15/04/2019: Added a picture.

S.T. Pasages FD119

Technical

Official Number: 148221
Yard Number: 60
Completed: 1917
Gross Tonnage: 271
Net Tonnage: 123
Length: 125.7 ft
Breadth: 23.5 ft
Depth: 12.7 ft
Built: Dominion Shipbuilding Co Ltd (Thor Iron Works), Toronto
Engine: 480ihphp T.3-cyl by National Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Goderich, Ontario

History

1916: Ordered by The Admiralty (paid for and built under direction of RCN) (Canadian “Castle” – “T.R.” class) from Collingwood Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Ontario (Yd.No.60) and subcontracted to Dominion Shipbuilding Co Ltd (Thor Iron Works), Toronto.
1917: Launched as TR.14.
10.6.1918: Completed (1-12pdr).
7.1.1919: Paid off and laid up.
1920: Accepted offer of Rose Street Foundry & Engineering Co Ltd, Inverness (Captain D. J. Munro as agent) to bring drifters with trawlers as escorts to UK for lay-up in Muirtown Basin, Caledonian Canal, Inverness prior to sale and possible refit for classification as steam trawlers (The Rose Street Foundry & Engineering Co Ltd letter dated 12 April 1920).
1921: Brought over at The Admiralty’s expense.
1.1926: Still laid up.
2.1926: Rejected offer for all remaining trawlers at £2,000 each (B. Allenby, Aberdeen letter dated 10 Feb 1926).
8.1926: Sold “as is” to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Grimsby (Basil A. Parkes, Blackpool, manager).
16.9.1926: Registered at Fleetwood as PASAGES (FD119).
1926: Transferred to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Basil A. Parkes, Blackpool, manager).
11.1927: Load line assigned to enable cargoes of herring to be carried.
3.12.1931: Homeward with herring (300 kits) from NW coast of Ireland (Sk.J. James); eleven crew. Approaching Isle of Man in severe weather conditions with driving rain and heavy seas. At slow ahead ran ashore at 6.00 am.on sand at Jurby Head, Isle of Man; crew rescued by Ramsey Rocket Corps after Norman Platt, the cook, swam ashore with a line. Vessel sustained bottom damage and embedded in sand.
31.8.1932: Fleetwood registry closed “Total loss”.

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S.T. Pasages FD119
Picture as TR14 courtesy of Ronnie Bell

S.T. Pasages FD119
Picture courtesy of David Slinger

S.T. Pasages FD119
Picture courtesy of The Osta Collection

S.T. Pasages FD119
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Video of as she looks today.
Video courtesy of Isle of Man Harbours

Changelog
25/04/14: Picture 6 added.
26/04/14: Information updated.
11/08.2015: 4 pictures added.
01/05/2016: Added video of the wreck.
30/12/2017: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.

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Fleetwood Steam and Sailing Trawlers

Category Archives: Lost Vessels

sv Louie Rigby FD127

S.T. Bonthorpe FD104

S.T. Shackleton FD409

S.T. Achroite H81

S.T. Pasages FD119