Category Archives: Steam Trawlers

S.T. Dania FD22

Technical

Official Number: 120474
Yard Number: 758
Completed: 1904
Gross Tonnage: 196
Net Tonnage: 74
Length: 115.2 ft
Breadth: 21.5 ft
Depth: 11.2 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by MacColl & Pollock Ltd, Sunderland
Built: Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields

History

11.1904: Launched by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (Yd.No.758) for George H. D. Birt, Milford Haven (managing owner) as DANIA.
11.1904: Registered at London (LO187).
11.1904: Completed.
7.1905: Off the Spanish coast in storm force conditions (Sk. Joseph Huddlestone), William Shepherd (23), bosun, washed overboard and drowned.
21.7.1908: Sold to Harley & Miller Ltd, Liverpool (Robert Harley, manager).
24.3.1917: Sold to The Croston Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Ernest Taylor, manager).
3.1917: At Fleetwood. Fitted with Nordenfelt 6pdr gun (No.268); compliment increased by two gunners.
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
1919: Released.
21.2.1919: London registry closed.
24.2.1919: Registered at Fleetwood (FD22).
1924: William W. Brierley appointed manager.
1.2.1927: Sk. H. Buckley was fined £20 plus costs at Bangor for trawling within the limits off the Anglesey coast.
1936: Sold to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up.
1937: Delivered Preston.
13.12.1937: Fleetwood registry closed. Breaking up completed.

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S.T. Dania FD22
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S.T. Dania FD22
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S.T. Dania FD22
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Rachael (background) Redwing (foreground)
Hercules (alongside)
Dania (outboard)
Picture courtesy of The Bill Blow Collection

Changelog
15/01/2009: Page published. 3 updates since then.
29/01/2016: Picture added.
06/11/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
30/09/2020: Added an image.

S.T. Noreen Mary FD4

Additional information courtesy of Andy Hall
Technical

Official Number: 139783
Yard Number: 710
Completed: 1916
Gross Tonnage: 207
Net Tonnage: 79
Length: 117.7 ft
Breadth: 22.2 ft
Depth: 12.3 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by J. Abernethy & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby

History

5.2.1916: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.710) for Richard Watson Lewis, Aberdeen as KATE LEWIS.
7.8.1916: Completed. Richard Watson Lewis designated manager.
8.1916: Sold to The Admiralty and fitted out as a minesweeper and later a minelayer (Ad.No.2975).
17.10.1916: Registered at Aberdeen (A620).
20.2.1919: Laid in upper dock at Aberdeen awaiting restoration as a fishing vessel.
28.1.1920: Aberdeen registry closed.
1.4.1920: Recommissioned at Sheerness for duties with Actaeon Torpedo School at Sheerness part of the torpedo school HMS VERNON.
1920: Attached to HMS VERNON employed as a tender on minelaying trials.
4.8.1920: Arrived Harwich.
17.3.1921: Sailed Chatham for Guernsey.
19.3.1921: Arrived Guernsey.
4.11.1921: At Dover participated in trials with HMS THRUSTER (P.No.F76) tender to Actaeon Torpedo School at Sheerness.
18.1.1922: Employed in mining work directed by to Actaeon Torpedo School at Sheerness. Paid off into C&M at Sheerness pending decision of The Admiralty to mine training. Remains attached to Actaeon ready to complete full complement if required.
8.6.1922: 8.6.1922: To be towed to Portsmouth at first opportunity. To be attached to HMS VERNON employed as a tender on minelaying trials but not manned, crew as required to be drawn from other tenders or services.
1935: Transferred to Mediterranean Station.
1.9.1936: Arrived Portsmouth from Alexandria.
8.9.1936: Paid off to reserve.
30.10.1936: The Lords Commissioners of The Admiralty in a memo to the Privy Council stated that the accommodation in the trawlers VERNON and KATE LEWIS at all times falls below the recognised naval standard to the discomfort of the personnel on board. Recommended that hard-lying money at half rates should be paid to the officers and ratings on board those trawlers. The Privy Council approved the recommendation.
26.1.1939: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood. Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys designated manager.
2.1939: Arrived Fleetwood from Portsmouth.
10.2.1939: Arrived Glasson Dock.
4.1939: After dry docking by Nicholsons (Glasson Dock) Ltd, completed refit by James Robertson & Sons Ltd, Fleetwood and reclassified as a steam trawler at Fleetwood.
2. – 4.1939: Converted to a fishing vessel by James Robertson & Sons Ltd, Fleetwood.
24.4.1939: Registered at Fleetwood as NOREEN MARY (FD4).
25.4.1939: Sailed Fleetwood for fishing grounds (Sk. J. Reader). During trip put into Douglas, IoM with winch problems. Superintendent Engineer, W. Lewis flew over to IoM to oversee repairs. After fishing was resumed a further breakdown necessitated repairs at Peel and when a third problem arose the trip was aborted and returned to Fleetwood.
4.5.1939: First landing at Fleetwood, 158 boxes grossed £260. Harry Blackburn Jnr, President of the Fleetwood Fish Merchants Association, bought the first box of fish and as was customary was awarded a new hat.
8.1939: Sold to Carnie & Gibb, Newhaven.
25.8.1939: Fleetwood registry closed.
8.1939: Registered at Granton (GN17). William Carnie Jnr, Glasgow designated manager. Fishing from Ayr (Granton Harbour closed.
1943 HMS LOCHINVAR relocated to Granton from Port Edgar).
1.7.1944: Sailed Ayr via Oban for Butt of Lewis ground (Sk. John Flockhart); ten crew all told.
5.7.1944: At 21.50 shelled by U-boat (U.247) while fishing 20 miles W of Cape Wrath and sunk; eight crew killed*.
6.7.1944: At 04.25 two injured survivors (2nd Engineer – William Pryde & deckhand – James MacAllister) both with shrapnel wounds taken aboard HM Trawler LADY MADELEINE (P.No.FY.283)(H243).

