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S.T. Cartagena FD139

Technical

Official Number: 148226
Yard Number: ??
Completed: 1914
Gross Tonnage: 271
Net Tonnage: 123
Length: 125.8 ft
Breadth: 23.5 ft
Depth: 12.7 ft
Built: Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Port Arthur, Canada
Engine: 480ihp T.3-cyl by Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co., Port Arthur, Montreal

History

1.1917: Ordered.
1917: Launched by Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Port Arthur, Canada (Yd.No.) (Canadian “Castle” – “T.R.” class) for the The Admiralty (paid for and built under direction of RCN) as TR.4.
27.11.1917: Completed and accepted (1-12pdr).
24.5.1918: Commissioned in Royal Canadian Navy.
3.1919: Paid off and laid up.
1920: Accepted offer of Rose Street Foundry & Engineering Co Ltd, Inverness (Captain Donald John Munro CMG RN as agent) to bring drifters with trawlers as escorts to UK for lay-up in Muirtown Basin, Caledonian Canal, Inverness prior to sale and possible refit for classification as steam trawlers (The Rose Street Foundry & Engineering Co Ltd letter dated 12 April 1920).
1921: Brought over at The Admiralty’s expense.
1.1926: Still laid up but gun platform removed and a fish room made forward of the cross bunker bulkhead.
2.1926: Rejected offer for all remaining trawlers at £2,000 each (B. Allenby, Aberdeen letter dated 10 Feb 1926).
26.8.1926: Sold “as is” to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Grimsby. Laid up in Caledonian Canal and then Grimsby.
14 & 22.9.1926: Surveyed by BoT at Grimsby for voyage to the Continent.
22.9.1926: Registered (Part I & IV) at Fleetwood as CARTAGENA (FD139). Fred Parkes, Blackpool designated manager.
10.1926: Moved to lay-up in Boulogne.
10.1927: Moved to Ostend for work to class her for fishing as a trawler under Bureau Veritas rules. Twelve tons of permanent ballast removed.
7.12.1927: Sailed Ostend for Fleetwood to complete surveys.
14.12.1927: Arrived Fleetwood. Completed survey to satisfaction of Bureau Veritas.
15.12.1927: Sale agreed to Brazilian Ministry of Marine, Rio de Janeiro.
19.12.1927: Slipped and bottom plating, tail shaft, sea connections and rudder surveyed by Bureau Veritas along with draught marks by BoT. At the request of BDSF&ICo Marine Engineer, a shell plate No.2 in E strake was faired.
28.12.1927: Basin trials to the satisfaction of Bureau Veritas.
29.12.1927: Sold to Brazilian Government (Ministry of Marine), Rio de Janeiro (£8,000 plus £613.5.7d for fishing gear), but to remain the property of BDSF&I Co until successfully delivered.
29.12.1927: Fleetwood registry closed. Registered at Rio de Janeiro.
13.1.1928: Crew signed on under Brazilian articles (Capt A. W. Rawling), twelve crew all told.
14.1.1928: Sailed Fleetwood for Lune Deep for compass adjustments.
15.1.1928: At about 10.30 a.m. sailed Lune Deep for Rio de Janeiro. Believed foundered between Lune Deeps and Hough Skerries in approx position 53.42N 04.00W; all crew lost.
12.2.1929: At BOT Formal Investigation (No.7869) held at Liverpool, the Court found that the reason for the loss must remain a matter of pure conjecture. No blame could be attached to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd or Mr Fred Parkes and his servants.
11.1929: HMS BEAUFORT preparing new survey of coastal waters off North Wales discovered a new wreck 3 miles off the Great Orme.
23.10.1989: Dive on wreck in position 53.25,00N 04.072,6W, confirmed large steam trawler in good condition and bell ‘TR4’ removed (K. Hurley).
22.11.1989: Dive recorded by Hydrographic Office HH100/351/01.
6.2007: Wreck identified as TR4/CARTAGENA by Nigel Cossons in position 53.25,015N/04.07,500W, in 35-40 metres.
2015: Diving is ongoing.

Lost: Capt. A.W.Rawlings; P.G.Petterson, Thornton, Mate; W.H.Grayson, Third hand; L. Gratrix, Ch Eng, Thornton; M.F.Wilson, 2nd Eng; A.Taylor & R.Taylor, Bolton (Victoria St, Fleetwood), J.McFarlane, Liverpool & W.A.Stelford, Deckhands; P.Brennan, Liverpool, J.P.Monaghan, Firemen; N. Robertson, Cook/Steward.
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Castle Class Trawler

Castle Class Trawler
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Cartagena

Wreck sketch courtesy of Nigel Cossons

Wreck dive movie courtesy of Nigel Cossons.

