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S.D/T. Lord Rodney LT390 (Seasonal)

Technical

Official Number: 149211
Yard Number: 280
Completed: 1928
Gross Tonnage: 104.47
Net Tonnage: 44.85
Length: 88.0 ft
Breadth: 19.1 ft
Depth: 9.0 ft
Built: Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co (1927) Ltd, Goole
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull

History

20.6.1928: Launched by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co (1927) Ltd, Goole (Yd.No.280) for Lowestoft Steam Herring Drifter Co Ltd, Lowestoft as LORD RODNEY. Completed (Harold Jackson, manager).
19.7.1928: Registered at Lowestoft (LT390).
1930s: Seasonal trawling from Padstow and Fleetwood (Alex Keay, managing agent).
4.9.1939: Requisitioned for war service on Contraband Control (Hire rate £52.18.2d/month).
2.1940: Fitted out as a minesweeping drifter (P.No.FY.877).
26.5.1940: At 6.57pm. ‘Operation Dynamo’ (Dunkirk evacuation) put into effect.
28.5.1940: With Senior Officer (Cdr J. S. M. Glendinning RNR retd) in steam tug JAVA (128grt/1905-500ihp) (Capt W. Jones) left Ramsgate for Dunkirk at 3.00pm (Sk. Robert Durrant) in company with steam drifters LORD KEITH (LT181), LORD COLLINGWOOD (LT183) and LORD St. VINCENT (LT79).
29.5.1940: At 4.30am. ferrying troops to ships. 10.00am. alongside Dunkirk Pier embarking troops. 5.00pm. left Dunkirk beaches for Ramsgate.
1.1942: At Lowestoft as LL drifter.
21.9.1943: Sold to Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull when Basil Parkes bought most of Lowestoft Steam Herring Drifters Ltd better vessels. Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys designated manager.
10.1943: Transferred to War Dept.
8.2.1946: Released.
9.2.1946: Laid up.
2.1946: Returned to owner (Maj. A. W. Suddaby MBE, Gorleston, manager).
28.12.1946: Sold under U.N.R.&R. Scheme and loaned to Poland. (“Dalmor” Przedsiobiorstwo Polowow Dalekomorskich Sp.z.ogr.odn, Gdynia). Registered at Gdynia as EUBENIUSZ (GDY111). Trawling from Gt. Yarmouth with Dutch crew (Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd managing agents).
1.6.1949: Sold to Arthur W. Eastoe, Ronald C. Cook & Richard H. Colby, Lowestoft and John Odde, East Molesey. Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to National Westminster Bank Ltd, London (A).
6.1949: Gdynia registry closed.
9.6.1949: Registered at Lowestoft as LORD RODNEY (LT79).
1.1951: Mortgage (A) discharged.
24.1.1951: Sold to Ronald C. Cook, Samuel Broadley & George Catchpole, Lowestoft.
1950s: Seasonal white fish trawling from Fleetwood.
30.4.1959: Sold to Craigwood Ltd, Aberdeen. George R. Wood designated manager.
1959: Converted to motor by L.B.S. Engineering Co Ltd, Lowestoft, fitted with 3-cyl 4 stroke 300bhp oil engine by A.K. Diesels Ltd, Lowestoft.
1959: Whilst being converted to motor ‘owned’ by Brandon Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft (Alick King).
5.1959: Lowestoft registry closed.
12.5.1959: Registered at Aberdeen (A50).
31.7.1959: Alteration to tonnage and other particulars following survey at Gt Yarmouth 8.7.1959 107.21g 43.71n.
1961: Whaleback fitted.
26.7.1966 (regd): Sold to Hubert Jones, Swansea.
20.5.1969 (regd): Sold to Thomas J. Griffiths & Nellie M. Porter, Swansea with White Fish Authority loan. Peter Wright, Milford designated manager.
1969: At Swansea in collision with Dutch motor vessel PAUL WESTERS (473g/1955).
1972: Repossessed by White Fish Authority.
15.2.1972 (regd): Sold to Guiseppe Antoniazzi, Milford Haven.
23.8.1974 (regd): Sold to Bronislaw Ltd, Mastlebridge, Neyland (Sk. Bruno Linke).
26.3.1975: Sold to Linke Trawling Co Ltd, Mastlebridge, Neyland (Sk. Bruno Linke).
2.1975: Sailed Milford for Swansea towing DEELUX (YH84). Tow parted and recovered by Tenby lifeboat.
1975: Sold to Thomas W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up at Briton Ferry.
11.1975: Arrived Briton Ferry.
8.12.1975: Breaking up completed.
7.1.1976: Aberdeen registry closed. “Vessel broken up. Advice received from owner and shipbreaker. “