(*Killed or MPK: Sk. John Flockhart (54), Portobello; Mate, Alex Barnet (58), Leith; 2nd Fish, Alex Mackenzie (44), Cockenzie; Ch. Eng. William Jackson (53), Eyemouth; Wilfred Allen (41), Scarborough, deckhand; George Gordon (39), fireman, Wallyford; Charles Lindsay (52), cook, Edinburgh and James F. Coates (18), apprentice, Glasgow).

14.01.1946: At the Nuremburg Trials an affidavit on the incident was given by James MacAllister, of Adelphi Place, Portobello, a deck hand on the “Noreen Mary”, which was sunk by gunfire from the U.247 while fishing off the West Coast of Scotland on July 5th, 1944. Macalister is now a rigger at Granton. The affidavit formed part of the evidence submitted by Col. H. W. Phillimore. of the British prosecuting staff, in the case against Karl Doenitz, the 55-year-old engineer’s son, who rose to command the Germany Navy and ultimately became ” Fuhrer of Flensburg.” The diary of Oberleutenant zur See Matschulst, the U-boat commander, said: “The sinking by flak of a fishing vessel in this area testifies to great offensive spirit and nerve.” Of the crew of ten, six were killed, including John Flockhart, skipper; Alexander Barnett. mate; Alexander Mackenzie, fisherman; George Gordon, fireman; Charles Lindsay, cook; and unnamed deck hand. The chief engineer, William Jackson, was thrown clear of the ship, but never seen again. In his affidavit MacAllister said two torpedoes missed the vessel. Then the U-boat surfaced and killed several men with its first machine-gun burst. It circled the helpless ship before using its heavier gun, which sank the ship. ” I swam around and managed to scramble on to the overturned bow our lifeboat. Even now the submarine did not submerge, but deliberately steamed in my direction, and when only 60 or 70 yards away fired directly at me with a short burst from the machine-gun.” MacAllister slipped down into the water until the submarine submerged. Afterwards he pulled the second engineer, William Pryde, on the wreckage with him. They were rescued at daylight by a trawler. Pryde had 48 shrapnel wounds and MacAllister 14.

Note: – James MacAllister Adelphi Place Portobello Edinburgh was later awarded the British Empire Medal (Civil Division) for exceptional gallantry and fortitude, although wounded by shrapnel he stood 8 hours until rescued allowing his more seriously wounded shipmate more room to rest.

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S.T. Kate Lewis
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S.T. Kate Lewis A620
Picture courtesy of The Dennis Allen Collection

S.T. Noreen Mary FD4
Picture courtesy of The Dennis Allen Collection

Changelog
15/01/2009: Page published. 5 updates since then.
09/06/2015: Picture added.
28/12/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
15/05/2019: Updated history.

