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S.T. Daniel Clowden FD355

Technical

Admiralty Number: 4446
Official Number: 141952
Yard Number: 122
As built: 360disp 125.6 x 23.5 x 12.8 feet
Completed: 1919
Gross Tonnage: 280
Net Tonnage: 113
Length: 125.6 ft
Breadth: 23.5 ft
Depth: 12.7 ft
Built: George Brown & Co, Greenock
Engine: 480ihp T.3-cyl by Gauldie, Gillespie & Co, Glasgow
Pennant FY531

History

1919: Ordered by The Admiralty (“Castle” class) (Ad.No.4446).
8.8.1919: Sold while building to Victory Steam Trawling Co (Fleetwood) Ltd, Fleetwood.
13.11.1919: Completed by George Brown & Co, Greenock (Yd.No.122) as DANIEL CLOWDEN.
13.10.1919: Registered at Fleetwood (Part IV) O.N.141952.
20.11.1919: Registered at Fleetwood (Part IV) (FD355). Walter Morley designated manager.
9.10.1922: Registered at Fleetwood as HANNAH WOODBRIDGE (FD355).
1928: Sold to Iago Steam Trawlers Ltd, London & Milford Haven (Edward D. W. Lawford, manager).
8.3.1928: Fleetwood registry closed.
10.3.1928: Registered at London (LO129).
16.5.1928: Registered at London as DANIEL CLOWDEN (LO129).
3.1930: Transferred to Fleetwood when Edward D. W. Lawford moved his vessels to the port.
6.1930: On Klondyke (Inishtrahull) ground in scruffy weather, shooting the trawl, warps tangled rudder and propeller. After discussion with owners, steam trawler PETER CAREY (LO126) was dispatched to assist, connected and towed to Innishtrahull where warps were freed. Sailed again for grounds off Co. Galway but had boiler stay collapse, steam and boiling water flooding into the stokehold and engineroom. 2nd engineer, C. W. Ollsen, Blackpool was on watch and although scalded shouted to the fireman who was in the bunkers to escape which he did through the open bunker lid. Ollsen managed to get a pump running and filled the boiler with cold water. Drifted for 24 hours until taken in tow by PETER CAREY for the 300 mile trip to Fleetwood.
27.6.1930: Arrived Fleetwood.
27.8.1939: Requisitioned for war service on examination service and as a minesweeper (1-12pdr)(P.No.FY.531) (Hire rate £87.10.0d/month).
21.12.1939: S. Daniel Smith RNR appointed CO. Based Kirkwall with M/S Group 45.
18.12.1940: Ty/Lieut A. Flaaten RNR appointed Co. Based Scapa Flow with M/S Group 44.
25.7.1941: Ty/Act/Lieut. N. Fitzsimmons RNVR appointed CO.
12.1941: Sk. Peter Buchan DSC RNR appointed CO.
2.1942: Ty/Sk. Edward Westhead RNR appointed CO.
21.10.1942: Sk. J. Ferguson RNR apponted CO.
31.3.1943: Ty/Sk. Arthur John Thomas RNR appointed CO.
7.1943: Ty/Sk. J.S. Cobby RNR appointed CO.
16.9.1944: Sk. Murdo Macleod RNR appointed CO.
23.1.1945: At Le Havre.
7.2.1945: At St. Vess.
26.2.1945: At Cherbourg.
27.3.1945: At Falmouth.
29.3.1945: At Milford Haven.
1.5.1945: Paid off.
30.5.1945: Sailed Milford Haven for Greenock.
31.5.1945: Arrived Greenoock.
2.6.1945: Moved to Port Glasgow.
9.1945: Surveyed and restored at Port Glasgow.
5.10.1945: Returned.
4.1946: Sold to Haven Trawlers Ltd, Milford Haven (Robert P. Lewis, manager). Fishing from Fleetwood.
13.8.1948: Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood for £13698. Registered at Fleetwood (FD280).
27.11.1952: Sank whilst berthed at North-end staging, Fleetwood; the steam ejector valve had been removed and after storing and priming boiler on staging, outlet was below waterline.
12.1952: Refloated by Liverpool & Glasgow Salvage Assoc’s salvage steamer Ranger (409grt/1880), towed back to Wyre Dock but following survey declared beyond economical repair.
12.1952: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up.
13.12.1952: Delivered Preston.

