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S.D/T. Ocean Lifebuoy YH29 (Seasonal)

Copyright 2010 © by Barry Banham for FMHT.

Technical

Official Number: 161629
Yard Number: 616
Pennant Number: FY.1504
Completed: 1929
Gross Tonnage: 131
Net Tonnage: 56
Length: 94.3 ft
Breadth: 20.1 ft
Depth: 9.7 ft
Engine: A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen.
Built: A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

9.5.1929: Launched by A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.616) for Bloomfield’s Ltd, Gt Yarmouth as OCEAN LIFEBUOY.
6.1929: Completed (Neil Mackay, manager).
6.6.1929: Registered at Yarmouth (YH29).
1930s: Seasonal trawling from Padstow and Fleetwood (Lowestoft Fish Selling Co Ltd, Lowestoft, managing agent).
7.9.1939: Requisitioned for war service and employed on port duties (Hire rate £70.4.11d/month).
29.11.1939: Converted for minesweeping (P.No.FY.1504).
1942: Transferred to Bloomfield’s Ltd, Fleetwood management.
26.1.1946: Returned. Transferred to Bloomfield’s Ltd, Gt Yarmouth.
1950s: Seasonal white fish trawling from Fleetwood.
21.10.1953: Landed 301.25 crans of herring at Yarmouth after transferring 16 nets to UTOPIA (BF531) which contained 62 crans.
1953: Runner up in Prunier Trophy. (Throughout her career one of Yarmouth’s most successful herring catchers).
31.12.1954: Sold to W. H. Kerr (Ship Chandlers) Ltd, Milford Haven (William H. Kerr, manager).
8.3.1956: Registered at Yarmouth as DEELITE (YH29).
1958: Re-engined with 2 stroke 5-cyl 360bhp oil engine by Crossley Bros Ltd, Manchester.
10.1971: Fishing off Irish Coast (Sk. Bill Phillips) suffered main engine failure. CONSTANT STAR (M133) fouled her propeller in attempting to connect. Subsequently towed to Milford by PICTON SEA LION (M22).
7.1973: Sold to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up.
23.7.1973: Sailed Milford for Briton Ferry in tow of WILLING BOYS (LT737).
10.9.1973: Breaking up completed. Yarmouth registry closed.

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S.T. Ocean Lifebuoy YH29

S.T. Ocean Lifebuoy YH29
Picture courtesy The Barry Banham Maritime Photo Collection

S.T. Ocean Lifebuoy YH29

S.T. Ocean Lifebuoy YH29
Picture courtesy The Barry Banham Maritime Photo Collection

S.D/T. Ocean Lifebuoy YH29

S.D/T. Ocean Lifebuoy YH29
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M.D/T. Deelite YH29

M.D/T. Deelite YH29
Picture courtesy of The Ashley Gardner Collection

Changelog
26/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
10/03/2015: Picture added.
23/02/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from images.

S.T. Ouse LT572

Additional material courtesy of Maurice Voss and George Westwood
Wartime visitor

Technical

Official Number: 113574
Yard Number: 208
Completed: 1900
Gross Tonnage: 168
Net Tonnage: 68
Length: 104.1 ft
Breadth: 21 ft
Depth: 10.7 ft
Engine: 45hp T.3-cyl by Muir & Houston, Glasgow
Built: Mackie & Thompson Ltd, Govan

History

31.7.1900: Launched by Mackie & Thomson Ltd, Govan (Yd.No.208) for James Leyman & Co Ltd, Hull as OUSE.
6.9.1900: Registered at Hull (H514).
9.1900: Completed (James Leyman, manager). Initially with Hull boxing fleet and later fished out of Scarborough.
5.1913: Sold to S.A. Compagnie Nationale des Chalutiers à Vapeur, Ostend. Sailed Scarborough for Belgium (Sk. Dave Naylor).
15.5.1913: Hull registry closed.
5.1913: Registered at Ostend as OUSE (O202).
3.2.1915: Sold to Paton’s Trawlers Ltd, Glasgow (Charles F. Paton, manager). Ostend registry closed. Registered at Glasgow (GW15).
2.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a boom defence trawler.
24.7.1915: Off St. Alban’s Head in collision with and sank HMD WATER LILY (BF595).
1918: Based Lerwick.
By 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Hull.
1919: Sold to Arthur Gouldby, Kessingland, Lowestoft (managing owner).
21.6.1919: Registered at Lowestoft (LT572).
1934: Sold to Mrs Edith C. Burton, Lowestoft (managing owner).
1941: Sold to Loopey Fishing & Development Co Ltd, Lowestoft (Harold D. Holland, manager).
Pre 1943-1945: Fishing out of Fleetwood (Sk. V. Buschini Snr).
4.5.1943: Typical wartime landing. 65 kits – cod.codling-12, whiting-36, flats-2, roker-9, gurnard-1, sole & prime-5.
1945: Returned to Lowestoft.
1950s: Served as an Exhibition ship in Waveney Dock.
10.1954: Sold to Belgium for breaking up.
27.10.1954: Sailed Lowestoft for Belgium towing LORD DUNCAN (LT273) also sold for breaking up.

