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S.T. Dalby GY154

Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow, Andy Hall and Douglas Paterson

Technical

Official Number: 110909
Yard Number: 237
Completed: 1899
Gross Tonnage: 173
Net Tonnage: 61
Length: 108.8 ft
Breadth: 21 ft
Depth: 11 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull
Engine: 350ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Charles D. Holmes & Co, Hull
Speed: 9.5 knots

History

8.8.1899: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull (Yd.No.237) for Roberts & Ruthven Ltd (64/64), Grimsby as HORUS.
15.9.1899: Registered at Grimsby (GY691). Robert W. Roberts designated manager.
9.1899: Completed.
27.4.1916: Captured by German armed trawler in North Sea and taken to Wilhelmshavn. Renamed KRIEGSHILFE.
1919: Returned and reverted to HORUS (GY154).
1919: Remeasured 166.54g 65.52n.
9.1921: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd (64/64), Boston.
20.9.1921: Grimsby registry closed. Registered at Boston as DALBY (BN161) (6/1921).
5.1922: Sold to Pogson, Symonds & Co Ltd (64/64), Grimsby. George William Pogson, Cleethorpes designated manager.
19.5.1922: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to George William Pogson, Cleethorpes for the sum of £1000 with interest at 6% (A).
10.1922: Boston registry closed.
5.10.1922: Registered at Grimsby (GY154).
24.10.1922: Mortgage (A) discharged.
26.10. 1922: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to The National Provincial & Union Bank of England Ltd, London (B).
15.2.1924: Mortgagee restyled National Provincial Bank Ltd, London.
27.5.1925: Sold by order of the mortgagee under mortgage (B) to Bowden Ramster (64/64), Fleetwood.
28.5.1925: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Midland Bank Ltd, London (C).
30.5.1925: Bowden Ramster designated managing owner.
25.6.1925: Mortgage (C) discharged.
15.6.1925: Bowden Ramster designated manager.
26.6.1925: Sold to The Dalby Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood. (Bowden Ramster, manager).
26.6.1925: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Midland Bank Ltd, London (D).
10.3.1929: Off the Isle of Man (Sk. Radford), responded to distress from steam trawler SAPPHIRE (D18) disabled with trawl fouling propeller. Connected and delivered Douglas where propeller was cleared.
16.12.1935: Mortgage (D) discharged.
30.10.1937: Landed deckhand at Douglas, IoM with injuries sustained when gear parted.
Pre 8.1938: Laid up at Fleetwood.
3.1939: Sold to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up at Preston.
29.3.1939: Grimsby registry closed “Ship broken up”. (Discharge of mortgage (D) not registered until this date).

Changelog
14/05/2012: Page published. 5 updates since then.
16/03/2020: Information updated.

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. Dean Swift FD29

Additional information courtesy of David Slinger and Andy Hall

Technical

Official Number: 109030
Yard Number: 204
Completed: 1898
Gross Tonnage: 181
Net Tonnage: 74
Length: 110 ft
Breadth: 21 ft
Depth: 11.3 ft
Built: Cook Welton & Gemmell, Beverley
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by Charles D. Holmes & Co, Hull
Speed: 10 knots

