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S.T. Tekoura FD12

Additional information courtesy of Chris Petherbridge Hull Trawler Website

Technical

Official Number: 161352
Yard Number: 1066
Completed: 1930
Gross Tonnage: 335
Net Tonnage: 142
Length: 135 ft
Breadth: 24.9 ft
Depth: 13.7 ft
Engine: 99hp T.3-cyl and boiler by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull
Built: Cochrane & Son Ltd, Selby

History

(In 1935 the Hull trawler LEONIDAS (162186) (H267) was lengthened by Smiths Dock Co. Ltd. The work involved creating an improved hull form with new bow and stern sections. The design was successful, not only providing increased fish room capacity, but also, as was expected, reducing coal consumption and giving a slightly higher free running speed. Other owners stemmed vessels at Middlesbrough for similar work to be undertaken)

19.11.1929: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.1066) for Brand & Curzon Ltd, Milford Haven as TEKOURA.
9.1.1930: Registered at London (LO14).
14.1.1930: Completed (Edward Brand & Charles Curzon, managers).
1.9.1937: Sold to Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys, manager).
1938: Completed lengthening by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough to 150.7 feet (including fitting new bow and stern sections). Re measured 368g 142n.
31.1.1938: On return to Fleetwood Sk. John Wilson of the CALDEW (FD347) said that while off Eagle Island he had heard Sk. Anderson of the BOSTONIAN (FD41) calling the Boston control ship TEKOURA on Friday 21st. He tried to call BOSTONIAN but no reply. In severe weather conditions, BOSTONIAN was lost south of Barra with all hands.
25.7.1939: Insured value £16,500.
4.10.1939: Requisitioned for war service as an anti-submarine trawler (1-4”, 1-20mm HA, Depth Charge Thrower & Rails) (P.No.FY.247)(Hire rate £191.4.7d/month). Based Spa Flow.
31.8.1943: Sold to Heward Trawlers Ltd, London & Fleetwood (R. S. Hewett & H. F. Hayward)(Robert S. Hewett, manager).
4.1945: Paid off to reserve.
18.4.1946: Returned to owner.
10.1948: Sold to Ocean Fisheries Ltd, Milford Haven (M. Laboa, manager) for £39000.
1949: Henry J. Horwood appointed manager.
1953: Ocean Fisheries Ltd in liquidation.
10.1953: Laid up at Milford.
25.2.1954: Sale to Dinas Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Alfred J. Marr, manager) for £5000 announced.
27.2.1954: Sailed Milford for Fleetwood. London registry closed. Registered at Fleetwood (FD12).
3.1954: Docked at Birkenhead for survey including boiler and steam pipes.
30.3.1954: First landing at Fleetwood, 370 boxes grossed £2,265.
14.7.1954: Last landing at Fleetwood, 410 boxes grossed £1,351.
7.1954: Sold to Van den Bossche & Co, Boom for breaking up.
14.10.1954: Arrived Boom from Fleetwood. Fleetwood registry closed.

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S.T. Tekoura FD12

S.T. Tekoura FD12

Changelog
19/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
12/11/2015: Information updated.

S.T. Chiltern H660

Additional material courtesy of Mike Thompson and Andy Hall

Technical

Admiralty Number: 3562
Official Number: 143867
Yard Number: 822
Completed: 1917
Gross Tonnage: 324.43
Net Tonnage: 130.34
Length: 138.5 ft
Breadth: 23.7 ft
Depth: 12.8 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby
Engine: 540ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Armament: 1 x 12 pdr AA

