Additional information courtesy of Milford Trawlers and Gordon Sinclair

Technical

Official Number: 141965
Yard Number: 439
Completed: 1912
Gross Tonnage: 216
Net Tonnage: 96
Length: 115.9 ft
Breadth: 21.6 ft
Depth: 11.8 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by W. V. V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge
Built: Mackie & Thomson, Govan, Glasgow

History

19.12.1912: Launched by Mackie & Thomson, Govan, Glasgow (Yd.No.439) for Soc. Anon Pecheries d’Islande, Ostend as KONING ALBERT.
1912: Completed. Registered at Ostend (O25). J. Baels designated manager.
14.9.1914-16.12.1919: Landing at Milford (Belgian crew).
1.1924: Sold to Walter M. Olney, Cleveleys.
1.1924: Ostend registry closed.
15.1.1924: Registered at Fleetwood (Part I & Part IV) as RACHAEL O.N.141965 (FD2). Walter M. Olney designated managing owner.
17.1.1924: Sold to Reliance Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood. Walter M. Olney designated manager.
25.8.1924: While alongside at Milford Haven, fireman William Frederick Sinclair, 33 Wildman St, Blackpool, fell into the dock and was drowned.
5.5.1935: At about 2.00 am when fishing 15 miles off Rockabill Lighthouse run down by Dublin registered steam coaster SAINT FINTAN (495grt/1921) sustaining damage starboard side aft and losing fishing gear.
1937: Sold to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up at Preston.
26.11.1937: Fleetwood registry closed “Broken up”.

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S.T. Rachael FD2

S.T. Rachael FD2
Picture from the Internet

S.T. Rachel FD2
Waiting scrapping at Preston 1937

Rachael (background) Redwing (foreground)
Hercules (alongside)
Dania (outboard)
Picture courtesy of Bill Blow

Changelog
24/01/2009: Page published.
12/06/2014: Information updated.
25/12/2014: Picture added.
29/01/2016: Picture added.
02/11/2017: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
30/12/2017: Added an image.
04/03/2018: Added information.

Technical

Official Number: 141964
Yard Number: 398
Completed: 1910
Gross Tonnage: 214
Net Tonnage: 98
Length: 122.6 ft
Breadth: 21.6 ft
Depth: 11.5 ft
Engine; T.3-cyl by W. V. V. Lidgerwood, Glasgow
Built: Mackie & Thomson Ltd, Glasgow

History

8.3.1910: Launched by Mackie & Thomson Ltd, Glasgow (Yd.No.398) for Soc. Anon. Pêcheries d’Islande, Ostend as BARON RUZETTE.
8.1910: Completed. Registered at Ostend (O120). J. Baels designated manager.
26.1.1911: In collision with French schooner MOISE on passage Boulogne to Granville which quickly foundered with the loss of four crew, one rescued.
8.9.1914-23.1.1920: Landing at Milford (Belgian crew).
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve (1-6pdr Hotchkiss QF).
13.2.1918: Gun replaced with 1-12pdr 12cwt QF.
16.2.1918: Gunnery trials.
1919: Released.
From 2.1920: Landing intermittently at Fleetwood and Milford.
12.1923: Sold to Walter M. Olney, Cleveleys. (managing owner).
12.1923: Ostend registry closed.
27.12.1923: Registered at Fleetwood (Part I) as GELSINA O.N.141964.
28.12.1923: Registered at Fleetwood (Part IV) FD431).
O.N.141964. Walter M. Only designated managing owner.
21.1.1924: Sold to The Reliance Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood. Walter M. Olney, Cleveleys designated manager.
22.6.1928: At Fleetwood landed a very large sturgeon about 7ft 6 inches long caught off the West coast of Scotland. At auction it realised 86s.
1937: Sold to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up at Preston.
26.11.1937: Fleetwood registry closed “Broken up.”

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S.T. Baron Ruzette O120
Picture courtesy of The Greenday Collection

S.T. Gelsina FD431
Picture courtesy of The Fred Baker Collection

Changelog
21/12/2008: Page published. 3 updates since then.
31/07/2017: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
28/10/2020: Updated history.