History

26.2.1898: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull (Yd.No.204) for The City Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull as the CITY OF HULL.
26.5.1898: Registered at Hull (H396). John A. Laverack designated manager.
5.1898: Completed.
27.5.1907: Sold to Dublin Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Dublin.
5.2.1908: Hull registry closed.
2.1908: Registered at Dublin as DEAN SWIFT (D335). Arthur Richardson, designated manager.
14.1.1911: Arrived Dublin with crew of Liverpool owned, Glasgow registered steamer TURTLE (146grt/1893), Annalong for Birkenhead, cargo potatoes, which foundered off Carlingford Lough, Co. Down.
1913: Fishing from Fleetwood.
1915: Fitted with new deck.
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
1919: Released.
1922: Company restructured as Dublin Trawling, Ice & Cold Storage Co Ltd, Dublin. Arthur Richardson designated manager.
1926: Sold to Mrs J. M. F. A. Nierinck, Blackpool. Frank Thornley, Fleetwood designated manager.
1928: Sold to Thornley & Co, Fleetwood. Frank Thornley designated manager.
15.7.1928: Responded to distress from steam trawler HIDDENITE (FD180) ashore on rocks in Sound of Islay close to Port Askaig. In bad position and listing to starboard at low water. At high water connected and attempted to refloat but unsuccessful.
16.7.1928: Again attempted to refloat but without success. On arrival of a Glasgow tug, left the scene for Fleetwood.
1928: Sold to Dalby Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
5.1929: Dublin registry closed.
25.5.1929: Registered at Fleetwood (FD29). Bowden Ramster designated manager.
21.9.1934: Sidney Mungay lost overboard.
1939-46: Out of Fleetwood for much of war, fishing home waters.
24.5.1943: Typical landing. 243 kits, hake-99, cod/codling-24, haddock-4, whiting-26, plaice-12, ling/coley-35, roker-5, gurnard-8, dogs-30.
4.2.1957: Sheltering in Ramsey Bay (Sk. Jack Randles) assistance requested by ALCMARIA (LT48) (Sk. Leslie Hatcher), disabled off Maughould Head with boiler trouble. Steamed 40 miles in rough weather to arrive at the drifting ALCMARIA 11 miles NW of Morecambe Bay Lightship. At 6.00 pm. attempted to connect but line parted. At 8.30 pm. Sk. Hatcher sent SOS and at 10.00 pm Barrow lifeboat launched, also answered by RED SABRE (LO71) (Sk. Jim McKernan) outward for fishing grounds.
5.2.1957. At 3.00 am with Barrow lifeboat in attendance, after several attempts with rocket and barrel RED SABRE connected, but line carried away and fouled propeller. With Barrow lifeboat still in attendance and in moderating weather, Sk. Randles, connected at 5.00 pm. and towed to Fleetwood arriving just after midday.
20.1.1959: Sold to Hammond Lane Foundry Ltd, Dublin for breaking up.
27.1.1959: Delivered Dublin from Fleetwood under own power.
28.11.1959: Fleetwood registry closed.

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S.T. Dean Swift FD29

S.T. Dean Swift FD29
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S.T. Dean Swift FD29

S.T. Dean Swift FD29
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S.T. Dean Swift FD29

S.T. Dean Swift FD29
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Changelog
21/01/2009: Page published. 5 revisions since then.
12/04/2014: Second picture added.
01/12/2014: Information updated.
25/04/2017: Removed disputed image.
25/01/2019: Removed FMHT watermark and updated information.
07/06/2019: Added an image.
17/06/2019: Added an image.
07/04/2020: Updated information.

S.T. Alcmaria LT48

Technical

Official Number: 162977
Yard Number: 1031
Completed: 1917
Gross Tonnage: 143
Net Tonnage: 47
Length: 31.12m (102.1 ft)
Breadth: 6.34m (20.7 ft)
Depth: 2.90m (9.5 ft)
Built: Gebr. Boot, Leiderdorp
Engine: 250 hp T.3-cyl by Industrieele Maats. “Hera”, Ymuiden (Engine made 1917)
Pennant : FY. 1525