S.T. Northern Duke LO169

Technical

Official Number: 165366
Yard Number: 559
Completed: 1936
Gross Tonnage: 655
Net Tonnage: 233
Length: 188.1 ft
Breadth: 28.1 ft
Depth: 15.5 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl & LP turbine with DR gearing & hydraulic coupling by Deutsche Schiffs und Maschinenbau AG Seebeck, Wesermünde.
Built: Deutsche Schiffs und Maschinenbau AG Seebeck, Wesermünde

History

1936: Ordered by Leverhulme Ltd, London to absorb frozen credits in Germany.
11.1936: Completed by Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau AG Seebeck, Wesermünde (Yd.No.559) for MacLine Ltd, London (Leverhulme Ltd) as NORTHERN DUKE.
3.12.1936: Registered at London (LO169). Operating out of Fleetwood (Edward D. W. Lawford, manager).
28.12.1936: First landing at Fleetwood 550 boxes grossed £644.0.0d.
3.1937: Transferred to Hull (Boyd Line Ltd, managers).
13.3.1937: Sailed Hull for Bear Island grounds (Sk. Henry Lead).
3.4.1937: At Hull landed 2,107 kits grossed £1,158.
30.7.1937: Sailed Hull for Icelandic grounds (Sk Henry Lead); fifteen crew, two passengers.
31.7.1937: Having proceeded up east coast, at about 2.00pm, in dense fog and reduced speed with whistle sounding at regular intervals course was altered to NNW for Duncansby Head. At about 8.00pm the course was altered to WbyN in order to pick up Noss Head fog signal, speed further reduced to slow. At about 9.30pm. Noss Head fog signal was heard and at 10.00pm. course was altered to NNE parallel to the coast along the 20 fathom line to pick up Duncansby Head fog signal. At about 10.45pm after hearing the fog signal and judging Duncansby Head to be abeam altered course to ESE until 40 fathoms was obtained but the skipper decided weather was too thick to proceed through the Pentland Firth. Course was changed to SSE to get within range of Noss Head fog signal and decided to dodge within the fog signals of Duncansby Head, Noss Head and Pentland Skerries.
1.8.1937: At 6.00am. with Duncansby Head fog signal bearing NW at an estimated distance of seven miles the course was set NNW at 3 knots with high water slack. At 7.00am. the Pentland Skerries fog signal was heard which the skipper judged to be half a point on the starboard bow and a reading showed 27 fathoms. Course and speed was maintained until about 7.35am. when rocks and a reef were seen ahead by both skipper and mate. Ship was put hard a port and engine telegraph to full astern, but before ship could gather stern way she ran up on reef at southern end of Louther Skerry, Pentland Firth; using engine attempted to refloat. About noon LADY SHIRLEY (H464) connected but at high water failed to refloat due to wire fouling her propeller; cleared and stood by.
2.8.1937: Before high water, Aberdeen salvage tug IRONAXE (296g/1916) arrived on scene from Lyness. Connected but failed to refloat. 3.8.1937: On night tide refloated by IRONAXE, examined and found to be making little water, proceeded under own power to Aberdeen with tug escort. After examination by divers and taking on an additional pump she was cleared for single voyage to Hull for survey and repair.
16.9.1937: Sailed Hull for Bear Island grounds last trip before sale (Sk. Garforth).
6.10.1937: At Hull landed 1,228 kits grossed £1,026.
9.10.1937: Sold to Northern Trawlers Ltd, London (H. Markham Cook, Grimsby, manager).
22.10.1937: At BOT Formal Investigation (S.390) held at Hull, the Court found Sk. Lead in default and suspended his ticket for two months.
1.9.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a patrol/armed boarding vessel (1-4”, AA weapons) (P.No.4.11) (Hire rate £425.15.0d/month).
18.1.1940: Escorting neutral Swedish motor ship PAJALA (6873/1924) to Kirkwall for inspection. At 1625 some 10 miles 72° from North Rona, PAJALA was hit forward by a torpedo, from Uboat (U25). All thirty five crew taken onboard before a second torpedo hit aft at 1703 and the vessel foundered. Uboat engaged with gun forced to dive and was attacked unsuccessfully with depth charges. HM Destroyers ASHANTI (P.No.F51 ) and KIMBERLEY (P.No.F50) ordered to the scene.
1942: Fitted out for anti submarine duties.
3.1942: Transferred on loan to US Navy.
10.1942: Returned to Royal Navy and operated in South Atlantic based at Cape Town.
10.1.1946: Returned to owner.
11.1946: Converted by Palmers Hebburn Co Ltd, Hebburn for burning oil fuel, F.P. above 150° F at a cost of ca.£12,000.
11.1946: Remeasured 622g 233n.
12.1946: London registry closed.
12.1946: Registered at Grimsby (GY442).
1951: On an Icelandic trip, arrested for alleged illegal fishing and escorted to Vestmannaeyjar. Case proven and fined 74,000 kroner (£1,620).
9.1956: Off the northern Norwegian coast (Sk. W. Greene).
15.9.1956: In very heavy seas, wind WSW force 9 went to the assistance of the American ‘Liberty’ steamer PELAGIA (7328grt/1943), Narvik for Baltimore with untrimmed iron ore cargo. About 5.10 am GMT steamer was struck by heavy sea and tarpaulins on no.1 hatch damaged but could not go forward to replace tarpaulins. Down by the head with seas breaking over back to no.3 hold prepared to abandon ship Six crew got away in no.2 lifeboat and ship foundered at about 2.30pm GMT.
16.9.1956: Directed by Royal Norwegian Air Force Catalina picked up five persons* only survivors of a crew of thirty-seven, took lifeboat onboard with body of dead crewman.
17.9.1956: Landed survivors and lifeboat at Harstad.
Pre 1959: John Bennett appointed manager.
8.7.1960: On an Icelandic trip (Sk. Peter May). Fire in accommodation, one man died and three others injured.
Pre 1963: John A. Butt appointed manager.
10.1963: Sold to Clayton & Davie Ltd, Dunston-on-Tyne for breaking up.
30.10.1963: Arrived Tyne from Grimsby in tow of FIERY CROSS (192grt/1957).

