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S.D/T. Mare LT362 (Seasonal)

Technical

Official Number: 118667
Yard Number: 356
Completed: 1911
Gross Tonnage: 92
Net Tonnage: 38
Length: 86.0 ft
Breadth: 18.5 ft
Depth: 8.7 ft
Built: John Duthie Torry Shipbuilders, Aberdeen
Engine: T.3-cyl by J. Abernethy & Co, Aberdeen

History

Note spelling of name with the accented E (MARÉ) is correct. MARE is used to allow the search engine to find the entry.

1911: Launched by John Duthie Torry Shipbuilders, Aberdeen (Yd.No.355) for Joseph Johnston & Sons Ltd, Montrose as MARÉ.
6.1911: Completed (William D. Johnston Jnr, manager).
12.6.1911: Registered at Montrose (ME156).
7.1915: Requisitioned for war service as an A/S net drifter.(1-3pdr) (Ad.No.2200).
1918: Based Taranto.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Montrose (J. Johnstone & Sons Ltd, Montrose).
18.3.1921: Sold to William Widram, Eyemouth (managing owner).
21.3.1921: Montrose registry closed. Registered at Berwick-on-Tweed (BK416).
11.1927: Sold to Frank C. Burton, Lowestoft (managing owner).
11.1927: Berwick-on-Tweed registry closed.
29.11.1927: Registered at Lowestoft (LT362).
22.12.1927: Sold to Provincial Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft (Frank C. Burton) (Arthur Gouldby, manager).
22.4.1930: Frank C. Burton died.
22.5.1933: In accordance with terms of Will vessel registered to Edith Clara Burton (16/64), Clement Ernest Burton (16/64), Arthur Gouldby (16/64), George Mitchell (16/64), trading as Provincial Fishing Co Ltd (Arthur Gouldby, manager).
1936: Seasonal trawling from Fleetwood (New Docks Steam Trawling Co (Fleetwood) Ltd, managing agents).
13.7.1936: Last landing at Fleetwood, 48 boxes grossed £96. Laid up at Fleetwood.
1.1937: Sailed Fleetwood for Milford.
31.1.1937: Landed at Milford (Sk. Walter Aldridge Jnr).
10.2.1937: Sold to Kenneth Llewellyn, Milford Haven (16/64), Sk. John William Chenery, Lowestoft (16/64), George Mitchell, Lowestoft (16/64), Arthur Claude Mitchell, Lowestoft (16/64) (Arthur Claude Mitchell, manager).
20.8.1938: On a trip from Milford (Sk. Jack Chenery). Responded to distress from Glasgow steam coaster GIRASOL (648grt/1926) off Pembroke coast abandoned with severe list due to cargo shifting and crew picked up by Glasgow steamer SHUNA (1575grt/1937) and Liverpool steamer Aguila (3255grt/1917). Having stood by and vessel had not foundered, boarded and at 6.20 pm. connected and commenced tow to Milford.
21.8.1934: Delivered Milford at 9.00 am and beached.
28.11.1939: Requisitioned for war service on balloon barrage (P.No.FY1508) (Hire rate £25.0.0d/month).
26.5.1940: At 6.57pm. ‘Operation Dynamo’ (Dunkirk evacuation) put into effect.
1.6.1940: At Dunkirk embarking troops. With drifters THREE KINGS (LT517) and TWEENWAYS (R356) picked up 19 men from from the sinking LMS steamer SCOTIA (3454grt/1921) bombed by German aircraft after leaving Dunkirk with an estimated 1,200 troops onboard. At Ramsgate at 10.20pm. landed 220 troops.
1940: Fitted out as a minesweeper (Hire rate £26.2.9d/month). Based Lowestoft, Harwich, Felixstowe.
1.1942: Based at Ipswich as Armed Patrol Drifter (2-MGs (1×2)).
12.10.1945: Returned to owner.
1946: Sold for breaking up.
16.1.1947: Lowestoft registry closed.

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S.D/T. Maré LT362

S.D/T. Maré LT362
Picture courtesy of The John Clarkson Collection

Changelog
20/05/2012: Page published. 4 updates since then.
27/11/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image and repaired broken link.
06/06/2021: Updated history.

S.T. Cradock LT591

Technical

Admiralty Number: 4472
Official Number: 139348
Yard Number: 170
Completed: 1919
Gross Tonnage: 203
Net Tonnage: 88
Length: 115.4 ft
Breadth: 22.2 ft
Depth: 12.1 ft
Built: Hawthorns & Co Ltd, Leith
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by Hawthorns & Co Ltd, Leith