History

1916: Launched by Gebr. Boot, Leiderdorp (Yd No.1031 ) for Naam VennStoomviss “Zaanstroom VI” (P. J. D. & Joh. Dil & S.Yff, Zaandijk, managers) as ZAANSTROOM VI.
1917: Completed.
Pre 1920: Sold to N.V. Visscherij Maats “Maastroom II”, IJmuiden (N.V. Scheeps Exploit Maats “Maastroom”, managers). Renamed MAASSTROOM II.
19??: Sold to ?? and renamed ARIA.
Pre 1927: Sold to N.V. Zeevissch Maats “Alcmaria”, IJmuiden. Renamed ALCMARIA.
1935: Sold to Bowden Ramster, Fleetwood.
3.1935: Remeasured 148g 64n.
21.3.1935: Registered at Lowestoft (LT48).
30.11.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.1525) (Hire rate £41.18.8d/month) (Nore/Yarmouth).
30.5.1940: Sailed Yarmouth with twelve other drifters for Ramsgate.
26.5.1940: At 1857 ‘Operation Dynamo’ – evacuation at Dunkirk put into effect.
31.5.1940: Sailed Ramsgate for Dunkirk. Assisted in evacuation.
1.6.1940: At 0825 arrived Ramsgate with 32 troops.
4.6.1940: ‘Operation Dynamo’ terminated.
8.1940: Fitting out at Leith.
15.10.1940: Transferred to Royal Norwegian Navy (Rosyth/Port Edgar) with M/S Group 164.
28.11.1944: Returned to Royal Navy.
12.1944: At Dundee minesweeping gear removed.
2.1945: For disposal.
3.9.1945: Returned to owner.
1951: Sold to the Dalby Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Bowden Ramster, Cleveleys, manager).
4.2.1957: At 9.30 am. disabled with boiler trouble off Maughold Head, IoM (Sk.Leslie Hatcher) requested assistance from DEAN SWIFT (FD29) (Sk. Jack Randles), sheltering in Ramsey Bay. In heavy rain, gusting 56mph, drifted to within 11 miles NW of Morecambe Bay Lightship when DEAN SWIFT arrived on scene at 5.30 pm. At 6.00 pm. tried to connect but line parted. 8.30 pm. made SOS. 10.00 pm. Barrow lifeboat launched and RED SABRE (LO71) (Sk. Jim McKernan), outward for the fishing grounds, turned back.
5.2.1957: At 3.00 am. lifeboat stood by while RED SABRE attempted to pass a line by rocket and barrel and was eventually successful only to see line carried away and her propeller fouled. With Barrow lifeboat still in attendance and in moderating weather DEAN SWIFT connected at 5.00 am. and commenced tow to Fleetwood arriving in the afternoon. Boiler beyond economical repair.
26.2.1957: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up at Barrow-in-Furness. (Also recorded as delivered Barrow 22.2.1957)

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S.T. Alcmaria LT48

S.T. Alcmaria LT48
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S.T. Alcmaria LT48

S.T. Alcmaria LT48
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Changelog
18/01/2009: Page published. 3 updates since then.
06/12/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
16/06/2019: Updated information.
20/12/2022: Added an image.

S.T. Nodzu FD49

Technical

Official Number: 148316
Yard Number: 895
Completed: 1929
Gross Tonnage: 303
Net Tonnage: 113
Length: 131 ft
Breadth: 24 ft
Depth: 13.2 ft
Engine: 99hp T.3-cyl by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough
Built: Smith’s Dock Co, Southbank on Tees

History

18.11.1929: Launched by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.895) for Neale & West Ltd, Cardiff as NODZU.
12.1929: Completed (Morley H. Neale & Joshua S. Neale, joint managers). Registered at Cardiff (CF22).
1.9.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.659) (Hire rate £142.13.3d/month).
11.1945: Returned.
1956: Neale & West Ltd closed their Cardiff base; vessels for sale.
5.1956: Sold to Dalby Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (John B. Ramster, Cleveleys, manager).
5.1956: Cardiff registry closed.
5.1956: Registered at Fleetwood (FD49).
6.1959: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up.
4.11.1959: Delivered Preston from Fleetwood under own power. Fleetwood registry closed.

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S.T. Nodzu FD49

S.T. Nodzu FD49
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S.T. Nodzu FD49

S.T. Nodzu FD49
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Changelog
18/01/2009: Page published.
18/04/2019: Added an image.