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S. T. Commandant Bultinct O95


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Wrecked at Rossall

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Commandant Bultinct


Commandant Bultinct
Technical
Official Number128753
Yard Number466
LaunchedMarch 30 1911
Gross Tonnage220
Net Tonnage85
Length117.4 ft
Breadth21.6 ft
Draught11.8 ft
EngineT.3-cyl by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough
BuiltSmith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, 1911
OwnerHesketh Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood
History
March 30 1911Launched by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.466) for Thomas G. Hancock, Hakin, Milford Haven as MARLOES.
May 1911Completed. Registered at Milford (M76).
1914Sold to Hancock & Harries Ltd, Milford Haven.
August 1914Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.15).
1919Returned.
1919Sold to Hesketh Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Taylor & Tomlinson Ltd, manager).
May 21 1919Milford registry closed.
May 21 1919Registered at Fleetwood (FD170).
1922Managers became Joseph A. & Harold Taylor, Fleetwood.
1924Sold to Seafield Trawling Co, Fleetwood (William J. Morley, manager).
1926Sold to Cie Belge de Pêcheries Maritimes, Ostend.
August 05 1926Fleetwood registry closed.
August 1926Renamed COMMANDANT BULTINCK (O95).
Pre 1927Sold to Société Anonyme Pêcheries á Vapeur, Ostend (John Bauwens, manager).
October 03 1929Homeward to Ostend (Sk. Gerwia Van den Bergen) after fishing off Isle of Man, driven off course in a hail storm gusting 70mph, rain, thunder & lighning, stranded on Rossall Beach in the early hours; three crew members lost attempting to get ashore for help (Fratsaert Celestina, Mate; Pieter Luyens, deckhand and Willie Van den Yper, deck boy). Broken up in situ.