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S.T. Cave H643

Additional information courtesy of Andy Hall

Technical

Official Number: 116085
Yard Number: 303
Completed: 1902
Gross Tonnage: 247
Net Tonnage: 93
Length: 125 ft
Breadth: 21.5 ft
Depth: 12 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby
Engine: 70hp T.3-cyl and boiler by Charles D. Holmes & Co, Hull

History

8.7.1902: Launched by Cochrane & Sons, Selby (Yd.No.303) for James H. Collinson, Hull (managing owner) as CAVE.
15.9.1902: Completed.
17.9.1902: Registered at Hull (H.643).
11.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-12pdr) (Ad.No.389).
30.12.1916: Additional 1-6pdr HA fitted. Northern Patrol.
By 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Grimsby.
23.10.1923: Transferred to Exors of late James H. Collinson – Harry Collinson, Henry Hewett & Jesse Spring (64/64 joint owners), Hull.
30.1.1924: Connected with steamer ELVENES (3899grt/1901) disabled with damaged rudder and delivered Stornoway.
3.6.1924: Awarded £2600 by Admiralty Court for assistance to steamer ELVENES.
2.7.1924: Sold to Harry, Stanley & Charles Collinson, Hull.
10.10.1924: Sold to Harry & Stanley Collinson, Hull.
25.1.1930: When entering Kirkwall, Orkney ran aground. Worked the engine, came afloat and berthed: no damage.
10.8.1933: Sold to The Dalby Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Bowden Ramster, manager).
2.12.1935: When entering Stornoway, Isle of Lewis ran aground and held fast. Steam trawler TRANSVAAL (FD381) connected and refloated; berthed for survey.
16.3.1937: Homeward from the fishing grounds in very heavy weather when 30 miles west of Dhu Artach Light shipped a heavy sea and three crew swept across deck and dashed against ironwork. John Randle sustained head injuries and Tom Garwood and John Snasdall body injuries.
17.3.1937: Put into Oban for medical assistance; all three taken to West Highland Cottage Hospital, Randell was unconscious and his injuries serious.
6.8.1943: Sold to J. Bennett (Wholesale) Ltd, London (William A. Bennett, manager). Landing at Fleetwood from Faroe and Iceland grounds.
20.5.1943: Typical landing. From Iceland grounds. 1,300 kits – cod/codling-1,250, haddock-2, whiting-8, flats-20, ling/coley-20.
30.11.1945: Insured value £14,000; for 1946 proposed same.
21.10.1946: Sold to William Flockhart, Newhaven, Edinburgh & others (trading as Ocean Fishing Co, Newhaven) (George A. Ward, manager).
7.11.1947: Sold to Joseph Croan, Edinburgh.
12.8.1948: Sold to Den Fishing Co Ltd, Dundee (Harry McFarlane, Broughty Ferry, manager).
1950: Sold to BISCO and allocated to P. & W. McLellan Ltd, Bo’ness for breaking up.
3.5.1950: Arrived Bo’ness from Granton under own power.
22.12.1950: Hull registry closed.

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S.T. Cave H643

S.T. Cave H643
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S.T. Cave H643

S.T. Cave H643
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Changelog
23/01/2009: Page published. 10 revisions since then.
20/08/2014: Broken image link repaired.
28/07/2016: Information added.
30/12/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
08/11/2019: Updated information.

S.T. Alida FD192

Technical

Official Number: 139208
Yard Number: 275
Completed: 1915
Gross Tonnage: 270
Net Tonnage: 105
Length: 128.9 ft
Breadth: 23.0 ft
Depth: 12.7 ft
Built: Dundee Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Dundee
Engine: T.3-cyl by W. Beardmore & Co Ltd, Glasgow