History

4.9.1917: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.822) (“Mersey” class) for The Admiralty as JOHN CORMACK.
30.11.1917: Completed as an armed trawler (1-12pdr HA and W/T).
5.12.1917: Accepted.
22.11.1919: Registered by The Admiralty at London (Part I) as JOHN CORMACK O.N.143867.
16.1.1920: Sailed Gt. Yarmouth for Danzig with 1,500 barrels of herring loaded from the Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd fishing station for distribution among co-operative societies in Warsaw and district. This was the first sailing in connection with organisations in England and the Continent and it may be the beginning of similar trade on international lines.
28.1.1920: Registered by The Admiralty at London (Part IV) (LO263).
By 18.6.1920: Allocated to Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, London and engaged in commercial trawling.
13.8.1920: Minesweepers’ Cooperative Trawling Society Ltd, London registered.
1920: Allocated the Minesweepers’ Cooperative Trawling Society Ltd, London.
12.1920: At HM Dockyard, Chatham completed fitting out for fishing under Special Survey of Lloyd’s Register and classed 100A1 Stm Trawler at London
4.1921: Paid off at The Nore. Laid up at Chatham.
1.1922: Scheme abandoned, the necessary working capital of £100,000 having not been subscribed.
1922: Sold to Pickering & Haldane’s Steam Trawling Co Ltd (64/64), Hull.
28.7.1922: London registry closed.
4.8.1922: Registered at Hull (H660).
4.8.1922: John McCann & Edward Cartwright designated managers.
21.8.1922: Registered at Hull as LORD PIRRIE (H660) (MoT Minute RG1390/1922 dated 19.8.1922).
8.1922: Fishing out of Hull. First skipper C. Edlington.
24.12.1928: On an Icelandic trip, Kemp Gill (28), Bosun, washed overboard and drowned.
14.3.1929: Homeward from Icelandic grounds (Sk. P. W. Gray), at 4.00am. when off the N. Yorkshire coast stranded at Baud Hole, Filey Brig. Came afloat without assistance at 6.00am. and proceeded to Hull.
6.4.1929: Sold to W. B. Willey & Sons Ltd (64/64), Hull.
6.4.1929: William B. Willey Jnr designated manager.
17.4.1929: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Midland Bank Ltd, London (A).
28.6.1929: Registered at Hull as CHILTERN (H660) (BOT Minute RG1304/29 dated 24.6.1929).
18.3.1935: William B. Willey Jnr & James Willey designated managers.
14.5.1936: Mortgage (A) discharged.
15.5.1936: Sold to H. Elliott & Sons Trawlers Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood.
18.5.1936: Henry Elliott designated manager.
27.5.1936: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to National Provincial Bank Ltd, London (B).
6.1936: Fishing out of Fleetwood. First skipper Charles Pennington.
7.1936: On Rockall grounds, George Cook (45) of Blackburn, deckhand, fell overboard and was drowned.
12.7.1937: At Fleetwood Magistrates Court, deckhand James Henry Bryant (32) was fined 10/- for failing to join on sailing and ordered to refund 10/- he had received in advance from the firm.
16.8.1939: Mortgage (B) discharged.
16.8.1939: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood.
22.8.1939: To correct address of H. Elliott & Sons Trawlers Ltd.
28.8.1939: Basil Arthur Parkes, Thornton-le-Fylde designated manager.
30.8.1939: Sold to Fred Parkes, Blackpool and Basil Arthur Parkes, Thornton-le-Fylde (joint owners 64/64).
29.9.1939: Basil Arthur Parkes, Thornton-le-Fylde designated managing owner.
Pre 4.1940: Employed on Fishery Protection (WA/Fort William/Fleetwood).
4.6.1940: Requisitioned for war service as an auxiliary patrol vessel (1-12pdr) (P.No. 4.125) (Hire rate £94.10.0d/month).
15-25.6.1940: Operation Ariel.*
18.6.1940: At St. Nazaire, rescued women and children (116) from advancing German forces. The last British ship to leave the port.
20.6.1940: Arrived Plymouth.
30.5.1941: Shot down twin engined German bomber off West Country (Ty/Sk. A. J. Drake RNR).
9.1941: Fitted out as a minesweeper. Based Plymouth.
1.1942: At Falmouth for arcticisation.
3.1942 – 5.1942: At Reykjavik as escort (part) of Russian convoys PQ.12, PQ.14 and PQ.15.
26.8.1944: Sold to Eton Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Hull.
29.8.1944: George Gillard, designated manager.
6.3.1945: 2nd Hand William Reaich, Buckie died of unknown causes in N. Russia.
1945: Returned to owner.
7.3.1945: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Barclays Bank Ltd, London (C).
11.3.1946: Mortgage (C) discharged.
1.6.1946: Sold to Ross & Fullerton Ltd (64/64), Glasgow.
19.8.1946: Alexander Fullerton Jnr, Greenock designated manager.
12.9.1946: Sold to David Gloag Watson, Edinburgh; Hugh Micklejohn Martin, Edinburgh and William Livingston, Peterhead (joint owners 64/64)
25.10.1946: David Gloag Watson designated managing owner.
25.10.1946: Hull registry closed.
10.1946: Registered at Granton (GN25).
28.10.1946: Laid up at Granton. Flooded engine room due to leak.
1947: Sold to Planet Fishing Co Ltd, Edinburgh. Edwin Walker & Sons designated managers.
26.1.1950: Fishing about 110 miles NE of Buchan Ness (Sk. John Paterson) in company with trawler KUVERA (GN39) which started to take in water. Before vessel settled and foundered, all thirteen crew taken onboard and subsequently landed at Granton.
1.9.1950: In North Sea off S.E. Scotland, responded to radio call for assistance from MFV IMMANUEL (WK149), at anchor disabled with engine breakdown; connected and commenced tow for Aberdeen.
4.9.1950: Delivered Aberdeen.
1952: Sold to Medway Yacht Basin Ltd, Borstal, Rochester (R. W. Pearson, manager).
1952: Sold to George A. Ferguson, Borstal, Rochester.
1954: Sold to BISCO and allocated to James A. White & Co Ltd, St. David’s for breaking up.

