| May 29 1919 |
Launched by C. Rennoldson & Co, South Shields (Yd.No.204)("Castle" class) for The Admiralty as JOHN LEWIS. |
| November 1919 | Completed. Laid up. |
| January 1920 | Renamed JOHN EVANS. |
| March 30 1920 | Completed as a fishing vessel. |
| April 21 1920 | Registered by The Admiralty as a fishing vessel at London (LO348). |
| 1921 | Sold to Melling Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Henry Melling, manager). |
| November 26 1921 | London registry closed. |
| November 29 1921 | Registered at Fleetwood (FD397). |
| December 24 1921 | Renamed HARRY MELLING (FD397). |
| February 18/19 1929 | Stood by KUMU (FD176) stranded in North Bay, St. Kilda. Connected and attempted to tow clear but unsuccessful and vessel sank in about 20 fms, 42 hours after striking the rocks. Twelve crew taken off along with over £200 of fishing gear and crew returned to Fleetwood. |
| 1930 | Delete manager. |
| Post 1930 Pre 1934 | Owners restyled Mellings Ltd, Fleetwood (W. Melling, manager). |
| 1934 | Sold to Iago Steam Trawler Co Ltd, London & Fleetwood (Edward D. W. Lawford, manager). |
| October 04 1935 | Fleetwood registry closed. |
| October 1935 | Registered at London (LO55). |
| August 1939 | Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No. FY.538). |
| July 1945 | Returned and re-classed at Port Glagow. |
| 1945 | Sold to J. C. Llewellin (Trawlers) Ltd, Milford Haven (John Charles Llewellin, manager). Fishing from Fleetwood. |
| January 01 1946 | Yolland Brothers & J. C. Llewellin partnership dissolved. |
| 1948 | Sold to Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd, Fleetwood (Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, managers). |
| Pre 1952 | Managers became The Hewett Fishing Co Ltd, London & Fleetwood. |
| 1955 | Sold to Belgian shipbreakers for demolition. |
| November 03 1955 | Sailed Fleetwood for Ghent. |
| Note |
STATEMENT BY THE MASTER OF THE STEAM TRAWLER "THOMAS LEEDS", March 12th, 1930.
Whilst the trawler "THOMAS LEEDS" of which I am Skipper was fishing at the St.Kilda fishing grounds, in a position approximately forty five miles West by South of St.Kilda, and towing on a South South West course, the steam trawler "HARRY MELLING" of the port of Fleetwood, towing in a South South East direction passed astern of the "THOMAS LEEDS" fouling her fishing gear. While the two ships were heaving in their trawl warps in the process of clearing fishing gear, the steam trawler "PHRONTIS" from Fleetwood, FD142, apparently not knowing that the two ships' fishing gear were foul, towed between the "THOMAS LEEDS" and "HARRY MELLING" and by doing so caused the three ships' fishing gear to be fouled.
The "HARRY MELLING" was the first ship to heave the three ships' gears up alongside his starboard side and he was plainly seen by myself and my crew to use a hatchet and deliberately chop the fishing gear of the "THOMAS LEEDS" away, causing one trawling board, one hundred fathoms of trawl warp, one set of bridles and full trawl to be lost.
The fouling of the gear was caused by the bad judgment on the part of the Skipper of the "HARRY MELLING".
( Sgnd) Harry Gue, Skipper of the S/T "Thomas Leeds". |
| Note | (John Lewis, OS (prest), age 29, b. Baltimore, America - VICTORY (SB272)) |
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