History

12.1915: Completed by Dundee Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Dundee (Yd.No.275) for the The Lancashire Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood as ALIDA.
10.12.1915: Registered at Fleetwood (FD192). Requisitioned by The Admiralty from the builders and fitted out as armed trawler (1-6pdr) (Ad.No.1977).
1919: Returned to owner at Fleetwood (James A. Robertson, manager).
12.10.1924: Edward Towne appointed manager.
20.6.1929: Pursued by HMS SPEY when illegally trawling in the Firth of Clyde.
21.6.1929: At Campbeltown Sheriff Court, Sk. William Harrison, pleaded guilty and was fined £170, to illegal trawling, concealment of identification marks and for refusing to stop. The nets and gear were ordered to be forfeited. For assaulting an AB of the boarding party, Jack Weyman, deckhand was fined £3.3s.
1930: Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood (Geoffrey Edwards Marr, manager).
20.10.1932: At Stornoway Sheriff Court, Sk. William Rendall Drever was fined £100 for fishing within the limit in the Minch, 21/4 miles off Tolsta. Nets and gear were forfeited and further fine of £15 was imposed for not displaying regulation lights.
22.1.1940: Requisitioned for war service as a boom defence vessel (P.No.Z.152) (Hire rate £74.5.0d/month).
23.11.1943: Compulsorily acquired by M.O.W.T.
23.5.1944: Assigned to Operation Neptune – Normandy landings.
6.6.1944: Replaced Netherlands trawler UIVER as boom defence vessel in Mooring Force B.
3.7.1944: Operation Neptune ended.
1944: Based at Felixstowe (Groom & Sons Ltd, Harwich, agents).
1946: Laid up at Felixstowe.
16.4.1947: Advertised for sale by tender and open for inspection. Not to be resold within two years.
24.4.1947: Tenders closed.
1947: Sold to Jacques Bakker en Zonen, Bruges for breaking up.

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S.T. Alida FD192

S.T. Alida FD192
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S.T. Alida FD192

S.T. Alida FD192
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Changelog
23/01/2009: Page published. 11 revisions since then.
15/07/2015: Information updated.
04/06/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
19/06/2019: Updated information.
05/03/2022: Added an image.

S.T. Luneda (1) FD230

Additional information courtesy of Birgir Þórisson

Technical

Official Number: 132412
Yard Number: 539
Completed: 1912
Gross Tonnage: 288
Net Tonnage: 116
Length: 130 ft
Breadth: 23 ft
Depth: 12.7 ft
Engine: 65hp T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby

History

14.9.1912: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.539) for The Lancashire Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood as LUNEDA.
7.11.1914: Completed.
8.11.1912: Registered at Fleetwood (FD230). James A. Robertson designated manager.
12.11.1912: Sailed Hull for fishing grounds and delivery Fleetwood.
11.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-12pdr, 1-7.5” A/S Howitzer) (Ad.No.926). Based Berehaven, Co. Cork.
1917: Icelandic trawler-owners sold 10 trawlers to the French navy. Export licence was contingent upon replacing the ships as soon as possible after the war.
1919: Icelandic trawler-owners ordered 11 new trawlers from Britain and 5 from Germany.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Fleetwood.
1920: Delivery of new Icelandic trawlers delayed, in case of England by strikes. Fearing to lose the main salting season (March-June), several owners resorted to leasing trawlers from Fleetwood.
3.1920: Hired by Icelandic owners for the salting season and based Reykjavik.
12.10.1924: James A. Robertson died.
10.1924: Alan Marr designated manager.
1.12.1925: Alan Marr died.
12.1925: Edward Towne, Blackpool designated manager.
17.1.1929: Sailed Fleetwood with surveyor onboard for Sound of Eriskay where Fleetwood steam trawler ROSA MARIS (FD43) was fast on the Red Rocks. 18.1.1929: Late evening arrived Eriskay.
4.1929: Geoffrey Edwards Marr designated manager.
10.1.1935 – 13.2.1935: Made three landings into Hull from Faroe grounds.
4.12.1935: Arrived Fleetwood from Faroe grounds with considerable damage to stem.
2.6.1936: Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood. Geoffrey Edwards Marr designated manager.
1936: Ran aground at Faroe Isles but refloated.
8.2.1937: Sailed Fleetwood for West of Scotland grounds (Sk. Richard Snape); twelve crew.
9.2.1937: In the morning approaching Islay in heavy snowstorm, zero visibility and strong swell, struck rocks off Ardbeg, offshore of Carmichael’s Rock. Tried to refloat with engines but came fast with forepeak flooded and listed. Crew took to boat but lost their direction and with ebb drifted away from shore. As the snow storm passed the puffer PIBROCH (96grt/1923) (George C. Thomson, Master) on passage Glasgow-Port Ellen sighted the wreck and discovered her abandoned, a search to seaward in the poor visibility found the boat and the crew were landed at Ardbeg.
24.2.1937: Fleetwood registry closed “Total loss”.