*Operation Ariel – withdrawal of remaining troops of the British Expeditionary Force from France.

(John Cormack (aka Cormick), Bosun’s Mate (prest), age 26, b. Co.Wexford (also recorded as age 29, b. Edinburgh) – VICTORY (SB573))

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HMT Chiltern

HMT John Cormack
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S.T. Chiltern H660

S.T. Chiltern H660
Picture courtesy of The Mike Thompson Collection

S.T. Chiltern H660

S.T. Chiltern H660
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S.T. Chiltern H660

S.T. Chiltern H660
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Changelog
18/01/2009: Page published. 5 updates since then.
02/09/2017: Removed FMHT watermark and added an image.
25/11/2019: Updated information.

S.T. Persian Empire FD83

Technical

Official Number: 110743
Yard Number: 243
Completed: 1899
Gross Tonnage: 146.12
Net Tonnage: 49
Length: 115.5 ft
Breadth: 21 ft
Depth: 11.2 ft
Engine: 63nhp T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull
Speed: 10.5 knots

History

21.8.1899: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull (Yd.No.243) for The Cargill Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull as PERSIAN EMPIRE. 27.10.1899: Registered at Hull (H476).
10.1899: Completed. Edward B. Cargill designated manager.
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 76.03 net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
1914: New boiler fitted.
12.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-6pdr, 1-7.5” A/S Howitzer) (Ad.No.799). Based Queenstown.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Hull (Arthur Cargill, manager).
3.6.1921: Sold to Jutland Amalgamated Trawlers Ltd, Hull. Arthur Cargill & Edward Cargill designated joint managers.
1.1926: Sold to John Ireland, Carleton, Nr Blackpool (managing owner).
1.1.1926: Hull registry closed.
2.1.1926: Registered at Fleetwood (FD83). John Ireland designated managing owner.
1929: Sold to John S. Ellis & Co Ltd, Scarborough John S. Ellis designated manager)
22.10.1935: Sold to Richard F. Cammish, Filey. Richard F. Cammish designated managing owner, fishing out of Fleetwood.
1940: Fishing from Scarborough.
22.2.1940: Fishing in North Sea (Sk. Tom Robinson) in company with RIBY (GY594)) and AUCUBA (GY117). Attacked by German aircraft; driven off by return fire from AUCUBA & RIBY no casualties.
24.2.1940: At 10.00 am. when close inshore attacked by German aircraft with machine guns; no damage or casualties.
1943: Sold to Don Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood). Landing at Fleetwood from Home and Faroe grounds.
5.1945: Sold to Standard Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby.
5.1945: Fleetwood registry closed.
5.1945: Registered at Grimsby (GY49). Albert W. Butt designated manager.
26.1.1953: Sold to BISCO and allocated to J. W. Draper & Sons Ltd, Grimsby for breaking up. Grimsby registry closed.
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S.T. Persian Empire FD83

S.T. Persian Empire H476
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S.T. Persian Empire H476

S.T. Persian Empire H476
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S.T. Persian Empire FD83

S.T. Persian Empire FD83
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S.T. Persian Empire FD83

S.T. Persian Empire FD83
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S.T. Persian Empire FD83

S.T. Persian Empire FD83
Picture courtesy of The George Westwood Collection

Changelog
18/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
16/11/2015: Picture added.
18/01/2016: Picture added.
20/01/2016: Picture added.
08/01/2017: Information updated.
17/01/2021: Image added.

S.T. Boston Gannet FD30

Technical

Official Number: 180326
Yard Number: 755
Completed: 1945
Gross Tonnage: 361
Net Tonnage: 139
Length: 136 ft
Breadth: 25.2 ft
Depth: 13.2 ft
Engine: 600IHP T.3-cyl and boiler by Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Speed: 11.7 knots
Built: Cook Welton & Gemmell

History

22.9.1945: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.755) for Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood as ABY.
26.11.1945: Registered at Fleetwood (FD138).
27.11.1945: Completed.
7.10.1946: Sold to Seddon Fishing Co Ltd, London & Fleetwood (B. Kilaczycki, London, manager).
14.2.1949: Sold to Neale & West Ltd, Cardiff.
14.2.1949: Fleetwood registry closed.
1949: Registered at Cardiff as CHAFFCOMBE (CF18).
1956: Neale & West Ltd closed their Cardiff base; vessels for sale.
20.6.1956: Sold to The Don Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Fred Parkes, Blackpool, manager). Cardiff registry closed. Registered at Fleetwood (FD30).
12.1956: Converted for burning oil fuel, F.P. above 150° F.
1.1957: Registered at Fleetwood as BOSTON GANNET (FD30).
20.3.1963: Laid up in Glasson Dock.
10.1963: Sold to West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co Ltd, Troon for breaking up.
6.10.1963: Arrived Troon.
8.10.1963: Breaking commenced.
18.10.1963: First beaching.
31.1.1964: First reberthing.
15.4.1964: Second reberthing.
20.5.1964: Breaking up completed.