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S.T. Ouse H514

S.T. Ouse H514
Picture courtesy of The Robert Durrant Collection

S.T. Ouse LT572

S.T. Ouse LT572
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S.T. Ouse LT572

S.T. Ouse LT572
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S.T. Ouse LT572

S.T. Ouse LT572
Picture courtesy The George Westwood Collection

Changelog
19/01/2009: Page published. 4 revisions since then.
27/10/2014: Picture added.
09/08/2015: Added picture.
19/01/2019: Removed FMHT watermark and added an image.
10/07/2021: Updated history.

S.D/T. Leonard LT149 (Seasonal)

Additional information courtesy of Jan Harteveld, Barry Banham and Hans-J Heise

Technical

Official Number 149227
Yard Number: 901
Launched 1913
Completed: 1913
Gross Tonnage: 107
Net Tonnage: 40
Length: 27.25m (89.4 ft)
Breadth: 6.04m (19.8 ft)
Depth: 2.83m (9.3 ft)
Built: Gebr. Boot Scheepsbouwwerf “De Hoop”, Leiderdorp
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by Burgerhout’s Maschfb. Rotterdam

History

1913: Completed by Gebr. Boot Scheepsbouwwerf “De Hoop”, Leiderdorp, (Yd.No.901) for NV Zeevisscherij Mij. “Majestic”, IJmuiden as MAJESTIC.
19.8.1913: Registered at IJmuiden (IJM46). NV Visscherij Exploitatie Mij. “Witte Ster”, IJmuiden designated managers.
1917: L. J. Van der Weyden designated manager.
191?: New survey remeasured 111g 42n.
2.7.1918: Sold to Partenreederei Hofman & Co, Altona. Registered at Altona as EGON (SD78).
21.2.1920: Sold to NV Visscherij Mij. “Helegoland”, IJmuiden.
1922: New survey remeasured 115g 31n.
15.2.1922: Registered at IJmuiden as HELGA (IJM46).
23.2.1927: Sold to Stoomvissch Mij. “Helgoland”, IJmuiden.
1930: New survey remeasured 105g 45n 90.6 x 19.9 x 9.5 feet.
11.1.1930: Sold to Head & Wright Ltd, Lowestoft.
13.2.1930: Registered at Lowestoft (Part I & IV) as Leonard O.N.149227 (LT149). Seasonal fishing from Fleetwood. Sir Alec Black Bt managing agent.
9.11.1940: In a NNW gale and heavy seas put into Llandudno with fish room full of water. Lifeboat THOMAS & ANNIE WADE RICHARDS (Cox Trevor Davies) was
launched to take pump and fireman to ship.
10.11.1940: By 0645 pumped out, fish landed and other gear put on pier. Escorted by lifeboat, sailed for Bangor for repairs.
4.9.1941: Letter to owners from HM Customs & Excise, Fleetwood stating that Certificate of Registry had not been endorsed for the year and requesting that it be brought or forwarded without delay.
27.10.1941: In Irish Sea (Sk. G. E. Knights); nine crew all told. When hauling and lifting bag, mast broke with weight of fish.
15.11.1941: When hauling and lifting bag, mast broke again with weight of fish.
7.5.1943: Typical wartime landing. 72 kits – cod/codling-19, whiting-16, plaice-1, roker-15, gurnard-12, dogs-3, sole & prime-6.
8.2.1946: Sold to Cranbrook Shipping Co Ltd, London. Leonard Frederick Milton designated manager.
10.1955: Sold to Jacques Bakker en Zonen, Bruges for breaking up.
27.10.1955: Sailed Lowestoft for Bruges (Sk. Scarlett).
28.10.1955: Delivered.
4.11.1955: Lowestoft registry closed “ Sold to Belgian subjects for demolition”.

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S.T. Leonard LT149

S.T. Leonard LT149
Picture courtesy of The Mark Stopper Collection

Leonard HMC&E Letter

Leonard HMC&E Letter
Picture courtesy of Barry Banham

Changelog

14/01/2009: Page published. 3 updates since then.
07/05/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
12/05/2018: Updated information.
18/05/2018: Updated information and added image.

S.T. Ottilie GY144

Wartime visitor

Technical

Official Number: 136010
Yard Number: 294
Completed: 1914
Gross Tonnage: 225.96
Net Tonnage: 112.84
Length: 117.0 ft
Breadth: 22.0 ft
Depth: 12.7 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley
Engine: 460ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull

