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S.T. Tom Melling FD414


		



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Official Number 124720


Yard number 353


Gross Tonnage270


Net Tonnage93


Length125.7 ft


Breadth22.1 ft


Draught12 ft


Built atSmiths Dock Co. Ltd, North Shields, 1907


EngineT.3-cyl by Shields Engineering Co Ltd, North Shields


OwnerTaylor & Tomlinson Ltd, Fleetwood







		

    History
	



		

    July 23 1907
	Launched by Smith's Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (Yd.No.353) for Colonel Arthur Thomas Slooett, Paignton & Mrs Marion Louise Ryde, Godalming (Crawford Heron, manager) as LOUISE.



    August 1907
	Completed. Registered at Swansea (SA50).



    March 13 1913
	Sold to George Hogarth Douglas Birt, Milford Haven.


June 04 1913
Mortgaged to Henry Hyde Hextall. Eastbourne.


August 1914
Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.144)


1915Admiralty Number became (Ad.No.965).


May 16 1917Mortgage discharged.


May 25 1917Sold to Taylor & Tomlinson Ltd, Fleetwood.


May 25 1917 Mortgaged to The London City & Midlands Bank, London.


March 31 1919Swansea registry closed.


1920Returned.


1920Sold to M.J. vander Eb & Dresselhuys, Scheepvaart Maats, Rotterdam (J. Nierinck, Ostend, manager). 


February 03 1920Fleetwood registry closed.


February 1920Renamed BARON L DONNY


October 05 1922Sold to Jules H. Nierinck, Fleetwood (J. Nierinck & Co Ltd).


1925Sold to Melling Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Henry Melling, manager).


September 15 1925Renamed TOM MELLING (FD414).


1930Delete manager.


1932Sold to Alexander Keay, Fleetwood


January 19 1932Renamed BAHAMA (FD414).


January 31 1941Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood for £7500.


May 04 1942Sold to The Crampin Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (H. G. Crampin, manager) for £8600 (Fleetwood based).


March 1945Sold to Pettit & Youds Ltd (Frank L. Youds, manager), Milford Haven.
 

October 11 1945Outside the dock at Milford waiting to proceed to sea, Jack Lyons, fireman fell overboard and drowned.


November 07 1945In bad weather stranded on rocks off Berehaven Island. Refloated on next tide with little damage. Returned to Milford (Sk. Cherrington). 


April 16 1949Outward for fishing grounds in thick fog off St.Ann's Head in collision with P & Y (M1). Returned to Milford for repairs (Sk W. Reynolds).


April 19 1949Sailed on completion of repairs.


August 22 1956 At Milford Sessions, Sk. Victor Thomas was charged with failing to "return to the sea" 26 stone of undersized haddocks.  He was fined &5 and ordered to pay 1gn costs.


1956Sold to Bruges Scheepsloperij, Belgium for demolition.


July 24 1956Delivered Bruges.