Category Archives: Lost Vessels

Vessels that have been lost

S.T. Tettenhall FD43

Technical

Official Number: 122934
Yard Number: 260
Completed: 1905
Gross Tonnage: 227
Net Tonnage: 72
Length: 125.7 ft
Breadth: 21.9 ft
Depth: 8.8 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by W. V. V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge
Boiler: A. & W. Dalglish, Pollockshaws, Glasgow
Built: J Duthie, Sons & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

19.10.1905: Launched by J. Duthie,Sons & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.260) for Tettenhall Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood as TETTENHALL.
4.11.1905: Mortgaged to Williams Deacon’s Bank Ltd, London (A).
8.11.1905: Registered at Fleetwood (FD43), Louis Cohen, Norbreck appointed manager.
11.1905: Completed.
11.8.1909: Mortgaged to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood (B). James H. Marr appointed manager.
9.10.1913: Mortgage (A) discharged.
10.10.1913: Mortgage (B) discharged.
10.10.1913: Mortgaged to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood (C).
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 91.85net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
6.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (Ad.No.1538).
2.12.1916: James A. Robertson appointed manager.
23.5.1917: Mined 2.4 miles off Lowestoft.
2.11.1917: Mortgage (C) discharged.
8.11.1917: Fleetwood registry closed “Lost on Admiralty service”.

(Lost – Ty/Sk. Albert True; James Bensley, 2nd Hand; George E. Gladwell, Engineman; Henry J. Blowers, Augustus J. Boyce & George Sparrow, deckhands.)

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08/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.

S.T. Tayside FD54

Technical

Official Number: 110985
Yard Number: 192
Completed: 1899
Gross Tonnage: 137
Net Tonnage: 54
Length: 105 ft
Breadth: 20.1 ft
Depth: 8.1 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Gourlay Bros & Co, Dundee
Built: Gourlay Bros & Co, Dundee

History

27.5.1899: Launched by Gourlay Bros & Co, Dundee (Yd.No.192) for The Tay Trawling Co Ltd, Dundee as TAYSIDE.
1899: Completed (Robert Cook, manager). Registered at Dundee (DE117)
1907: Sold to Thomas Davidson, Aberdeen (managing owner).
8.1907: Dundee registry closed.
22.8.1907: Registered at Aberdeen (A156).
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
1918: Sold to Croston Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Ernest Taylor, managers).
1919: Released.
3.3.1919: Aberdeen registry closed.
4.3.1919: Registered at Fleetwood (FD54).
1920: Sold to the The West Carbery Co-operative Fishing Society Ltd, Baltimore, Co. Cork (John Collins, manager).
8.12.1920: Fleetwood registry closed ‘not required by new owners’.
12.1920: Registered at Skibbereen, Co. Cork.
1.1921: Foundered 5 miles ES-E of Galley Head Lighthouse when on passage Baltimore towards Queenstown, Co. Cork.

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08/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.

S.T. Tarantula FD170

Technical

Official Number: 99542
Yard Number: 41
Completed: 1891
Gross Tonnage: 155
Net Tonnage: 57
Length: 100.5 ft
Breadth: 20.5 ft
Depth: 10.7 ft
Built: Mackie & Thomson, Glasgow
Engine: C.2-cyl by Muir & Houston, Glasgow
Built: Mackie & Thomson, Glasgow

History

9.10.1891: Launched by Mackie & Thomson, Glasgow (Yd.No.41) for The British Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull as TARANTULA.
3.12.1891: Registered at Hull (H175).
12.1891: Completed (William L. Robins, manager).
4.1.1901: In Humber estuary in calm conditions in collision with steam trawler MADRAS (H134) which also collided with steam trawler MOLOPO (H484); MADRAS subsequently foundered without loss of life.
15.11.1912: Sold to James Alexander Robertson, Fleetwood.
18.11.1912: Hull registry closed.
19.11.1912: Registered at Fleetwood (FD170).
7.12.1912: Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood (James A. Robertson, manager).
2.1913: Sold to Charles James Smith, Scarborough.
26.2.1913: Fleetwood registry closed.
2.1913: Registered at Scarborough (SH184).
1913: Sold to The Dogger Bank Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Scarborough (Richard W. Crawford, manager).
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 64 net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
1915: Sold to Scarborough Fishing Co, Scarborough.
9.1916: On North Sea grounds (Sk. J. Heritage).
24.9.1916: At 8.30 pm. U-boat (U.57) captured FISHER PRINCE (SH207) 20 miles NE of Scarborough. Put one Lieutenant and eight German crew onboard and cruised in company with U.57. At 10.00 pm. captured OTTER (SH70) and HARRIER (SH36). At 10.15 pm. captured and crew took to boat. At 11.25 pm. captured MARGUERITE (SH214). At 11.55 pm. captured SUNSHINE (SH241).
25.9.1916: At 0.55 am. captured GAMECOCK (SH191). At 1.00 am. captured LOCH NESS (HL71). At 4.00 am. disabled engines of FISHER PRINCE and all German crew left. At 4.30 am. 20 miles NE of Scarborough sank NIL DESPERANDUM (SH186) with bombs. Submarine continued to tow the boats until 5.15 am. when crew were put aboard FISHER PRINCE. At 6.00 am. in position 20 miles NE of Scarborough proceeded to sink all trawlers that had been captured during the night. At about 7.00 am. 20 miles NE of Scarborough captured St. HILDA (HL??), 26 miles E by N of Whitby captured QUEBEC (SH208) and 23 miles NE of Whitby captured TRINIDAD (H336); sank all with gunfire after crews took to boats. At 9.50 am. captured Norwegian steamer TROMP and sent all crews aboard her from FISHER PRINCE. Sank FISHER PRINCE with gunfire.
1916: Scarborough registry closed.