History

1.1919: Launched by Hawthorns & Co Ltd, Leith (Yd.No.170) (“Strath” class) for The Admiralty as WILLIAM CHALMERS (Ad.No.4472).
4.4.1919: Advertised for sale.
1919: Sold to Leonard C. Cockrell, Wivenhoe.
2.5.1919: Renamed CRADOCK.
30.8.1919: Completed as a fishing vessel ex fishing gear.
8.9.1919: Registered at Hull (H78).
17.9.1919: Hull registry closed.
22.9.1919: Registered at Lowestoft (LT591).
27.11.1919: Sold to Vanessa Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft (Leonard C. Cockrell, manager).
19.1.1921: First landing at Milford Haven.
3.12.1923: Sold to Arthur S. Bowlby, Harlow (Vanessa Fishing Co Ltd) (Edward D. W. Lawford, Milford Haven, manager).
12.12.1928: Last landing at Milford.
24.12.1928: Sold to Robert Taylor & Sons Ltd, Dundee (William N. Taylor, manager).
1932/33: Landing occasionally at Milford.
5.1933: At Fleetwood with Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd involvement.
9.12.1933: Sold to Shields Engineering & Dry Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (Thomas S. Read, manager).
23.12.1933: Lowestoft registry closed.
15.1.1934: Registered at North Shields (SN8).
24.2.1935: At about 10.30am. when outward from North Shields for fishing grounds, in collision off the Satellite buoys, with inbound Aberdeen registered steam coaster KILDRUMMY (629grt/1924) which sustained extensive damage to shell plating starboard side forward. Returned to North Shields with damage forward and stem twisted; KILDRUMMY proceeded up the Tyne.
8.11.1941: Attacked and bombed by German aircraft, 14 miles NNE of St. Abbs Head and subsequently foundered; crew of nine away in lifeboat.
19.11.1941: North Shields registry closed “Sunk by enemy action”.

(William Chalmers, Master, age 35, b. Lerwick – HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN)

Changelog
20/05/2012: Page published. 10 updates since then.
03/08/2015: Information updated.
08/01/2020: Information updated.

S.T. Agami GY143

Technical

Official Number: 110886
Yard Number: 229
Completed: 1899
Gross Tonnage: 186
Net Tonnage: 76
Length: 110.0 ft
Breadth: 21.2 ft
Depth: 11.2 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by C. D. Holmes & Co, Hull
Built: Cochrane & Cooper Ltd, Selby

History

6.1899: Completed by Cochrane & Cooper Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.229) for Thomas Baskcomb, Grimsby as AGAMI.
3.6.1899: Completed.
5.6.1899: Registered at Grimsby (GY143).
1.1911: Sold to The Marshall Line Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (Alick (Alec) Black, manager).
1913: Fishing From Fleetwood.
6. 1914: Sold to The Savoy Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (H. Croft Baker, manager.
7. 11.1915: Sold to John L. Green, Grimsby (Fred Clark, manager).
8. 29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
9. 1919: Released.
10. 11.1924: Sold to Grimsby Trawler Owners’ Direct Fish Supply Co Ltd, Grimsby (T. W. Baskcomb, manager).
11. 9.1937: Sold for breaking up.
12. 23.9.1937: Grimsby registry closed.

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S.T. Agami GY143

S.T. Agami GY143
Picture courtesy of The Steve Farrow Collection

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20/05/2012: Page published. 4 updates since then.

S.T. Braconhill A138

Technical

Admiralty Number: 4422
Official Number: 139805
Yard Number: 649
Completed: 1919
Gross Tonnage: 203
Net Tonnage: 88
Length: 115.4 ft
Breadth: 22.1 ft
Depth: 12.1 ft
Built: Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Engine: 430ihp T.3-cyl by Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

30.1.1919: Launched by Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.649) (“Strath” class) for The Admiralty as WILLIAM BENTLEY (Ad.No.4422).
1919: Sold to The Don Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (John S. Doeg, manager)
1.3.1919: Completed as BRACONHILL.
14.3.1919: Registered at Aberdeen (A138).
29.1.1920: Sold to Sidney Allen & Woodford Elles-Hill, London.
6.10.1920: Sold to Sam Robford Co Ltd, London (Keith R. Hoare, London, manager). Transferred to Fleetwood.
23.6.1928: Sold to Arthur Ogg, Aberdeen (Richard W. Lewis & Sons Ltd, managers).
Pre 1930: Delete managers.
14.3.1934: Sold to Bracken Steam Trawling Co (Aberdeen) Ltd, Aberdeen (William A. Leith, manager).
1936: Sold to G. R. Wood, Aberdeen.
1937: Sold to G. Wood (Aberdeen) Ltd, Aberdeen (G. R. Wood, manager).
27.11.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (Hire rate £63.8.9d/month).
12.2.1940: Returned to owner.
16.8.1940: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No. ) (Hire rate £63.8.9d/month).
25.2.1942: Sold to G. R. Purdy Trawlers Ltd, North Shields (George R. Purdy, manager).
6.1945: Surveyed and restored at Newcastle.
2.7.1945: Returned to owner.
22.1.1947: Registered at Aberdeen as AGNES PURDY (A138) (BoT Minute RG No.1641/1946 dated 14.12.1946).
14.11.1957: Sold to W. H. Dodds & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (A. W. King, manager).
6.12.1957: Registered at Aberdeen as PHALAROPE (A138).
1961: Sold to Dutch shipbreakers for breaking up.
2.8.1961: Aberdeen registry closed.