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S.D/T. Lord Rodney LT79

S.D/T. Lord Rodney LT79
Picture courtesy of James Cullen

Copyright 2010 Barry Banham for FMHT.

S.D/T. Lord Rodney LT79

S.D/T. Lord Rodney LT79
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S.T. Lord Rodney A50

S.T. Lord Rodney A50
Picture courtesy of Milford Trawlers
© The John Stevenson Collection

S.D/T. lord Rodney LT390

S.D/T. lord Rodney LT390
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Mentioned in despatches

Mentioned in despatches
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S.T. Lord Rodney LT29

S.T. Lord Rodney LT79
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S.D/T. lord Rodney A50

S.D/T. lord Rodney A50
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Changelog
13/05/2010: Page published. 6 revisions since then.
27/10/2014: Picture added.
16/07/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
17/12/2018: Updated information.

S.D/T. Ocean Reaper YH470 (Seasonal)

Wooden Built
Copyright 2010 Barry Banham for FMHT.

Technical

Official Number: 132361
Yard Number: ?
Completed: 1912
Gross Tonnage: 101
Net Tonnage: 35
Length: 89.7 ft
Breadth: 19.7 ft
Depth: 9.7 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by F. W. Carver & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth
Boiler: Riley Brothers (Boilermakers) Ltd, Stockton on Tees
Built: Beeching Brothers Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth

History

1912: Launched by Beeching Brothers Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth (Yd.No.) for Bloomfields Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth (43/64) & John Hubbard, Caister on Sea (21/64) as OCEAN REAPER.
14.5.1912: Registered at Yarmouth (YH470).
5.1912: Completed (James Bloomfield, manager).
30.12.1913: John Hubbard, Caister on Sea sold 21 shares to Bloomfields Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth (William J. E. Green appointed manager).
17.2.1914: Sold to W. J. E. Green Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth (William J. E. Green, manager).
9.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a patrol vessel (1-3pdr) (Ad.No.232) and later fitted with hydrophones. Based Granton.
By 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Gt. Yarmouth (W. J. E. Green Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth).
22.12.1922: Neil Mackay appointed manager.
13.10.1924: At Yarmouth landed 250 crans of herring.
15.7.1925: William J. E. Green appointed manager.
1930s: White fish trawling out of herring season from Fleetwood (Bloomfields Ltd, Fleetwood, managing agents) and Padstow.
12.6.1941: Sold to William James (Milford Haven) Ltd, Milford Haven.
12.11.1941: Sold to George Watt (10/64), George Watt Wiseman (6/64), Edwin Wiseman (6/64), George Nicholl (6/64), Joseph West (6/64), Andrew Davidson (5/64), Charlotte Wiseman (5/64), George William Watt (5/64), George Wiseman (5/64), all Gardenstown; Bella Ritchie Fraserburgh (5/64) & Richard Irvin & Sons Ltd, North Shields (5/64) (George Watt, managing owner).
4.12.1941: Registered at Fraserburgh (FR366). Continued to fish from Milford.
1945: Sold for breaking up.
31.7.1945: Fraserburgh registry closed.

