Category Archives: Steam Trawlers

S.T. Amarapoora FD122

Additional Material courtesy of Mike Thompson

Technical

Official Number: 104235
Yard Number: 496
Completed: 1895
Gross Tonnage: 148
Net Tonnage: 44
Length: 100.7 ft
Breadth: 20.6 ft
Depth: 11.0 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Baird & Barnsley, North Shields
Boiler: J. T. Eltringham & Co, South Shields
Built: Edwards Bros, North Shields

History

15.12.1894: Launched by Edwards Bros, North Shields (Yd.No.496) for George Beeching, Fleetwood (managing owner) as AMARAPOORA.
30.1.1895: Registered at Fleetwood (FD122).
2.1895: Completed.
1897: Sold to Kelsall Brothers & Beeching Ltd, Manchester (John E. A. Kelsall & George Beeching, Fleetwood, managers).
30.3.1899: Registered at Hull (H59).
12.5.1899: Fleetwood registry closed.
8.9.1911: Registered office transferred to Hull (George Beeching, Hull & John E. A. Kelsall, London, managers).
3.5.1912: Fishing North Sea near Dogger Bank (Sk. Parkinson) at about 2.30pm. in collision with steam trawler MARTABAN (H82) (Sk.G. Turner), crew of nine taken off by MARTABAN and vessel foundered in almost 3 minutes. MARTABAN sustained damage to stern and starboard bow.
24.5.1912: Hull registry closed “Lost at sea”.

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S.T. Amarapoora H59

S.T. Amarapoora H59
Picture courtesy of The Fred Baker Collection

Changelog
19/05/2012: Page published. 7 updates since then.
28/12/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.

S.D/T. Amalia LT241 (Seasonal)

Technical

Official Number: 149248
Yard Number: 1037
Completed: 1917
Gross Tonnage: 139 (141)
Net Tonnage: 47 (61)
Length: 31.24 m (102.5 ft)
Breadth: 6.23 m (20.5 ft)
Depth: 2.93 m (9. 6ft)
Built: Gebr. Boot, Leiderdorp, The Netherlands
Engine: 270ihp T.3-cyl by Industrieele Maats. “Hera”, Ijmuiden

History

1917: Completed by Gebr. Boot, Leiderdorp, The Netherlands (Yd.No.1037) for N.V. Exploitatie & Administratie Maats “Shamrock I”, IJmuiden as AMALIA.
Registered IJmuiden (IJM324). S. Koster designated manager.
12.1930: Sold to Hobsons & Co (Lowestoft) Ltd, Lowestoft. Valued at £2550. To fish out of Fleetwood.
12.1930: IJmuiden registry closed.
19.12.1930: Registered at Lowestoft (LT241). Charles W. Dance designated manager.
20.12.1930: Sold to Vigilant Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft. John C. Hayward designated manager.
12.1930: Remeasured 139.28g 61.33n.
1931: Fishing from Lowestoft, Padstow, Milford and Fleetwood (Alex Keay, managing agent at Fleetwood).
9.1932: George Stock appointed skipper, joined at Milford.
12.4.1933: Sustained damage in collision with steam trawler HERCULES (FD172).
16.7.1935: Connected to disabled steam drifter/trawler THRIFTY (LT152) and delivered Fleetwood.
1936: Fishing from Fleetwood (Alex Keay, managing agent).
13.4.1938: Damaged stern while berthing at Fleetwood.
1.7.1938: Sustained damage in collision with dredger at Fleetwood.
1.7.1938: Sustained broken tailshaft, steam drifter/trawler THRIFTY (LT152) connected and delivered Fleetwood.
27.11.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No. FY.1502) (Hire rate £33.12.0d/month).
4.1943: Transferred to miscellaneous Naval duties.
3.1945: Returned to owner.
1946: Sold to Ole Vea, Akrehamn, Haugesund, Norway.
1.6.1946: Lowestoft registry closed. Registered at Haugesund as EGGÖY.
1949: Re-engined with 2stroke 4-cyl oil engine by Frederikshavns Jernst. & Msk., Frederikshavns.
1949: Remeasured 150g 63n.
1954: Lengthened to 38,46 (126.2) (loa) 191g 84n.
1960: Re-engined with 2stroke 6-cyl 298kW/460bhp oil engine by Alpha-Diesel A/S, Falkenburg.
Post 1963: Owners restyled Ole Vea Partrederi, Akrehamn, Haugesund.
Post 1977: Sold for breaking up.