(Daniel Clowden, AB, age 24, b. London – ROYAL SOVEREIGN (SB250))

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S.T. Daniel Clowden FD355

S.T. Daniel Clowden FD355
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S.T. Daniel Clowden FD355

S.T. Daniel Clowden FD355
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S.T. Daniel Clowden FD355

S.T. Daniel Clowden FD355
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S.T. Daniel Clowden FD355

S.T. Daniel Clowden FD355
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S.T. Daniel Clowden FD355

S.T. Daniel Clowden FD280
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Changelog
12/01/2014: Picture added.
27/02/2015: Picture added.
01/08/2016: Information updated.
21/07/2017: Removed disputed image and FMHT watermarks.
25/03/2020: Updated information.

S.T. Peter Carey FD350

Technical

Admiralty Number: 4445
Official Number: 141951
Yard Number: 121
Completed: 1919
Gross Tonnage: 208
Net Tonnage: 113
Length: 125.6 ft
Breadth: 23.5 ft
Depth: 12.7 ft
Engine: 480ihp T.3-cyl by Gauldie, Gillespie & Co, Glasgow
Built: George Brown & Co, Greenock

History

25.6.1919: Launched by George Brown & Co, Greenock (Yd.No.121) for The Admiralty (“Castle” class as PETER CAREY (Ad.No.4445).
5.2.1919: Forms for tender to purchase received by the Admiralty.
8.8.1919: Sold to The Victory Steam Fishing Co (Fleetwood) Ltd, Fleetwood.
10.1919: Completed as a fishing vessel.
10.10.1919: Registered at Fleetwood (Part I & Part IV) O.N.141951 (FD350). Walter Morley designated manager.
24.9.1922: Registered at Fleetwood as CICELY BLANCHE (FD350).
1928: Sold to Iago Steam Trawler Co Ltd, Milford Haven (Edward D. W. Lawford, manager).
8.3.1928: Fleetwood registry closed.
10.3.1928: Registered at London (LO126).
5.1928: Chartered by Dept of Scientific & Industrial Research, London for trials (Improvement in stowage and icing of catch) (Along with Aberdeen steam trawler BEN MEIDIE (SN340) (234g/1917)).
16.5.1928: Registered at London as PETER CAREY (LO126).
22.11.1929: While on the fishing grounds 180 miles out of Milford, William Rees, deckhand was washed overboard and drowned.
1.4.1930: Last landing at Milford. Transferred to Fleetwood when Edward D. W. Lawford moved his vessels to the port.
6.1930: Steam trawler DANIEL CLOWDEN (LO129) on Klondyke grounds, shooting the trawl, warps tangled rudder and propeller. After discussion with owners, dispatched to assist, connected and towed to Inishtrahull where warps were freed. Sailed again for grounds In company with DANIEL CLOWDEN which later experienced boiler stay collapse emitting steam and boiling water in which 2nd engineer was scalded. Connected again to DANIEL CLOWDEN which had been drifting without steam and delivered Fleetwood.
9.9.1937: At Fleetwood landed a catch that realised over £1,000.
29.8.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No. FY537) (Hire rate £87.10.0d/month).
11.8.1940: Commanded by Sk. E. G. Catchpole RNR, with HMTrawler EDWARDIAN (GY328) (P.No.FY681) (Ty/Sk. F. A. Cunningham RNR), shot down four German aircraft.
26.1.1943: A/Capt Edward Douglas Wyndham Lawford RN awarded DSO for service in HMS POZARICA (P.No.4.261) A/A ship on Russian convoys.
1.12.1943: With five trawlers that had been moving Thames barges along the South Coast returning to the Thames from Newhaven. PETER CAREY had HM Trawler AVANTURINE (Sk. Edward Gillard) in tow, damaged due to grounding off Cuckmere on 23.11.1943. Off Beachy Head attacked by 5th E boat flotilla of nine German motor torpedo boats. AVANTURINE hit by torpedo from S142 and foundered; no survivors.
9.1945: Re-classed at Glasgow and returned to owner.
1947: Sold to Milford Fisheries Ltd, Milford Haven (Owen Willie Limbrick, manager).
5.1950: Laid up at Milford.
3.1.1951: Last landing at Milford. Transferred to Aberdeen.
25.12.1952: First landing after return to Milford.
18.7.1958: Last landing at Milford. Laid up at Milford Haven.
3.1959: Sold to Belgian principals for breaking up.
8.5.1959: Arrived Hemixen.