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S.T. Aby FD138

S.T. Aby FD138
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S.T. Boston Gannet FD30

S.T. Boston Gannet FD30

S.T. Boston Gannet FD30

S.T. Boston Gannet FD30
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S.T. Boston Gannet FD30

S.T. Boston Gannet FD30
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Changelog
18/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
09/04/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images and added a picture.

S.T. Unitia GY924

Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow and Douglas Paterson

Technical

Official Number: 135970
Yard Number: 269a
Completed: 1913
Gross Tonnage: 296
Net Tonnage: 122
Length: 130.2 ft
Breadth: 23 ft
Depth: 12.2 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley
Engine: 540ihp T.3-cyl by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull

History

19.7.1913: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.269A) for The Great Grimsby & East Coast Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Grimsby as UNITIA.
16.9.1913: Walter William Butt appointed manager.
17.9.1913: Registered at Grimsby (GY924).
9.1913: Completed (Walter W. Butt, manager).
12.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-6pdr HA) (Ad.No.699). Based Lowestoft.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Grimsby.
5.1923: New boiler fitted.
26.8.1926: Vessel mortgaged ((64/64) to Midland Bank Ltd, London (A).
3.4.1938: Albert W. Butt appointed manager.
28.5.1940: Requisitioned for war service as an anti-submarine trawler (Hire rate £76.9.4d/month). Renamed PORTIA.
2.1941: Fitted out as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.1852).
1.12.1941: Mortgage (A) discharged.
14.1.1942: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood.
22.1.1942: Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys appointed manager.
1.1946: Returned after survey and restoration at Liverpool. Reverted to UNITIA (GY924).
25.3.1946: Sold to Nordic Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), London.
29.3.1946: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood for the sum of £11,000 with interest at 4% (B).
3.4.1946: Ernest John Williams, Coulsdon, Surrey appointed manager.
10.1946: On a trip to West of Scotland grounds (Sk. Harold Harrison).
31.10.1946: Responded to request for assistance from the Icelandic trawler GODEBORG, disabled off Barra Head with damaged rudder and bound Fleetwood to land. As Icelandic skipper spoke very little English put two men onboard GODEBORG, to maintain radio communications, the bosun and skipper’s brother Jack Harrison, who spoke a little Icelandic and deckhand Thomas Harrison. Connected and commenced tow but weather worsened and had to put back in the Sound of Islay and cruise all night as not fit to anchor and weather too bad to proceed.
1.11.1946. Got underway but in poor weather tow was slow and about 300 fathoms of wire was lost due to ‘stranding’.
2.11.1946: Arrived safely off Wyre Light.
3.11.1946: With GODEBORG lashed alongside poceeded to Wyre Dock on morning tide.
4.11.1946: GODEBORG landed 7,000 stone of cod and haddock.
17.7.1947: Mortgage (B) discharged.
28.7.1947: Sold to Edna Deep Sea Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), London.
28.7.1947: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Nordic Fishing Co Ltd, London (C).
11.8.1947: Maurice Bigio appointed manager.
20.2.1948: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (D).
16.9.1948: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Midland Bank Ltd, London (E).
20.9.1948: Mortgage (C) discharged.
23.9.1948: Mortgage (D) discharged.
11.8.1949: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (F).
2.11.1950: Mortgage (E) discharged.
2.11.1950: Mortgage (F) discharged.
9.11.1950: Sold to Craig Stores (Aberdeen Ltd (64/64), Aberdeen (Joseph Craig, manager).
25.11.1950: Grimsby registry closed.
29.11.1950: Registered at Aberdeen (A663).
31.1.1951: Sold to Kinbrace (Fishing) Ltd (64/64), Aberdeen (Joseph Craig, manager).
24.5.1952: When in transit through Westray Firth, stranded on rocks between the islands of Rousay and Egilsay.
9.6.1952: Refloated and delivered at Kirkwall.
1954: Sold to Belgian shipbreakers for breaking up.
4.6.1954: Aberdeen registry closed.

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S.T. Unitia GY924

S.T. Unitia A663
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S.T.Unitia GY524

S.T.Unitia GY924
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Changelog

17/01/2009: Page published. 7 updates since then.
28/04/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
09/08/2021: Updated history.