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S.T. Ocean Reaper YH470

S.T. Ocean Reaper YH470
Picture courtesy of The Barry Banham Maritime Photo Collection

Changelog

29/04/2010: Page published. 4 updates since then.
13/07/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.

S.D/T. D’Arcy Cooper YH370 (Seasonal)

Copyright 2010 Barry Banham.
Additional information courtesy of David Slinger

Technical

Official Number: 144156
Yard Number: 1018
Gross Tonnage: 126.61
Net Tonnage: 54.76
Length: 94.35 ft
Breadth: 19.6 ft
Depth: 10.0 ft
Engine: 275ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co ltd, Hull

History

24.4.1928: Launched by Mrs Evelyn H. A. Cooper, wife of Unilever chairman, Francis D’Arcy Cooper, at Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.1018) for Bloomfields Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth as D’Arcy Cooper.
5.6.1928: Completed. Neil Mackay designated manager.
5.6.1928: Registered at Yarmouth (YH370). First skipper Tom Manship.
2.1929: On Gabbard grounds iced up and could not work. Returned to Yarmouth.
1930s: Seasonal trawling from Padstow and Fleetwood (Lowestoft Fish Selling Co Ltd, Lowestoft/Bloomfields Ltd, Fleetwood, managing agents).
26.11.1934: At Gt. Yarmouth landed 140 crans of herring.
16.7.1935: With Sk. Richard Brown in command, along with OCEAN PIONEER (YH189) (Sk. Roper George), represented Great Yarmouth at the King George V Silver Jubilee Review at Spithead.
17.5.1937: Sailed Fleetwood for Spithead, dressed overall for Coronation Review.
20.5.1937: Represented Great Yarmouth at the King George VI Coronation Review at Spithead.
11.10.1938: At Gt. Yarmouth landed 170 crans of herring.
8.10.1939: Requisitioned for war service on Examining Service (Hire rate £63.2.10d/month).
9.4.1941: At Harwich (2nd Hand D. Noble), attacked by German aircraft and in damaged condition beached. Four crew MPK/Killed. Subsequently salved but declared a Total loss, The Admiralty paid £5000 in restitution.
28.11.1946: Yarmouth registry closed.

(MPK – David F. Noble, 2nd Hand (I/C); George F. Hayward, Engineman; John W. Hodds, Seaman. Killed – Bernard P. Oates, O/S)

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S.T. D'Arcy Cooper YH370

S.T. D'Arcy Cooper YH370
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S.D/T. D'arcy Cooper YH 370

S.D/T. D’arcy Cooper YH 370 at Fleetwood.
Picture courtesy of The Barry Banham Maritime Photo Collection

Changelog

29/04/2010: Page published. 5 updates since then.
10/07/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
26/08/2018: Updated information.

S.D/T. Ocean Pioneer YH189 (Seasonal)

Wooden Drifter/Trawler
Copyright 2010 Barry Banham for FMHT.

Technical

Official Number: 137575
Yard Number: 266
Completed: 1915
Gross Tonnage: 90
Net Tonnage: 41
Length: 87.5 ft
Breadth: 19.3 ft
Depth: 9.1 ft
Built: Fellows & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth
Engine: C.2-cyl by F.W. Carver & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth
Boiler: Riley Brothers (Boilermakers) Ltd, Stockton on Tees