(Peter Carey, OS, age 42, b. Cork, Co. Cork – ROYAL SOVEREIGN (SB236)

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S.T. Peter Carey FD350

S.T. Peter Carey LO126
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S.T. Peter Carey LO126

S.T. Peter Carey LO126
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Changelog
03/01/2009: Page published. 3 revisions since then
19/08/2014: Updated information.
01/08/2016: Information updated.
16/01/2017: Image added.
15/08/2017: Image added and removed FMHT watermark.
12/07/2021: Updated history.

S.T. Merrydale (1) FD77

Technical

Official Number: 122942
Yard Number: 263
Completed: 1906
Gross Tonnage: 225
Net Tonnage: 72
Length: 125.2 ft
Breadth: 21.7 ft
Depth: 11.8 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by W. V. V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge
Built: J. Duthie, Sons & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Boiler: A. & W. Dalglish, Pollockshaws, Glasgow

History

10.5.1906: Launched by J. Duthie, Sons & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.263) for Tettenhall Steam Fishing Co of Fleetwood Ltd, Fleetwood as MERRYDALE.
18.7.1906: Registered at Fleetwood (FD77), Louis Cohen, Norbreck designated manager.
31.7.1906: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Williams Deacon’s Bank Ltd, London (A).
31.7.1906: Completed.
11.8.1909: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood B). James H. Marr designated manager.
9.10.1913: Mortgage (A) discharged.
10.10.1913: Mortgage (B) discharged.
10.10.1913: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to J. Marr & Con Ltd, Fleetwood (C).
1914: New boiler fitted.
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 91.11net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
7.5.1915: Requisitioned for war service (Ad.No.1759). Commissioned at Fleetwood.
8.5.1915: Arrived Devonport. Fitted with Hotchkiss 3pdr, carrying cruiser mine and mine-sweep. i.a.w. Area XIV Patrol Orders dated 30.3.1915. Allocated to Unit No.92 – Section D based Isles of Scilly (Sk.W. Bell RNR) .
9.1.1916-15.1.1916: Refit at Falmouth Relief KING FREDERICK (Ad.No.2659.
10.1916: Allocated to Unit No.62 – Section H, 3rd Division based Falmouth (Sk. W. Bell RNR) *.
1.10.1918: 1.10.1918: At Falmouth with ‘Trawler Sweepers’.
2.11.1916: James A. Robertson designated manager.
1.10.1918: Mortgaged (C) discharged.
18.10.1918: Sold to The Lancashire Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood. James A. Robertson designated manager.
By 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Fleetwood.
18.6.1919: Sold to Victory Steam Trawling Co (Fleetwood) Ltd, Fleetwood. Walter Morley designated manager)
1928: Sold to North Star Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen. John A. Harrow designated manager.
4.4.1928: Fleetwood registry closed.
10.4.1928: Registered at Aberdeen (A334).
1937: Sold to Metal Industries Ltd (£800) for breaking up at Rosyth, Fife (Contract No.15E).
5.1937: Delivered Rosyth from Aberdeen under own power.
2.6.1937: Breaking up commenced.
22.6.1937: Aberdeen registry closed “Broken up”.

*: Sk. William Bell RNR of Preston was awarded the DSC along with others “… in recognition of their services in minesweeping operations between the 1st April and 31st December, 1917”.

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Sk. William Bell D.S.C.

Sk. William Bell D.S.C.
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Letter from Admiralty

Letter from Admiralty
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William Bell's DSC

William Bell’s DSC
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Changelog
27/12/2008: Page published. 5 updates since then.
14/06/2021: Updated history.