Changelog
26/04/2014: Information updated.
01/10/2015: Information updated.
03/10/2015: Pictures added.
01/11/2019: Updated information.

S.T. Cadella A364

Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow

Technical

Official Number: 133431
Yard Number: 554
Completed: 1913
Gross Tonnage: 289
Net Tonnage: 115
Length: 133.5 ft
Breadth: 23.0 ft
Depth: 12.2 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby
Engine: 550ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull

History

25.1.1913: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.554) for Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd (64/64), Hull as PEARL.
2.4.1913: Registered at Hull (H883).
4.4.1913: Completed Lawrence Spring, manager).
8.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-12pdr and Hydrophone) (Ad.No.306).
02.1915 Renamed PEARL II. Based Taranto.
17.4.1915: Registered at Hull as PEARL II (H883).
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Hull.
21.3.1919: Sold to Amaranth Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Grimsby. Henry Croft Baker appointed manager.
22.3.1919: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to London Joint City & Midland Bank Ltd (A).
1.4.1919: Hull registry closed.
9.4.1919: Registered at Grimsby (GY221).
9.2.1920: Mortgage (A) discharged.
10.2.1920: Sold to Harold Bacon, James Norman Bacon, Grimsby and Henry Ernest Sharman, Frinton on Sea (64/64 joint owners).
14.2.1920: Harold Bacon designated managing owner.
10.3.1920: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Barclays Bank Ltd, London (B).
17.3.1920: Harold Bacon appointed manager.
25.3.1920: Mortgage (B) discharged.
26.3.1920: Sold to Trawlers (White Sea & Grimsby) Ltd (64/64), Grimsby (Harold Bacon, manager).
6.7.1922: Registered at Grimsby as CADELLA (GY221) BoT Minute M.R.G.1142/1922 dated 22.31922).
27.7.1925: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Midland Bank Ltd, London (C).
8.11.1927: Mortgage (C) discharged.
12.11.1927: Sold to The Crampin Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby.
12.11.1927: Herbert George Crampin appointed manager. Fitted for lining to pursue the Greenland halibut fishery.
10.10.1935: Sold to Alexander Rannie (64/64), Aberdeen.
24.10.1925: Alexander Rannie designated managing owner.
24.10.1935: Grimsby registry closed.
28.10.1935: Registered at Aberdeen (A364).
5.1938: Outward from Aberdeen to fishing grounds, stranded at Beacon Point, Stroma. Later refloated and proceeded to fishing grounds.
4.10.1939: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Basil A. Parkes, manager).
3.10.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a boom defence vessel (P.No.Z.122) (Hire rate £74.13.2d/month).
23.11.1943: Compulsorily acquired by M.O.W.T.
1944: Based at Harwich (Groom & Sons Ltd, Harwich, agents).
2.2.1946: Aberdeen registry closed.
1946: Sold to Hunter Fishing Co Ltd, Edinburgh. Registered at Leith (LH248).
05.1953: Sold to Le Belco di Giorgio Bellia & Co, Milan.
05.1953: Leith registry closed. Registered at Milan.
1956: Sold to Contieri Navali del Golfo, Genoa and broken up at La Spezia.
1957: Milan registry closed.

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S.T. Cadella A364

S.T. Cadella A364
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HMT Pearl

HMT Pearl
Picture reproduced under IWM Non-Commercial Licence

Changelog
13/05/2012: Page published. 8 updates since then.
03/05/2015: Restored deleted picture.
13/10/2019: Updated information.

S.T. Clyro M245

Technical

Admiralty Number: 3528
Official Number: 143849
Yard Number: 707
Completed: 1917
As built: 360disp 125.6 x 23.5 x 12.8 ft
Gross Tonnage: 275
Net Tonnage: 107
Length: 125.5 ft
Breadth: 23.4 ft
Depth: 12.8 ft
Built: Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough
Engine: 480ihp T.3-cyl by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough
Boiler: Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn

History

9.5.1917: Laid down.
20.7.1917: Launched by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.707) (“Castle” class) for The Admiralty as THOMAS TWINEY (Ad.No.3528).
7.9.1917: Completed as a minesweeper (1-12pdr and W/T).
19.11.1919: Registered by The Admiralty at London (Part I) as THOMAS TWINEY O.N.143849.
1919: Allocated to Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries and engaged in commercial trawling.
1920: Allocated to the National Fishery Scheme for the setting up of the Minesweepers’ Cooperative Trawling Society Ltd, London.
19.2.1920: Registered by The Admiralty at London (Part IV) (LO332).
3.1920: At HM Dockyard, Pembroke completed fitting out for fishing under Special Survey of Lloyd’s Register and classed 100A1 Stm Trawler at Milford.
13.8.1920: Minesweepers’ Cooperative Trawling Society Ltd, London registered.
12.1921: Sold to David Pettit, Hakin.
1.1922: Scheme abandoned, the necessary working capital of £100,000 having not been subscribed.
2.1.1922: London registry closed.
4.1.1922: Registered at Milford (M245). David Pettit designated managing owner.
6.1.1922: Registered at Milford as CLYRO (M245).
8.1.1922: Landed at Milford.
1922: Transferred to D. Pettit Ltd, Milford Haven. David Pettit designated manager.
30.9.1932: Connected to steam trawler CAPSTONE (M423) disabled with damaged propeller. Delivered Milford.
7.11.1934: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood. Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys designated manager.
8.1935: Dock strike at Fleetwood involving coaling labour.
11.8.1935: Sailed Fleetwood for Vandyke (Inishtrahull) grounds via Ayr to coal (Sk. A. Stean); thirteen crew all told.
13.8.1935: Sailed Ayr for fishing grounds.
14.8.1935: Stranded on Powder House Rock, Culzean Bay. Badly holed and making water, eight crew members abandoned to local fishing boat and Girvan lifeboat stood by from 00.30 am to 3.25 pm. Skipper and four crew members manned pumps but had to abandon when water level reached boiler room plates. Total Loss.
21.10.1935: Milford registry closed “Abandoned as a total loss”.

(Thomas Twiney, Quartermaster (prest), age 29, b. Carmarthen, Wales – VICTORY (SB646))

Note: Wreck subsequently thought to have been used as a target for a gunnery range and destroyed.

Changelog
13/05/2012: Page published. 6 updates since then.
26/01/2017: Information updated.
23/12/2019: Information updated.

S.T. Cheriton M118

Technical

Admiralty Number: 3531
Official: Number: 144537
Yard Number: 710
Completed: 1917
As built: 360disp 125.6 x 23.5 x 12.8 feet
Gross Tonnage: 275
Net Tonnage: 107
Length: 125.5 ft
Breadth: 23.4 ft
Depth: 12.8 ft
Built: Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough
Engine: 480ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough
Armament 1 x 12pdr

