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S.T. Eveline FD12

Technical

Official Number: 162075
Yard Number: 329
Completed: 1912
Gross Tonnage: 206
Net Tonnage: 78
Length: 124.7 ft
Breadth: 22.6 ft
Depth: 10.9 ft
Built: G. Seebeck Akt. Ges., Wesermünde
Engine: T.3-cyl by G. Seebeck Akt. Ges., Wesermünde, Germany

History

11.1912: Completed by G. Seebeck Akt. Ges., Wesermünde, (Yd.No.329) for Norddeutsche Hochseefisch A.G., Geestemuende as LUDWIG.
25.1.1913: Registered at Geestemuende (PG173).
2.8.1914: Requisitioned for war service by Kaiserliche Marine, HM-Div der Jade.
21.12.1914: In collision with THÜRINGEN and foundered in position 53°33N/08°11E. Subsequently salvaged and repaired.
14.8.1915: Returned to service as MARGARETE.
17.7.1919: Transferred to Reichsmarine Freiwillige Kriegshilfe.
1920: Sold to Wilhelmshaven Hochseefisch A.G., Wilhelmshaven.
23.12.1922: Sold to Emden Hochseefisch A.G., Emden.
17.2.1926: Sold to Deutsche Fisherie Act. Ges., Bremen.
19.2.1927: Sold to Cuxhavener Hochseefisch A.G., Cuxhaven (Hochseefisch “Bremerhaven” A.G., managers).
3.12.1927: Sold to Rhein-Ruhr Hochseefisch, A.G., Emden. Renamed NAHE (AE129).
9.1929: Sold to N.V. Nationale Stoomvisscherij, Ymuiden. Renamed EVELINE (IJM115).
29.5.1940: Commissioned in the Royal Netherlands Navy as a minesweeper. Based Milford Haven.
7/8.1940: In operational service (P.No. f.e.7D/FY.756).
27.1.1942: In collision with SHERA (P.No.FY.1724) off Milford Haven and foundered; one crew lost. Subsequently salvaged and returned to service.
1944: Repaired and re-measured 224g 86n.
8.1944: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood. Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys designated manager.
17.10.1944: Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys designated manager.
21.10.1944: Registered at Fleetwood as HONORA EVELYN (FD12) (M.O.W.T. minute R.G./1028/1944 dated 18.8.1944).
18.6.1947: Sold to Adam Steam Fishing Co Ltd, London. Paul Stockhamer designated manager.
28.6.1949: Change of London address.
1949: Laid up Glasson Dock.
28.2.1951: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
28.3.1951: Fred Parkes, Blackpool appointed manager.
3.1951: Working Tory Island. On hauling with doors up, steering gear jambed and unable to stop as wheel had come off in Chief’s hands, the ship started to go round in a circle crossing the path of two other trawlers working the dahn. Without explanation the steering cleared and with wheel back in place, ship stopped. Later boiler tubes leaking, put into Buncrana, Co. Donegal for repairs.
5.1952: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up at Barrow in Furness.
30.5.1952: Delivered Barrow.
5.8.1952: Fleetwood registry closed.

Changelog
19/12/2008: Page published. 2 updates since then.
03/08/2020: Updated history.

S.T. Euthamia GY716

Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow

Technical

Official Number: 134736
Yard Number: 244
Completed 1912
Gross Tonnage: 348
Net Tonnage: 120.64
Length: 140.4 ft
Breadth: 24.1 ft
Depth: 13 ft
Engine: 550ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley

History

20.4.1912: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.244) for The South Western Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Grimsby as PAVLOVA.
8.7.1912: Alick Black designated manager.
9.7.1912: Registered at Grimsby (GY716).
9.7.1912: Completed.
10.7.1912: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to The London City & Midland Bank Ltd, London (A).
8.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-6pdr) (Ad.No.56).
11.10.1915: Mortgage (A) discharged.
11.10.1915: Sold to Thomas William Baskcomb (64/64), Grimsby. Thomas William Baskcomb designated manager.
12.10.1915: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Barclay & Co Ltd, London (B).
22.2.1917: Mortgagee re-styled Barclays Bank Ltd, London. Based Stornoway.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Grimsby.
21.03.1921. At Reykjavik, arrested and in court for illegal fishing, with gear and catch confiscated. Because of the skipper’s long criminal record, fined 11,500 krónur. Other Grimsby steam trawlers in court also for illegal fishing, CARABINEER II (GY1048), KASTORIA (GY1017), SARGON (GY858) and SERIEMA (GY504), fined 10,000 krónur (£400) with gear and catch confiscated.
10.12.1931: Registered at Grimsby as EUTHAMIA (GY716) (BoT Minute M/RG No.1228/1931 dated 5.12.1931).
8.1.1934: Sailed Grimsby for fishing grounds off the NW coast of Iceland (Sk. William Godard Johnson); twelve crew.
11.1.1934: Put into Aberdeen with boiler and pump problems.
12.1.1934: At 8.00 pm resumed voyage to fishing grounds.
23.1.1934: Owing to weather conditions sheltering in Dyrafjord, west coast of Iceland.
26.1.1934: At 6.00 am. with weather moderated proceed to fishing grounds. At 11.00 am. in increasing wind and heavy seas hauled with intention of returning to Dyrafjord for shelter. In early afternoon weather moderated and skipper decided to resume fishing. Steam trawler SABIK (GY58) (Sk.Frank Walker) had been sheltering in Dyrafjord and after discussion with Fleetwood trawler LORINDA (FD182), left at 10.30 am. for the fishing grounds. At 1.25pm in heavy snow storm, in collision with SABIK which foundered (approx. position 66.7N 24.4W) in three to four minutes having been struck at a right angle in the starboard bunker and plating fractured; twelve crew lost, two survivors*. Badly damaged but picked up two men and with trawlers LORINDA and EBOR WYKE (H78) searched for further survivors. At 6.00 pm. landed the two men at Dyrafjord.
27.1.1934: Survey revealed stem twisted to starboard, several shell plates buckled and one fractured.
30.1.1934: Temporary repairs completed sailed for Grimsby.
6.2.1934: Arrived Grimsby.
9.5.1934: Following BoT formal inquiry (No.S.365) at Grimsby the court found that the primary cause of the collision was a breach of the regulations for the prevention of collision at sea. Sk. Johnson’s ticket was suspended for three months and deckhand William Orbell, who was alone on watch, was censured.
22.10.1935: Sold by order of the mortgagee under mortgage (B) to Fred Parkes, Fleetwood & Blackpool.
29.10.1935: Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys designated manager.
1936: New boiler fitted (built 1919).
14.2.1936: Sold to Parkholme Trawlers Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood.
21.2.1936: Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys designated manager.
10.6.1936: Parkholme Trawlers Ltd (32/64) shares mortgaged to Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys for the sum of £2217.1.7d with interest at 5%(C) & (32/64) shares mortgaged to Walter Holmes, Fleetwood for the sum of £2217.1.7d with interest at 5%(D).
3.4.1936: Announced to be renamed MARGARET ROSE.
15.5.1936: To fish out of Fleetwood.
3.6.1936: Registered at Grimsby as MARGARET ROSE (GY716) (BoT Minute RG No.1081/1936 dated 6.5.1936).
7.7.1937: Mortgages (C) & (D) discharged.
5.8.1937: Sold to F. G. P. Maritime Enterprises Ltd (64/64), London
5.8.1937: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Parkholme Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (E).
11.8.1937: Alteration of tonnage and other particulars. Certificate of Survey following conversion to cargo vessel at Barrow in Furness dated 27.7.1937. Remeasured 348.27g 169.41n
12.8.1937: Grimsby Part IV fishing registry closed “No longer fishing”.
12.8.1937: Philip Sidney Bayley, London designated manager.
5.9.1937: Mortgage (E) discharged.
5.9.1937: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Parkholme Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (F).
10.2.1938: Sold to Mar Rose Ltd (64/64), London.
21.2.1938: Philip Sidney Bayley designated manager.
1938: Chartered to Spanish Government, Madrid for use as a supply ship in the Spanish Civil War.
12.10.1938: Sustained damage in heavy weather whilst on passage, Valencia to Barcelona.
13.10.1938: At Barcelona, damaged by bomb during air raid.
17.10.1938: Arrived Marseilles for repair.
6.11.1938: At Almeria damaged by insurgent air attack.
8.12.1928: Arrived Marseilles in tow of cargo vessel (ex trawler) SOMERSBY (271grt/1918) and dry-docked for repair.
3.1939: At Almeria bombed and sunk.
1939: Salved and repaired.
9.3.1940: Mortgage (F) discharged.
19.3.1940: Sold to Loch Fishing Co of Hull Ltd (64/64), Hull.
20.3.1940: Harry Wright designated manager.
5.1940: Sold to The Admiralty and fitted out as a minesweeper (P.No.FY802).
7.8.1940: Grimsby Part I registry closed.
6.1946: Paid off and laid up pending sale.
1946: Sold to D/S A/S Anglo, Haugesund (Valdemar Skogland A/S, managers).
1947: Converted to cargo vessel. Remeasured 343g 129n.
1947: Fitted out for cargo and registered at Haugesund as MORNA.
1951: Sold to Soc. Anon. Elbros, Antwerp for breaking up.
2.11.1951: Delivered Antwerp. Haugesund registry closed.

* Survivors. John Abrams, Cleethorpes, wireless operator and John Thomas Lorn, 2nd Eng

BOT report into the Euthamia-Sabik collision

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S.T. Euthamia GY716

S.T. Pavlova GY716
Picture courtesy of the JJ collection

Changelog
19/12/2008: Page published. 5 updates since then.
05/06/2016: Information updated.
09/06/2016: Minor information update.
17/03/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
30/07/2020: Updated history.
14/03/2021: Updated history.

