Tag Archives: George Beeching

S.T. Rangoon FD149

Technical

Official Number: 93140
Yard Number: 25
Completed: 1888
Gross Tonnage: 129
Net Tonnage: 54
Length: 100.4 ft
Breadth: 20.1 ft
Depth: 10.6 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull
Engine: 45nhp C.2-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co, Hull

History

5.1888: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull (Yd.No.25) for Kelsall Bros & Beeching Ltd, Manchester as RANGOON.
15.6.1888: Registered at Hull (H45).
15.6.1888: Completed (John E. A. Kelsall & George Beeching, Fleetwood, managers).
1896: Sold to George Beeching, Hull (managing owner).
1896: Sk. Philip Kay convicted of fishing in the Minches with beam trawl.
12.12.1896: Kelsall Brothers & Beeching Ltd formed.
8.1.1897: Sold to Kelsall Brothers & Beeching Ltd, Manchester (John E. A. Kelsall & George Beeching, Fleetwood, managers).
13.1.1897: Registered at Fleetwood (FD149).
4.1899: Transferred to Hull.
7.4.1899: Registered at Hull (H86).
12.5.1899: Fleetwood registry closed.
22.11.1910: Registered owners now Kelsall Bros & Beeching Ltd, Hull.
8.11.1911: Address of registered managers now George Beeching, Hull & John E. A. Kelsall, London.
5.1912: Sold to Gjerdajö & Balkkevig, Haugesund.
1912: Fitted out for dry cargo 125g 43n.
23.5.1912: Hull registry closed. Converted to dry cargo, on completion renamed ATLE.
Pre 1930: Sold to Steffen Staalesen, Haugesund.
1934: Renamed MIMAR.
1948: Re-measured134g 55n.
1948: Re-engined with oil engine by Nils N. Finnöy Motorfbk, Finnöy.
1948: Renamed ATLE.
9.9.1955: Lost following collision east of Langenes.

Changelog
04/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
18/07/2021: Updated history.

S.T. Martaban FD147

Additional Material courtesy of Mike Thompson

Technical

Official Number: 98710
Yard Number: 57
Completed: 1890
Gross Tonnage: 148
Net Tonnage: 49
Length: 103.6 ft
Breadth: 20.0 ft
Depth: 11.0 ft
Engine: 50nhp T.3-cyland boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull
Speed: 10 knots

History

1890: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull (Yd.No.57) for George Beeching, Hull & Thomas Kelsall & Co, Manchester as MARTABAN. 20.11.1890: Completed (George Beeching managing owner).
20.11.1990: Registered at Hull (H115).
13.1.1896: Arrived Fleetwood and reported that she had grounded on Skerryvore Rocks and sustained considerable bottom damage.
8.1.1897: Sold to Kelsall Brothers & Beeching Ltd, Manchester (John E. A. Kelsal & George Beeching, Fleetwood, managers).
1.1887: Hull registry closed.
18.1.1897: Registered at Fleetwood (FD147).
1899: Transferred to Hull.
4.4.1899: Registered at Hull (H82).
12.5.1899: Fleetwood registry closed.
4.1.1904: Stranded at Holmpton, East Yorkshire. Refloated, repaired and returned to service.
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. G. Turner) at about 2.30pm. in collision with steam trawler AMARAPOORA (H59) (Sk.Parkinson), which foundered in almost 3 minutes; picked up crew of nine. Stern and starboard bow damaged.
4.5.1912: Landed survivors at Hull.
29.12.1912: Sold to Robert Moon & Joseph Moon, Torry, Aberdeen (joint owners) (Robert Moon managing owner).
5.12.1912: Hull registry closed.
7.12.1912: Registered at Aberdeen (A527).
2.5.1915: Stopped by U-boat (U41) while fishing 22 miles E.1/2 N. of Aberdeen and sunk by gunfire. Crew abandoned in boat and after seventeen hours landed at Stonehaven.
6.5.1915: Aberdeen registry closed “Sunk by a German submarine”.

Changelog
27/12/2008: Page published. 4 updates since then.
09/06/2021: Updated history.