History

12.3.1914: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.294) for Alick Black (64/64), Grimsby as OTTILIE.
19.5.1914: Builder’s Certificate issued.
6.1914: Completed.
12.6.1914: Alick Black designated managing owner.
15.6.1914: Registered at Grimsby (GY144). Fishing from Fleetwood.
18.6.1914: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to The Union of London & Smith’s Bank Ltd, London (A).
27.3.1915: Fishing about 60 miles SW of the Smalls (Sk. John Randell (Hoylake)). Stopped by U-boat (U.28) and informed that U.28 had sunk the Liverpool steamer ANGULLA (2114grt/1909) and survivors were in boats.
28.3.1915: Proceeded and succeeded in picking up master and 19 crew members; 6 crew and 2 passengers missing.
29.3.1915: Landed survivors at Fishguard.
29.4.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-6pdr HA) (Ad.No.1757).
3.1.1916: Mortgage (A) discharged.
6.1.1916: Sold to Alfred William Baxter (64/64), Grimsby.
7.1.1916: Alick Black appointed manager.
12.1.1916: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to National Provincial Bank of England Ltd, London (B).
14.1.1916: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Alick Black for the sum of £2,000 with interest at 5% (C).
1916: Based Le Havre.
5.4.1917: Mortgage (C) discharged.
15.1.1918: By Deed Poll. Name of Alick Black changed to Alec Black.
14.2.1918: Mortgage (B) discharged.
2.8.1918: Sir Alec Black, Bart appointed manager.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Grimsby.
6.4.1919: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to London Joint City & Midland Bank Ltd, London (D).
22.4.1919: Sold to Neal Green (64/64), Grimsby.
22.4.1919: Sir Alec Black, Bart appointed manager.
9.2.1920: Mortgage (D) discharged.
10.2.1920: Sold to Harold Bacon; Thomas Norman Bacon both Grimsby; Henry Ernest Sharman, Frinton-on=Sea (joint owners (64/64)).
10.2.1920: Vessel mortgaged(64/64) to Barclays Bank Ltd (E).
16.2.1920: Harold Bacon designated managing owner.
25.3.1920: Mortgage (E) discharged.
26.3.1920: Sold to Trawlers (White Sea & Grimsby) Ltd (64/64), Grimsby.
27.3.1920: Harold Bacon appointed manager.
14.3.1941: Charles George Mastin appointed manager.
15.1.1942: Company re-styled Trawlers Grimsby Ltd (64/64), Grimsby.
28.1.1946: Harvey Wilfred Wilson appointed manager.
16.1.1946: Sold to Derwent Trawlers Ltd (64/64), Grimsby.
9.2.1946: John Carl Ross appointed manager.
31.1.1946: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to National Provincial Bank Ltd, London (F).
29.8.1952: Mortgage (F) discharged.
19.12.1955: Sold to Establissements Van Heyghen Freres S.A., Ghent for breaking up.
16.12.1955: Delivered Ghent.
21.12.1955: Grimsby registry closed “ … on sale of vessel to foreigners (Belgian Subjects)’.

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S.T. Ottilie GY144

S.T. Ottilie GY144
Picture courtesy of The Stephen Myerscough Collection

S.T. Ottilie GY144

S.T. Ottilie GY144
Picture courtesy of The Peter Green Collection

S.T. Ottilie GY144

S.T. Ottilie GY144
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Changelog
03/01/2009: Page published. 5 updates since then.
10/01/2014: Information updated.
06/09/2014: Information updated.
12/04/2017: Added image and removed FMHT watermark.
04/02/2024: Added an image.

S.T. Ocean Favourite YH239 (Seasonal)

Wartime visitor

Technical

Official Number: 135046
Completed: 1913
Gross Tonnage: 99
Net Tonnage: 34
Length: 88.7 ft
Breadth: 19.7 ft
Depth: 9.9 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Crabtree & Co Ltd, Gt Yarmouth
Boiler: Riley Bros (Boilermakers) Ltd, Stockton on Tees
Built: Beeching Bros Ltd, Gt Yarmouth, 1913
Owner: Bloomfield’s Ltd, Fleetwood

History

1913: Launched by Beeching Bros Ltd, Gt Yarmouth (Yd.No.) for Bloomfields Ltd, Gt Yarmouth as OCEAN FAVOURITE.
5.5.1913: Registered at Yarmouth (YH239).
5.1913: Completed at a cost of £3147 (James Bloomfield, manager).
9.1914: Requisitioned for war service and employed on patrol duties (Ad.No.245). Based Liverpool.
By 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Gt. Yarmouth (Bloomfields Ltd, Gy. Yarmouth).
18.12.1923: Seining off Dogger Bank (Sk. Hewitt) struck by heavy seas sustaining considerable damage. Returned Yarmouth a day overdue.
13.10.1924: Landed estimated 300 crans at Yarmouth.
12.8.1937: In dense fog at mouth of River Tyne took onboard from Montrose steamer BELFORD (366grt/1920) crew of steam drifter WELCOME BOYS (LT11) which had been in collision with BELFORD and foundered. Landed survivors at North Shields.
1942: Transferred to Bloomfield’s Ltd, Fleetwood management. Landing at Fleetwood and occasionally at Ullapool.
1943. Transferred to Bloomfield’s Ltd, Gt Yarmouth.
1949: Sold for breaking up.
26.10.1949: Yarmouth registry closed. (Engine removed and fitted in HARRY EASTICK (YH278)).

Changelog
01/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.