Additional information courtesy of David Slinger
Technical
Official Number: 137362
Yard Number: 306
Completed: 1914
Gross Tonnage: 194
Net Tonnage: 86
Length: 115.6 ft
Breadth: 22.0 ft
Depth: 11.8 ft
Built: Jos. T. Eltringham & Co Ltd, Willington Quay
Engine: T.3-cyl by Shields Engineering Co Ltd, North Shields
History
3.9.1914: Launched by Jos. T. Eltringham & Co Ltd, Willington Quay (Yd.No.306) for The Prince Fishing Co Ltd, North Shields as SOUTHERN PRINCE.
22.10.1914: Registered at North Shields (SN121).
10.1914: Completed. Richard Irvin designated manager.
22.7.1915: Sold to Richard Irvin & Sons Ltd, North Shields. Richard Irvin designated manager.
1.9.1919: First landing at Milford.
8.9.1919 (regd): Sold to The Swansea Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Swansea. (Rees & Co, Milford Haven). Harry Eastoe Rees, designated manager.
1921: Brand & Curzon Ltd, Milford designated managers.
14.3.1921: Between 1030 and 1100pm, Joseph Boyle (23), a native of Co. Donegal and a fireman onboard, was found on the dock at Milford pinned under a fallen trawl board, by Sidney Coleman of Plymouth. Coleman who had been drinking with Boyle earlier. Coleman attempted to release him, but it was not until the watchman arrived that the trawl board could be lifted and Boyle, still alive was released and conveyed to the Nursing Home where he died a few hours later.
8.1921: Sold to Wear Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Sunderland
4.10.1921: North Shields registry closed.
10.1921: Registered at Sunderland (SD90).
1929: Registered at Sunderland as EILEEN WAYMAN (SD90). James Hall designated manager.
17.11.1939: Sold to Fillets Ltd, Hull. W. C. Farrow designated manager.
2.11.1939: Insured value increased from £2,500 to £3,000.
11.1939: Sunderland registry closed.
17.11.1939: Registered at Hull (H235).
30.11.1939: Insured value increased from £3,000 to £3,5000.
1940: Fishing out of Fleetwood. Geoffrey Edwards Marr designated manager.
14.5.1943: Good wartime landing, Home Waters, 452 kits – hake-182, cod/codling-12, ling/coley-256, roker-2.
3.9.1943: On West of Scotland grounds (Sk. Alfred J.W. Britton), ‘dodging’ in heavy weather, lost rudder. Rigged jury rudder with otterboard and proceeded for home.
5.9.1943: At 6.00 pm. arrived Peel, IoM.
8.9.1943: Arrived Fleetwood *.
22.2.1944: Sold to The Active Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (J. Marr & Son Ltd).
26.11.1945: Sailed Fleetwood for West of Scotland grounds (Sk. John Clarkson); fourteen crew all told.
8.12.1945: Towards the end of the trip, in the early hours, stranded on rocks under Sheshader Cliffs at Grannan Point, Isle of Lewis. Villagers responded to distress and helped the crew to shore. Boat had been launched but damaged on the rocks. At daybreak trawler had slipped off rocks and disappeared.
10.12.1945: Crews arrived back in Fleetwood. Declared a total loss. Fleetwood registry closed.
* Sk. Britton received inscribed gold watch and monetary award and crew members also received monetary awards from FSTMI Co Ltd for “meritorious service”. Later awarded MBE.
Crew Members, all Fleetwood unless stated: Sk.John Clarkson, Broadway; Mate, A. Britton, Coniston Avenue; Bosun, F. Cowell, Homestread Drive; Ch. Eng, J. Bond, Jemmett Street, Preston; 2nd Eng, A. Niquist, Warrenhurst Road; Deckhands, C. Harrison, Shakespeare Road, J.F. Rayworth, Cambridge Road, E.E. Meyer, Wilton Avenue (landed at Stornoway earlier in the trip, ill), P. E. Morley; Firemen, R. E. Robinson, Radcliffe Street and J. McGlone, Fishermens’ Mission; Cook, A. Simpson, Flovers Street, Preston; H. Mansfell (14) apprentice deckhand.
Changelog
19/12/2008: Page published. 5 updates since then.
01/06/2020: Updated information.
06/06/2021: Updated history.
07/06/2021: Updated history.