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S.T. Amalia LT241

S.T. Amalia LT241
Picture courtesy of The Barry Banham Collection

Changelog
19/05/2012: Page published. 4 updates since then.
28/12/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
27/06/2019: Updated information.

S.T. Adriatic FD186

Additional material supplied by Mike Thompson and Christine Simm

Technical

Official Number: 99560
Yard Number: 475
Gross Tonnage: 144.24
Net Tonnage: 30.39
Length: 105.0 ft
Breadth: 20.6 ft
Depth: 11.0 ft
Engine: 450ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Hepple & Co, North Shields

History

16.12.1891: In the afternoon launched by Capt. Dyer at the yard of Hepple & Co, North Shields (Yd.No.475 ) for John Kelsall (64/64), Prestwich, trading as Messrs Kelsall Brothers, Manchester as ADRIATIC.
11.3.1892: Registered at Hull (H190).
3.1892: Completed. Edmund Kelsall, Hull designated manager.
1892: Operating out of Fleetwood.
20.5.1892: Reported poor landings of about 45 boxes. Owners are considering moving the vessel to Hull unless the railway companies provide better accommodation for discharging. The quay side is in great demand by coasting vessels, Belfast steamers and mackerel and herring boats.
23.4.1893: Passed Ushant bound east.
1895: Transferred to fish out of Fleetwood. Kelsall & Co, designated managers.
30.8.1897: Sold to Kelsall Brothers & Beeching Ltd (64/64), Manchester. John E. A. Kelsall & George Beeching, Fleetwood designated managers.
4.9.1897: Registered at Fleetwood (FD186).
24.3.1899: Fleetwood registry closed. Transferred to fish out of Hull.
13.4.1899: Registered at Hull (H448).
11.12.1899: Trawling some 18 miles EbyN of Spurn Head, 2nd Eng on watch in the engineroom when a steam pipe burst, filling the space with steam and driving out the engineer.
17.8.1900: At the BoT Inquiry it was stated that a brazed seam of the steam pipe had given way for about 24” allowing steam to escape. The explosion appeared to have either been due to defective brazing in the first instance or to the condition of the spelter, thus causing a defective seam. It was not possible to determine if this was an original fault or whether caused by repair.
28.3.1904: In North Sea (Sk. W. Wood), laid dead in water boarding boat for cutter. At 8.50am. struck on port side by steam trawler PARRAMATTA (H448), crew took to boat and picked up by steam trawler THRUSH (H703). At about 11.00am. foundered. PARRAMATTA returned to Hull with bows stove in.
10.5.1904: Hull registry closed “Vessel sunk by collision in North Sea 28 March 1904”.

(Survivors – Sk. W. Wood; 2nd Hand W. Windass; Bosun J. Tricket; 3rd Hand W. Moore; 4th Hand A. East)

Changelog
19/05/2012: Page published. 7 updates since then.
21/06/2023: Updated information.

S.T. Barle GY78

Technical

Official Number 136006
Yard Number: 596
Completed: 1914
Gross Tonnage: 283
Net Tonnage: 120
Length: 135.2 ft
Breadth: 23.5 ft
Depth: 12.2 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull

History

14.3.1914: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.596) for George W. & H. B. Jeffs, Grimsby as BARLE.
15.5.1914: Registered at Grimsby (GY78).
26.5.1914: Completed (George W. Jeffs, manager).
9.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper ((1-6pdr HA, 1-3.5” A/S Howitzer) (Ad.No.1862). Based Dover.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Grimsby.
9.1921: Sold to St. Malo Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (G. W. Jeffs, manager).
3.1930: Sold to Walter Garratt, Grimsby.
8.1931: Sold to Thomas W. Baskcomb, Grimsby.
22.10.1935: Fleet of Thomas W. Baskcomb sold to Fred Parkes, Fleetwood.
11.1935: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys, manager).
14.11.1935: First landing at Fleetwood (266 boxes grossed £241).
1.4.1936: At approx 3.00 am. in a fog bank stranded 500 yds east of Mull of Oa, Islay. Launched boat and stood off. At 5.30 am. fog lifted and landed on beach at foot of cliffs. Scaled cliffs and taken in by farmers. Survivors picked up by COLLENA (FD115) and brought back to Fleetwood. Subsequently declared a total loss.
7.7.1936: Grimsby registry closed.