Changelog
20/05/2012: Page published. 4 updates since then.
30/09/2019: Updated information.

S.T. Deveron GY96

Additional information courtesy of Barry Banham

Technical

Official Number: 122708
Yard Number: 508
Completed: 1905
Gross Tonnage: 232.83
Net Tonnage: 102.16
Length: 123.6 ft
Breadth: 22.0 ft
Depth: 11.5 ft
Built: Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Hull
Engine: 410ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Hull

History

17.10.1905: Launched by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Hull (Yd.No.508) for The “D“ Line Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby as DEVERON.
16.11.1905: Completed. Builder’s Certificate issued.
20.11.1905: Registered at Grimsby (GY96).
20.11.1905: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to George William Jeffs & Arthur Jeffs, Grimsby (joint mortgagees) for the sum of £3,000 with interest at 5% (A).
21.11.1905: Arthur Jeffs appointed manager.
11.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-6pdr HA) (Ad.No.695). Based Moray Command.
2.7.1918: At Invergordon fitted 1-7.5” A/S Howitzer.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Grimsby.
7.1920: New boiler fitted.
31.12.1927: Mortgage (A) discharged.
4.1.1928: Sold to Walter Garratt (16/64), Fred Birch Jeffs (16/64), Thomas Edwin Fisher (16/64) and Sidney Morris Fisher (16/64, all Grimsby).
11.1.1928: Walter Garratt designated managing owner.
27.1.1928: Four mortgages (16/64 x 4) to George William Jeffs & Arthur Jeffs, Grimsby (joint mortgagees) for the sum of £750 with interest at 5% (B, C, D, E).
15.12.1930: Fred Birch Jeffs designated managing owner.
20.4.1931: The estate of Walter Garratt (16/64) deceased adjudged bankrupt.
21.4.1931: Fred Birch Jeffs (16/64) adjudged bankrupt.
15.6.1931: Lawrence Fawley Judge appointed Trustee of the Joint and Separate estates (32/64).
30.9.1931: Sidney Morris Fisher shares (16/64) sold to Thomas Edwin Fisher (32/64).
26.11.1932: Lawrence Fawley Judge shares (32/64) sold to Thomas Edwin Fisher (64/64).
17.9.1932: Thomas Edwin Fisher designated managing owner.
20.3.1935: Sold by Joint Mortgagees under mortgages (B, C, D, E) to Charles Dobson (64/64), Grimsby.
3.4.1935: Charles Dobson designated managing owner.
29.9.1937: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Midland Bank Ltd, London (F).
21.1.1938: In thick fog in the North Sea in collision with Danish Esbjerg registered liner PONTUS. Struck port bow, shell plates set in and sprung.
22.1.1938: Arrived Lowestoft escorted by WOLSELEY (LT410). Slipped and repaired.
7.1.1941: Mortgage (F) discharged.
3.2.1941: Sold to Perihelion Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Grimsby.
3.2.1941: Herbert George Crampin appointed manager.
4.1944 – 1.1945: Fishing from Fleetwood.
10.3.1945: Sold to Deveron Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby.
2.4.1945: Albert Wright Butt appointed manager.
17.4.1945: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Barclays Bank Ltd, London (G).
4.1.1949: In gale force winds and driving sleet, stranded at Kilnsea in Spurn Bight. First trip for Sk. G. J. Homer. Neaped and remained ashore for twelve days until refloated with the aid of United Towing’s steam tug BRAHAM (230grt/1938 850ihp) and returned to Grimsby.
1953: Assisted in righting the Hull steamer HEBBLE (1078grt/1924) at Immingham which had capsized when the graving dock in which she was being refitted was flooded on 31.1.1953 in the ‘Great Storm’. Filled with ballast in an adjacent lock pit to act as anchor while steam locomotives attached by steel cables pulled the HEBBLE upright as the dock was slowly flooded.
23.2.1953: Mortgage (G) discharged.
10.1954: Sold for breaking up.
12.10.1954: Grimsby registry closed “Vessel broken up”.
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S.T. Deveron GY96

S.T. Deveron GY96
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S.T. Deveron GY96

S.T. Deveron GY96
Picture courtesy of The Jeffrey Pullen Collection

S.T. Deveron GY96

S.T. Deveron GY96
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S.T. Deveron GY96

S.T. Deveron GY96
Picture reproduced by permission of The Grimsby Telegraph

Changelog
20/05/2012: Page published. 6 revisions since then.
25/07/2014: Picture 1 added.
09/10/2014: Information updated.
10/10/2014: Spelling errors corrected.
11/11/2015: Added stranding information.
14/11/2015: Replaced picture.
19/11/2015: Added picture and updated information.
10/03/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
29/03/2018: Added an image.
09/04/2020: Updated information.