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S.T. Luneda FD230

S.T. Luneda FD230
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S.T. Luneda FD230

S.T. Luneda FD230
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S.T. Luneda FD230

S.T. Luneda FD230
Passing the ferry Bourne-May. Picture courtesy of The Peter Hearn Collection

Changelog
22/01/2009: Page published. 2 updates since then.
19/07/2015: Picture added.
23/03/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
31/05/2019: Updated the history.
18/02/2021: Updated history.

S.D/T. Coriedoune – BCK417

Technical

Official Number: 120370
Yard Number: 345
Completed: 1907
Gross Tonnage: 91
Net Tonnage: 45
Length: 82.1 ft
Breadth: 18.4 ft
Depth: 8.6 ft
Built: Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields
Engine: C.2-cyl by MacColl & Pollock Ltd, Sunderland

History

1907: Completed by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (Yd.No.345) for Smith’s Dock & Trust Co Ltd, North Shields (Archbald Miller, Gt Yarmouth, manager) as TWO.
6.6.1907: Registered at Yarmouth (YH211).
1908: James Bloomfield appointed manager.
1.1915: Requisitioned for war service as an A/S net drifter (Ad.No.1049). Based Taranto.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Gt. Yarmouth.
29.7.1920: Sold to West Country Fishing & Curing Syndicate Ltd, Falmouth (John A. Collett, London, manager).
17.5.1921: Sold to Fish Traders Ltd, London (Andrew Robertson, Aberdeen, manager).
12.1922: Sold to James, John & William Smith & J. Farquhar, Portessie, Buckie (William Smith managing owner).
1.1.1923: Yarmouth registry closed.
1.1923: Registered at Buckie as CORIEDOUNE (BCK417).
1926: John Farquhar, Buckie managing owner.
1935: Sold to Alex Keay, Fleetwood (managing owner).
1949: Sold to Joseph Duthie, Fraserburgh.
29.7.1949: Registered at Fraserburgh (FR481).
2.8.1949: Condemned. Fraserburgh registry closed. Sold for breaking up.

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S.D. Coriedoune BCK417

S.D. Coriedoune BCK417
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Changelog
22/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
02/01/2020: Information updated.

S.T. Trent FD12

Additional information courtesy of Andy Hall and Peter Coxon

Technical

Official Number: 114305
Yard Number: 753
Completed: 1904
Gross Tonnage: 218
Net Tonnage: 64
Length: 121 ft
Breadth: 21.6 ft
Depth: 11.9 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Shields Engineering Co Ltd, North Shields
Boiler: R. Stephenson & Co Ltd, Hebburn on Tyne
Built: Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields

History

22.9.1904: Launched by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (Yd.No.753) for The “Wyre” Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood as TRENT.
31.10.1904: Registered at Fleetwood (FD12), Richard C Ward & John N. Ward appointed joint managers.
11.1904: Completed.
11.2.1906: Off Antrim coast, north-west of Rathlin Island stood by and then with steam trawler LARK (GY383) connected to Sunderland registered West Hartlepool steamer QUEEN WILHELMINA (3950g/1898) which had lost her propeller nine days previously in the Atlantic 160 miles west of Rockall while on passage Tyne – Baltimore in ballast. Commenced tow to Belfast.
12.2.1906: Off Tor Point, Co. Antrim, at 10.00am. steam trawler WYRE (FD196) came upon them, made fast and assisted in the towage.
13.2.1906: At 4.45pm delivered safely to anchor in Belfast Lough.
23.5.1906: In the High Court of Justice – Admiralty Division, awarded the sum of £3,800 in respect of the salvage of the QUEEN WILHELMINA.
24.12.1906: Mortgaged to Lancaster Banking Co Ltd, Lancaster @ 5% interest (A).
24.2.1909: John N. Ward appointed manager.
8.4.1909: Mortgage (A) discharged.
22.4.1909: Mortgaged to Manchester & Liverpool District Banking Co Ltd, Manchester @ 5% interest (B).
10.4.1912: Magnus B. J. Wedum appointed manager.
8.1913: New boiler fitted.
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 84.41net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
16.1.1914: Mortgage (B) discharged.
8.1914: Requisitioned for war service (Ad.No.120).
5.8.1914: Arrived Devonport. Fitted with 1-6pdr and mine-sweep; to remain for minesweeping duties.
1.1916: At Devonport with Unit No.122 – Section C (Sk. A. Norton RNR)
23.12.1916: Mortgaged to Manchester & Liverpool District Banking Co Ltd, Manchester (C). 3.1917: Renamed TRENT II. Based Stromness.
1.12.1917: Mortgage (C) discharged.
8.12.1917: Sold to Robert Moon (32/64) & Joseph Moon (32/64), Aberdeen.
20.12.1917: Robert Moon appointed managing owner.
12.12.1917: Fleetwood registry closed.
18.12.1917: Registered at Aberdeen as TRENT (A888).
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner. Reverted to TRENT (A888).
25.11.1919: Sold to Thomas Hudson, Hull (managing owner).
11.12.1919: Sold to The East Riding Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (Thomas Hudson, manager).
12.12.1919: Aberdeen registry closed.
15.12.1919: Registered at Hull (H127).
1923: Sold to Charles Hudson, Hull (managing owner).
1924: Sold to Thomas Jenkerson, Milford Haven.
14.1.1925: Registered at Hull as JENWIL (H127).
3.3.1925: Hull registry closed.
6.3.1925: Registered at London (LO40).
1926: Sold to Jenkerson & Jones Ltd, Milford Haven (Thomas Jenkerson, manager).
22.10.1928: Fishing 9 miles S of Old Head of Kinsale observed SIDMOUTH (M57) 5 miles to northward in distress. Hauled and closed and found trawler had broken tailshaft. At about 10.00 a.m. having connected commenced tow to Milford.
23.10.1928: Delivered Milford.
18.5.1934: Sold to H. Elliott & Sons Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Henry Elliott appointed manager).
14.8.1935: London registry closed.
7.10.1935: Registered at Fleetwood (FD40).
27.4.1943: Typical wartime landing (Sk. Albert Coxall). 417 kits – hake-27, cod/codling-10, haddock-4, flats-4, ling/coley-335, roker-3, dogs-25, sole & prime-9.
20.9.1951: Sold to Goodleigh Fisheries Ltd, Milford Haven (Henry J. Richards, manager).
9.1951: Fleetwood registry closed.
17.9.1951: Registered at Milford (M134).
3.10.1951: Registered at Milford as LORDLEIGH (M134).
1952: Goodleigh Fisheries Ltd in liquidation.
19.2.1953: Sold to W. H. Kerr (Ship Chandlers) Ltd, Milford Haven.
5.5.1953: Sold to South Western Trawlers Ltd, Milford Haven (J. C. Llewellin, manager).
5.1956: Company wound up.
5.1956: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Rees Shipbreaking Co Ltd, Llanelli for breaking up.
26.5.1956: Milford registry closed, breaking up completed.

Note. 9.1.1946: London Gazette. Sk. Albert Coxall awarded MBE (for rescue of Swedish sailors in WW2)

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S.T. Trent FD12

S.T. Trent FD12
Picture courtesy of Birgir Þórisson

Changelog
22/01/2009: Page published. 4 revisions since then.
09/12/2014: Information updated.
11/03/2017: Removed disputed image.
03/08/2018: Updated information.
31/01/2019: Changed image and updated information.