S.T. Escallonia GY631

Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow

Technical

Official Number: 132101
Yard Number: 209
Completed: 1911
Gross Tonnage: 285
Net Tonnage: 123
Length: 132 ft
Breadth: 22.5 ft
Depth: 11.7 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley
Engine: 500ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull

History

16.3.1911: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.209) for The North Eastern Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Grimsby as ESCALLONIA.
16.5.1911: Registered at Grimsby (GY631).
16.5.1911: Sir George Doughty MP designated manager.
5.1911: Completed.
12.5.1914: Harry Morris designated manager.
3.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-12pdr) (Ad.No.43). Fitted as Leader.
25.1.1915: Arrived Devonport to fit out for Mediterranean Station.
29.1.1915: Sailed (Cdr. William Mellor RN). Dardanelles Campaign.
20.12.1915: Dardanelles (Gallipoli) evacuation completed. Redeployed.
1918: Based Longhope.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Grimsby.
26.11.1919: The North Eastern Steam Fishing Co Ltd in liquidation. Alfred John Downs, Grimsby appointed Official Liquidator.
29.11.1919: Sold to Thomas W. Baskcomb (64/64), Grimsby.
1.12.1919: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Barclays Bank Ltd, London (A).
2.12.1919: Thomas William Baskcomb designated managing owner.
22.10.1935: Sold by order of the mortgagee under mortgage (A) to Fred Parkes (64/64), Fleetwood & Blackpool.
29.10.1935: Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys designated manager.
25.11.1935: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood.
2.12.1935: First landing at Fleetwood.
4.12.1935: Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys designated manager.
27.1.1936: Arrived Fleetwood in tow of trawler CHERITON (M118) having been picked up off Rockall disabled with condenser cover fractured.
2.4.1936: In collision in Donegal Bay with steam trawler NELLIE BRADDOCK (FD175) which sustained damage to stem and shell plating at bow.
1937: Sold to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up at Preston.
26.1.1938: Grimsby registry closed “Sold for breaking up”.

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S.T. Escallonia GY631

S.T. Escallonia GY631
Picture from the Internet

S.T. Escallonia GY632

S.T. Escallonia GY632
Picture courtesy of The David Slinger Collection

Changelog
19/12/2008: Page published. 4 revisions since then.
08/03/2015: Picture added.
27/01/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
13/12/2018: Added an image.
16/07/2020: Updated information.

S.T. English Rose FD34

Additional information courtesy of Birgir Þórisson

Technical

Admiralty Number: 4467
Official Number: 145200
Yard Number: 248
Completed: 1920
Gross Tonnage: 341
Net Tonnage: 123
Length: 138.5 ft
Breadth: 23.7 ft
Depth: 12.8 ft
Built: Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole
Engine: 600ihp T.3-cyl by Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Middlesbrough.

History

01.1921: Allocated to the National Fishery Scheme for the setting up of the Minesweepers’ Cooperative Trawling Society Ltd, London.
1.1921: On completion not to proceed to Chatham as previously ordered but to be laid up at Hull pending further instructions.
24.3.1921: Completed as a fishing vessel under Lloyd’s Survey.
14.5.1921: Registered by The Admiralty at London (Part I & IV) as WILLIAM CHATWOOD O.N.145200 (LO513). Laid up at Hull.
1.1922: Sold to Bouclet Fils, Zunnequin, Canu & Cie, Boulogne sur Mer.
10.1.1922: London registry closed.
1.1922: Registered at Boulogne as Blanc Nez (B-869).
Pre 1930: Sold to Zunnequin & Cie, Boulogne sur Mer.
1931: Sold to Société Boulonnaise d’Armement à la Pêche, Boulogne sur Mer. Zunnequin, Bouclet et Cie, managers.
1934: Sold to Soc. Anon. des Pêcheries St. Pierre, Boulogne sur Mer. P. Ficheux, manager.
1934: Registered at Boulogne as SAINT-MATHIAS (B869).
1934: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
9.8.1934: Registered at Fleetwood as ENGLISH ROSE (FD34). Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys designated manager.
6.1935: Sold to Pêcheries de la Morinie, Boulogne sur Mer. P. Ficheux, manager.
17.6.1935: Fleetwood registry closed.
6.1935: Registered at Boulogne as St. DOMINIQUE (B-1707).
1939: Requisitioned for war service in the Marine Francais (P.No.AD72).
22.6.1940: French government signed surrender. At Rochefort ‘demobilised and disarmed’ under German control. Commissioned into the Kriegsmarine (P.No.HS.03).
5.1942: Re allocated P.No.V.72.
4.6.1944: Mined off Brest.

Note: It would appear that the Parkes were involved with this vessel from her sale in 1922 until the onset of WW2.

(William Chatwood, AB, age 41, b. Deptford, Kent – ROYAL SOVEREIGN (SB720))

Changelog
19/12/2008: Page published. 3 updates since then.
07/07/2020: Updated information.