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S.T. Barle GY78

S.T. Barle GY78
Picture courtesy of The Steve Pulfrey Collection

Changelog
19/05/2012: Page published. 5 updates since then.
27/12/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
09/08/2019: Updated information.

S.T. Alcazar LT87

Technical

Official Number: 162982
Yard Number: ?
Completed: 1917
Gross Tonnage: 171
Net Tonnage: 42
Length: 109.6 ft (33.41m)
Breadth: 20.3 ft (6.19m)
Depth: 10.5 ft (3.2m)
Built: N.V. Burgerhout’s M. & S. Naamlooze Venootschap, Rotterdam
Engine: T.3-cyl by Bergerhouts Mch Fab, Rotterdam

History

1917: Completed N.V. Burgerhout’s M. & S. Naamlooze Venootschap, Rotterdam (Yd No. ) for Burgerhout & Zn, Rotterdam own account as MAASMOND.
1924: Sold to Reederij J. Frater Smid & G. Prins, IJmuiden. Registered at IJmuiden as ZWARTE ZEE (IJM27).
By 1930: Owned by N.V. Vissch Mij “Zwarte Zee”, IJmuiden (Jac. Frater Smid, Overveen, manager).
1935: Sold to Bowden Ramster (64/64), Fleetwood. IJmuiden registry closed.
26.10.1935: Registered at Lowestoft as ALCAZAR (LT87).
10.1935: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to District Bank Ltd, Liverpool (A).
12.11.1935: First landing at Fleetwood.
16.4.1936: Off Pembrokeshire coast in collision with steam drifter LANNER (LT1176).
29.7.1938: Sailed Fleetwood for St. George’s Channel grounds (Sk. Ernest W. Swan); nine crew all told and one pleasurer.
7.8.1938: Having fished between the Arklow L.V. and Kish L.V. left the grounds at abou 4.00am. for home. At about 4.30am. entered a dense fog bank with visibility reduced to 100 – 200 yds. At 5.20am. in position 53.19N 5.25W run down by LMS Railway steamer CAMBRIA (3462grt/1921)(Capt Edward Broughton Turner) Holyhead for Kingstown with passengers and mail, striking the trawler amidships on the starboard side after which she quickly filled and foundered immediately before the boat could be launched. Three survivors* including the Skipper and pleasurer picked up by the CAMBRIA.
24.10.1938: Lowestoft registry closed.
20.12.1938: At BOT Formal Investigation (No.7927) at Liverpool, the Court found that the said casualty and the subsequent loss of life were caused by the wrongful act and default of Edward Broughton Turner, the master of the s.s. “CAMBRIA”, and that the said casualty and loss of life were not caused or contributed to by any wrongful act or default of Ernest William Swan, the skipper of the s.t. “ALCAZAR” or the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company.
(* Sk. Ernest W. Swan; George Haylock, deckhand & Gordon W. Aldred, pleasurer all of Lowestoft)

(Lost. R. C. Dowson (53), Mate, Pakefield; Edward J. Harvey (55), Ch Eng, Lowestoft; Frederick Finch (24), 2nd Eng, Lowestoft; Frank Barber, Bosun, Lowestoft; Robert J. Daines (50), deckhand, Oulton Broad; Charles Walter Barker (58), deckhand, Blundeston and Leonard H. Peek, cook, Lowestoft)

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Changelog
19/05/2012: Page published. 5 updates since then.
28/09/2015: Information updated.
17/01/2017: Added BOT loss inquiry report.
15/06/2019: Minor update.