Note * – Sk.Greene, who was a Fleetwood man, received the personal thanks of President Eisenhower and presented with a gold pocket watch for his seamanship in picking up the five men (one died in boat).

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S.T. Northern Duke LO169
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S.T. Northern Duke LO169
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Northern Duke ashore on Louther Skerry, Pentland Firth
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S.T. Northern Duke LO169
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S.T. Northern Duke LO169
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S.T. Northern Duke LO169
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Changelog
14/01/2009: Page published.
29/05/2014: Information updated.
20/08/2014: Picture 4 added.
23/02/2015: Added information.
16/07/2015: Picture added.
27/07/2015: Picture added.
25/11/2017: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
29/06/2021: Updated history.

S.T. Northern Dawn LO136

Additional information and picture courtesy of Mrs Diana McPetrie and Bill Swift

Technical

Official Number: 164717
Yard Number: 548
Completed; 1936
Gross Tonnage: 655 (620g)
Net Tonnage: 43
Length: 188.1 ft (57.3m)
Breadth: 28.1 ft (8.6m)
Depth: 15.5 ft 94.7m)
Built: Deutsche Schiffs und Maschinenbau AG Weser, Bremen
Engine: 1150ihp T.3-cyl & LP turbine with DR gearing & hydraulic coupling by Deutsche Schiffs und Maschinenbau AG Seebeck, Wesermünde.