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S.T. Tarantula H175

S.T. Tarantula H175
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Changelog
08/01/2009: Page published. 5 updates since then.
22/04/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.

S.T. Taranaki A445

Technical

Official Number: 129376
Yard Number: 366
Completed: 1912
Gross Tonnage: 247
Net Tonnage: 91
Length: 120.6 ft
Breadth: 22.6 ft
Depth: 12.6 ft
Engine: 79nhp T.3-cyl by W. V. V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge
Built: J Duthie Torrey Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen

History

20.1.1912: Launched by John Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen (Yd. No.366) for John G. Smith, Fleetwood (managing owner) as TARANAKI.
2.1912: Completed.
21.2.1912: Registered at Aberdeen (A445).
8.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-12pdr, 1-6pdr) (Ad.No.347).
1915: Fitted out and also employed as a ‘Q’ ship.
23.6.1915: Operating off the Aberdeenshire coast as a decoy trawler (Lt Cdr Edwards RNR) towing/and in company with HM S/M C.24 (Lt Taylor RN). C-24 stalked and subsequently sank U.boat (U40) in position 57°00N/01°50W; twenty nine dead, unknown number of survivors. Later reverted to minesweeping. Based Granton.
By 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Aberdeen.
1919: Sold to The Stepney Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Scarborough (Abraham Moore, manager).
23.2.1920: Aberdeen registry closed.
2.1920: Registered at Scarborough (SH225).
5.1920: On a North Sea trip (Sk. Charles Wray); ten crew.
9.5.1920: At about 12.30am. hauling some 35 miles NE of Scarborough when a mine was seen snagged on the fore trawl board, veered the winch but mine exploded causing extensive damage to the fore end. Deckhand T. Mollon was killed. As vessel foundered nine survivors took to boat and picked up an hour later by steam trawler Strathspey (A92) which was fishing in the area.

(Survivors – Sk. Charles Wray; Samuel Smelley, Mate; Charles Mansfield, 3rd Hand; George Skelton, Ch.Eng; Thomas Raine, 2nd Eng; Arthur Wray, deckhand; A. Fowler, spare hand; W. Lindsay, fireman and W. Hollingsworth, cook)

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08/01/2009: Page published. 6 updates since then.

S.T. Sylvia H439

Technical

Official Number: 109094
Yard Number: 220
Completed: 1898
Gross Tonnage: 213
Net Tonnage: 85
Length: 117.6 ft
Breadth: 21.5 ft
Depth: 11.5 ft
Built: Cochrane & Cooper, Beverley, 1898
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co, Hull

History

3.11.1898: Launched by Cochrane & Cooper, Beverley (Yd.No.220) for Armitage’s Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull as SYLVIA.
21.12.1898: Completed (George T. Armitage, manager).
23.12.1898: Registered at Hull (H439).
1914: Transferred to Fleetwood (James W. Armitage, Fleetwood, manager).
6.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a boom defence trawler. Based Cromarty.
1.1918: Sold to Joseph R. E. Mordaunt, Grimsby.
26.1.1918: Hull registry closed.
30.1.1918: Registered at Grimsby (GY1112).
8.1918: Returned to owner.
10.1918: Sold to Henry Rachkind, Cleethorpes (managing owner).
9.1919: Sold to The Faroe Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (Henry Burns, manager).
11.1921: Sold to Forward Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby.
1936: John Bannister appointed manager.
7.4.1941: Foundered off Faroe Islands in approx position 61.27N 05.48W. after being bombed and damaged by German air attack. Ten crew rescued, one man lost*.
22.7.1941: Grimsby registry closed “Sunk by enemy action 7/4/41”.

*Lost: W.A. Templeman, Grimsby

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S.T. Sylvia H439

S.T. Sylvia H439
Picture courtesy of the Mike Thompson Collection

Changelog
07/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
21/04/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
07/08/2021: Updated history.