History

25.5.1917: Laid down.
3.9.1917: Launched by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.710) (“Castle” class) for The Admiralty as THOMAS ROBINS (Ad.No.3531).
28.9.1917: Completed (1 – 12pdr and W/T).
4.5.1920: Sold to David Pettit, Hakin at auction at Milford Haven. David Pettit designated managing owner.
25.5.1920: Registered at London (LO360).
31.6.1920: Registered at London as CHERITON (LO360).
6.7.1920: London registry closed.
26.7.1920: First landing at Milford.
27.7.1920: Registered at Milford (M118).
2.11.1934: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood. Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys appointed manager.
27.1.1936: Arrived Fleetwood with trawler ESCALLONIA (GY631) in tow having been picked up off Rockall disabled with condenser cover fractured.
4.1938: Sold to Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull.
13.4.1938: Milford registry closed.
16.4.1938: Registered at Hull (H519).
9.11.1938: Sailed Hull for Northern Isles grounds (Sk. Frank Stephen Gleeson).
18.11.1938: Fishing to the north-eastward of Sule Skerry at about 4.00pm. hove to on account of bad weather.
19.11.1938: At about 7.00am. her position was fixed by bearing taken by direction-finder and echometer as being 60.40N 4.30 W and shortly afterwards proceeded towards Westray Firth with a view to continuing fishing to the eastward of the Orkneys. There was a fresh gale from the WSW and a very heavy sea running. At noon land was sighted and at about 1.10pm. Noup Head was identified and came abeam at about 2.10pm.; at no time was any bearings taken although soundings were taken by echometer. Judging to be about 6 miles off Noup Head and without referring to charts to ascertain what had been his leeway or course made good, the skipper altered course to S.S.E. magnetic which course and full speed were held through Westray Firth. After passing Noup Head no attempt was made to notice whether it remained open of Inga Ness which, as stated in the sailing directions, would lead clear of Skea Skerries. At about 3.15pm. without any previous warning, stranded on the SW extremity of Skea Skerries. Coast watchers at Westray saw the vessel aground and contacted the coastguard at Kirkwall, Stromness lifeboat was launched and Wick Radio gave the vessel‘s position. American steamer SCANMAIL (5152grt/1919) and Grimsby trawler INDIAN STAR (463grt/1936) (GY324) responded. Steam drifter BETTY BRODIE (96grt/1918) (BCK400) on Fishery Protection duty, left Kirkwall with lifesaving equipment and Fishery cruiser FREYA (280grt/1904) left Fara Sound. At about 4.00pm. vessel was washed afloat with ingress of water in the engine room. At 4.45pm. Wick Radio received a message saying that vessel was filling with water and heeling over and the position was dangerous. At about 6.00pm. skipper radioed that vessel was drifting full of water, fires were drawn and requested the lifeboat. Meanwhile islanders in their boat had come alongside and with very little steam vessel was taken into Rousay Sound and beached at Ham Bay; crew taken off by local boat.
26.11.1938: Ten crew arrived Aberdeen aboard the Northern Isles steamer St. FERGUS (390g/1913).
27.11.1938: Salved and arrived Aberdeen in tow of Leith salvage tug BULLGER (270g/1907).
28.11.1938: Surveyed but beyond economical repair; declared CTL and sold for breaking up.
10.2.1939: Hull registry closed.
3.3.1939: At BOT Formal Investigation (No. S.397) held at Hull, the Court found that the stranding and constructive total loss was due to faulty navigation and over-confidence in local knowledge and was caused by the wrongful act and default of her skipper, Frank Gleeson. His ticket was suspended for three months.

Thomas Lowton Robins, Master’s Mate (Midshipman), age 18, b. Portsmouth, Hampshire – VICTORY (SB696))
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S.T. Cheriton H519

S.T. Cheriton H519
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

Changelog
13/05/2012: Page published. 11 updates since then.
04/10/2015: Information updated.
24/12/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
4/11/2019: Updated information.

S.T. Boston Seafire H584

In Boston (Fleetwood) ownership. Did not fish from Fleetwood.

Technical

Official Number: 181351
Yard Number: 759
Completed: 1948
Gross Tonnage: 689
Net Tonnage: 249
Length: 181.7 ft
Breadth: 30.6 ft
Depth: 15.1 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Fitted for burning oil fuel, F.P. above 150 ° F
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley, 1948

History

24.5.1948: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.795) for Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood as BOSTON SEAFIRE.
6.10.1948: Registered at Hull (H584).
27.10.1948: Completed. Basil A. Parkes appointed manager.
19.1.1952: Sold to Hudson Brothers Trawlers Ltd, Hull (Thomas Hudson, manager). Registered at Hull as CAPE TARIFA (H584).
5.2.1960: Company and assets taken over by Ross Group, Grimsby.
26.11.1961: Registered at Hull as ROSS TARIFA (H584).
27.6.1967: Transferred to Grimsby.
1968: Sold to Van Heyghen Freres S.A., Ghent for breaking up.
6.3.1968: In tandem tow with ROSS DUNER (H85) by London motor tug MOORCOCK (272grt/1959 – 1600bhp) Humber for Zeebruges, lost ROSS DUNER off the South Falls Buoy. Stranded near Dunkirk but subsequently refloated and delivered to Zeebruges.
7.3.1968: Broke away from tug and stranded on Goodwin Sands 11/4 miles from East Goodwin Light Vessel. Settled and lost to sands.
3.1968: Hull registry closed.

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S.T. Boston Seafire H584

S.T. Boston Seafire H584
Picture by Donald Innes courtesy of The Mark Stopper Collection

S.T. Boston Seafire H584

S.T. Boston Seafire H584
Picture courtesy of The Mark Stopper Collection

S.T. Boston Seafire H584

S.T. Boston Seafire H584
Picture by Mike Thompson courtesy of The Mark Stopper Collection

S.T. Cape Tarifa H584

S.T. Cape Tarifa H584
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

S.T. Ross Tarifa H584

S.T. Ross Tarifa H584
Picture courtesy of The JanH Collection

Changelog

19/09/2011: Page published. 7 updates since then.
03/12/2019: Removed FMHT watermark from image.