History

1936: Ordered by Leverhulme Ltd, London to absorb frozen credits in Germany.
1936: Launched by Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau AG Weser, Bremen.
7.1936: Completed by Deutsche Schiffs und Maschinenbau AG Seebeck, Wesermünde (Yd.No.548) for MacLine Ltd, London (Leverhulme Ltd) as NORTHERN DAWN.
23.7.1936: Registered at London (LO136). Operating out of Fleetwood (Edward D. W. Lawford, manager).
17.8.1936: First landing at Fleetwood, 927 boxes grossed £575.
12.11.1936: Landed four men picked up off Isle of Man in waterlogged boat. They had left Spanish steamer MARI (3830grt/1907)on passage Workington to Barry, ostensibly for supplies but could not find steamer on return.
13.9.1937: Last landing at Fleetwood, 1540 boxes grossed £1,513.
9.10.1937: Sold to Northern Trawlers Ltd, London (H. Markham Cook, Grimsby, manager).
8.1939: Sold to The Admiralty (£33,088) and fitted out as an anti-submarine trawler (P.No.FY.146).
8.1939: London registry closed.
1.1940: Based Aberdeen (Lieut. G. P. S. Lowe RNVR) with A/S Strike Force 12.
11.3.1940: London registry closed.
26.3.1940: With A/S trawler BRONTES (P.No.FY118) (H236) (Ch Sk. J. R. Coultas RNR) escorting tanker DAGHESTAN (5742grt/1921) from Scapa Floe to Sullom Voe, at about 9 miles 212° from Copinsay, tanker torpedoed by U-boat (U57) and sunk. HM Destroyers ICARUS (P.No.D03). IMPULSIVE(P.No.D11) and FIREDRAKE (P.No.H79) sent to search for the submarine. Tugs BUCCANEER (840dw/1937) (P.No.W49) and KROOMAN (230grt/1938) sent to assist the tanker. Picked up nineteen survivors and BRONTES took onboard six; two crew and one gunner lost.
4/5.1940: Norwegian Campaign.
12.4.1940: Sailed Aberdeen for Norway with NORTHERN GEM (P.No.FY.194), NORTHERN PRIDE (P.No.FY.105), NORTHERN SPRAY (P.No.FY.146) and NORTHERN WAVE (P.No.FY.153).
17.4.1940: At Vaags Fjord.
7.5.1940: Sailed Norway for Scapa Flow with NORTHERN SPRAY and NORTHERN WAVE.
26.7.1940: Sailed Belfast with NORTHERN GEM to operate off Irish Coast.
29.9.1940: Off coast of Devon in collision with trawler NOTTS COUNTY (P.No.FY.250).
10.12.1940: Based Londonderry.
26.2.1941: Reported wire round propeller which cannot be removed by divers.
1.3.1941: Docked by Harland & Wolff, Liverpool for removal.
8.3.1941: Sailed Liverpool for Londonderry.
1.5.1941: Sailed Londonderry for Rothesay escorting submarine H.34. Patrol.
14.6.1941: Sailed Rothesay for Londonderry escorting submarine H.28.
1941: Fitted with radar.
1941: Escort (Convoys HG.59, HX130, HX.133, HX.143, HX147, HX.149, HX.153, HX.160, OB.330, OB.336, OB.338, OB.343, OB.349, ON.5, ON.6, ON.11, ON.15, ON.16, ON.37, SC.39, SC.41,etc) and patrol duties.
17.8.1941: Picked up thirteen survivors, including master presumed from Greek steamer PEGASUS (5762grt/1920) abandoned waterlogged.
3.1942: Transferred on loan to US Navy.
10.1942: Returned to Royal Navy and operated in South Atlantic based at Cape Town and other South African ports.
13.8.1945: Sailed Cape Town for UK.
30.9.1945: Arrived Plymouth.
20.10.1945: A Control Committee was formed to manage Hull and Grimsby trawlers which had been bought by the Admiralty pre-war and were being offered for sale back to their original owners. The owners who bought back these vessels and wanted to take part in the scheme agreed to register the trawlers under the Hull Ice Co. Ltd and profits were shared. Management of the trawlers was given to the companies which had bought them.
17.11.1945: Sailed Plymouth for Liverpool to be laid up at Birkenhead for disposal.
2.1946: Sold to The Hull Ice Co Ltd, Hull (Northern Trawlers Ltd, London, manager).
6.1946: Surveyed at Birkenhead.
6.1946: Remeasured 620g 265n.
7.1946: Registered at Grimsby (GY289).
1.11.1946: Sold to Northern Trawlers Ltd, London (H. Markham Cook, Grimsby, manager).
1953: Made one trip to Greenland fishery.
28.10.1958: On a Norway Coast trip had fire in bunkers. Put in to Hammerfest and fire extinguished by local fire brigade; some minor damage.
Pre 1959: John Bennett appointed manager.
01.1960: Outward from Grimsby for Icelandic grounds, stranded off the north wall shortly after leaving dock. Refloated by tugs and berthed for winch rectification. Sailed following day.
31.1.1960: Responded to distress call from Faroese trawler HARALDUR disabled with engine trouble. Connected and delivered Skaalefjord. Pre 1963: John A. Butt appointed manager.
3.1963: Sold to Clayton & Davie Ltd, Dunston-on-Tyne for breaking up.
27.3.1963: Delivered Tyne.
9.1964: Grimsby registry closed.

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S.T. Northern Dawn LO136
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S.T. Northern Dawn LO136
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S.T. Northern Dawn LO136
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HMT Northern Dawn
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S.T. Northern Dawn LO136
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S.T. Northern Dawn GY289
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S.T. Northern Dawn GY289
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Changelog
14.01.2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
17/01/2015: Added information.
20/01/2017: Added image.
16/10/2017: Significant information update, removed FMHT watermarks and added an image.