History

1915: Launched by Fellows & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth (Yd.No.266) for Bloomfields Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth as OCEAN PIONEER.
5.1915: Completed (James Bloomfield, manager).
6.5.1915: Registered at Gt. Yarmouth (YH189).
9.1917: Requisitioned for war service (1-6pdr) (Ad.No.1334).
1919: Returned to owner.
1920-1939: Seine net fishing in North Sea out of herring season and undertook trials with Spanish pareja trawl with OCEAN TOILER (YH312) at Fleetwood (Bloomfields Ltd, Fleetwood, managing agents).
22.12.1922: Neil Mackay appointed manager.
26.10.1925: At Gt. Yarmouth landed 225 crans of herring.
27.11.1934: In thick fog, 18 miles off Yarmouth in collision with GENEROUS (LT1148) which subsequently foundered. Crew picked up.
15.7.1935: With Sk. Roper George in command and accompanied by D’ARCY COOPER (YH370) (Sk. Richard Brown) represented Great Yarmouth at the King George V Silver Jubilee Review at Spithead.
16.5.1940: Requisitioned for war service on Degaussing Service(P.No.FY.1694) (Hire rate £23.0.0d/month).
1946: Returned to owner.
21.8.1946: Sold to Frederick Donald Haylett, Caister on Sea.
20.9.1946: Sold to Don Drifters Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth (Frederick D. Haylett, manager).
15.10.1947: At Gt. Yarmouth landed 180 crans her last big shot of herring.
1954: Sold for breaking up.
17.11.1954: Yarmouth registry closed.

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S.T. Ocean Pioneer YH189

S.T. Ocean Pioneer YH189
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S.D/T. Ocean Pioneer YH189

S.D/T. Ocean Pioneer YH189
Picture from The George Scales Collection

S.D/T. Ocean Pioneer YH189

S.D/T. Ocean Pioneer YH189
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Changelog

28/04/2010: Page published. 4 updates since then.
09/07/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.

S.D/T. Ocean Reward YH 730 (Seasonal)

Copyright 2010 Barry Banham for FMHT
Crew information courtesy of Sheila Bennett

Technical

Official Number: 132379
Yard Number: 481
Completed: 1912
Gross Tonnage: 95
Net Tonnage: 39
Length: 85.9 ft
Breadth: 18.6 ft
Depth: 9.3 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by W.V.V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge
Boiler: A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Built: A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

13.7.1912: Launched by A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.481) for Bloomfields Ltd, Gt Yarmouth (James Bloomfield (43/64) & Elijah Green (21/64) as OCEAN REWARD.
8.1912: Completed at a cost of £3314 (James Bloomfield, manager).
6.8.1912: Registered at Yarmouth (YH730).
9.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a patrol vessel (1-6pdr HA) (Ad.No.243) and later fitted with hydrophonephones.
13.11.1914: At Lowestoft, parent ship HALCYON. Later based Humber.
By 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Gt. Yarmouth (Bloomfields Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth).
1920-1939: White fish trawling out of herring season from Fleetwood (Bloomfields Ltd, Fleetwood, managing agents) and Padstow.
2.3.1921: Elijah Green sold 21 shares to Bloomfields Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth (James Bloomfield, manager).
22.12.1922: Neil Mackay appointed manager.
12.1939: Requisitioned for war service on Examining Service (Hire rate £27.0.0d/month).
28.5.1940: At 0245 off Dover (Py/Ty/Lieut. Hugh C. Slater RNR) foundered after being in collision with steamer ISLE of THANET (2789g/1925) returning from Dunkirk. Tug LADY BRASSEY (362g/1913) also searched for survivors. Twleve crew MPK*.
7.8.1940: Yarmouth registry closed.

*MPK – Py/Ty/Lieut. Hugh C. Slater, Petty Officers James H. Christie and Norman J. Thorley, Corporal Richard Shrubsole RM, Sk. Leander George, James Richard Todd, Mate, Herbert George Dawkins (Sh. Eng, Stanley Herbert Wymer, 2nd Eng, Jack Clifford Green, Alfred Thomas Hubbard, Simon Sheales, Deckhands, Walter William Durrant, Cook

Note: “Ocean” class design by Alex Hall & Co, of which BRIGHTON O’ THE NORTH (INS382) was the later example, was chosen as the base design for the WW1 Admiralty steel drifter.

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S.T. Ocean Reward YH730

S.T. Ocean Reward YH730
Picture courtesy of The Barry Banham Maritime Photo Collection

Changelog

26/04/2010: Page published. 5 updates since then.
09/07/2010: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
05/07/2021: Updated history.