S.T. Nordale SH89

Additional information courtesy of George Westwood

Technical

Official no. 116117
Yard No. 17 (333)
Completed: 1903
Gross Tonnage: 181
Net Tonnage: 65
Length: 109 ft
Breadth: 21.5 ft
Depth: 11.2 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley
Engine: 45HP T.3-cyl and boiler by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull
Speed: 9.5 knots

History

19.11.1902: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley (Yd.No.17(333)) for The Hull Steam Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Hull as JOHANNESBURG.
6.1.1903: Registered at Hull (H711).
1.1903: Completed (Joseph Vivian, manager).
28.5.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-3pdr) (Ad.No.1796).
1919: Returned.
1928: Robert Burton appointed manager.
2.10.1931: Sold to William Normandale, Scarborough (managing owner).
8.2.1932: Returning to Scarborough (Sk. William Normandale) at 6.30am in thick fog stranded on the north side of Filey Brigg. Shortly after 7.30am the Filey lifeboat Hallon the Third (Cox. Richard Cammish Jenkerson) was launched. At 9.15am the lifeboat returned to station the men reluctant to leave the vessel. At 1.00pm in worsening weather the Filey lifeboat returned to the scene but the men still would not leave. At 2.00pm, at the request of the Filey Hon. Secy, the Scarborough motor lifeboat HERBERT JOY II (Cox. John Owston Jnr) was launched and arrived at the vessel at 3.20pm, however, the men had decide at 3.00pm that they would leave and were taken off by the Filey boat with great difficulty. The rescued comprised “Crew 8, Pirates 20 about” (The “Pirates” were Filey fishermen who had boarded from cobles probably hoping for pickings if the vessel became a wreck). In late afternoon the vessel slipped off the ledge and the Scarborough lifeboat which was standing off, put three men aboard who secured the tow and the vessel was taken into Filey Bay and beached for examination. At low water the catch was landed overside to carts and hull survey carried out. With no visible sign of damage to shell plating she was subsequently refloated and proceeded to Scarborough.
23.6.1933: Hull registry closed.
26.6.1933: Renamed NORDALE (SH89).
24.9.1935: In transit passed Hull trawler SKEGNESS (H14) (Sk. Richard Wright) homeward from Faroe grounds and anchored off Bempton with boiler trouble. Tow offered but declined as company vessel said to be on way. As weather deteriorated Sk. Normandale deemed it impossible to connect for tow in shallow water and returned to harbour. In E gale SKEGNESS driven ashore under Speeton Cliffs. Radio contact maintained by Sk. Normandale who directed Filey lifeboat to scene. No possibility of rescue by lifeboat or rocket apparatus and all ten crew lost.
By 8.1937: Owned by Thomas W. Perrett, Newton Abbot (managing owner).
1939: Sold to Torbay Trawlers, Brixham (Arthur E. Dexter, manager).
1939: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Basil A. Parkes, manager).
3.1940: Fishing from Milford (H. E. Rees & Co Ltd, agents).
2.1941: Returned to Fleetwood.
14.1.1942: At about 12.30 p.m. sailed Fleetwood for Bantry Bay grounds (Sk.Harold Wood); fourteen crew. Skipper changed routing and decided to go northward to the Donegal ground.
15.1.1942: At 4.30 p.m. set a course NNW mag. from the Maidens to pick up East Rathlin Light. At 6.20 p.m. steaming at about eight knots struck the Carskey Rocks on tip of Kintyre 2 miles SW of Borgadelmore Point, bumping once violently then two more bumps before stopping and settling firmly about 100 yds from the cliffs. With heavy seas breaking over the vessel boat could not be launched and crew assembled forward. At daylight, James Leonard O’Kane a fireman managed to get ashore and raise the alarm. In the afternoon a Breeches buoy was rigged and crew evacuated but five crew members* lost through exposure, fatigue or swept away by seas (James Leonard O’Kane awarded the BoT Sea Gallantry Medal (Bronze)).
7.4.1942: At MoWT formal inquiry (S.402) at Fleetwood the court found that the stranding and subsequent loss of life was caused by the wrongful acts and default of the Mate, Jack Powell. The court did not blame Sk. Harold Wood for the casualty.

* Lost – P. Doyle, 2nd engineer; J. Murray, cook. R. G. Bessey & C. George, deckhands and G. Shoesmith, deck-boy
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S.T. Johanesburg H711
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S.T. Johannesburg H711
Picture courtesy of Looking at Filey

S.T. Nordale SH89
Picture courtesy of The George Scales Collection

Changelog
14/01/2009: Page published. 5 updates since then.
27/06/2021. Updated history.

The Bosun's Watch

Fleetwood Steam and Sailing Trawlers

Category Archives: Steam Trawlers

S.T. Dania FD22

S.T. Noreen Mary FD4

S.T. Northern Duke LO169

S.T. Northern Dawn LO136

S.T. Nordale SH89