S.T. Irelands Eye – FD179

Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow

Technical

Official Number: 99181
Yard Number: 48
Completed: 1891
Gross Tonnage: 146
Net Tonnage: 60
Length: 97.1 ft
Breadth: 20.5 ft
Depth: 11.0 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Charles D. Holmes & Co, Hull
Built: Cochrane, Cooper & Schofield Beverley

History

25.6.1891: Launched by Cochrane, Cooper & Schofield, Beverley (Yd.No.48) for Thomas Baskcomb (16/64), Grimsby, Elizabeth Jane Olsen (61/64), Grimsby, Andrew Cochrane (16/64), Beverley and Blyth Pennell (16/64), Tetney as EAGLE.
8.1891: Completed.
2.9.1891: Registered at Grimsby (GY378).
2.9.1891: Thomas Baskcomb designated managing owner
17.9.1891: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Hull Banking Co Ltd, Kingston-upon-Hull (A).
20.1.1895: Mortgage (A) transferred to The York City & County Banking Co Ltd, York.
29.5.1895: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to The York City & County Banking Co Ltd, York (B).
5.6.1895: Mortgage (A) discharged.
19.4.1898: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to John Filser Wintringham, Grimsby (C).
2.5.1898: Mortgage (C) transferred to Robert Cook, Grimsby.
14.3.1900: Andrew Cochrane shares (16/64) sold to Thomas Baskcomb (32/64), Grimsby.
2.10.1902: Mortgage (C) discharged.
31.12.1902: Thomas Baskcomb shares (32/64) sold to Henry Lewis Taylor (32/64), Grimsby.
1.1.1903: Henry Lewis Taylor shares (32/64) mortgaged to Thomas Baskcomb, Grimsby (D).
8.7.1905: Mortgage (D) discharged.
1915: New boiler by Riley Bros (Boilermakers) Ltd, Stockton on Tees.
16.6.1916: Blyth Pennell died.
26.8.1916: Probate granted to John Pennell, Holton-le-Clay (power being reserved to Elizabeth Pennell, Grimsby) and George Henry Pennell, Fulstow (16/64 joint owners).
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
1919: Released.
18.3.1922: Henry Lewis Taylor died.
3.8.1922: Probate granted to Amy Taylor, Henry Greer Hopwood, Charles Taylor and Thomas William Baskcomb all Grimsby (32/64 joint owners).
1923: Re-measured 145g 41n 97.7 x 20.6 x 11.0 feet.
11.1923: Sold to N.V. Noordzee Exploitatie Maats., IJmuiden (BoT consent Minute 18111 dated 21.11.1923).
23.11.1923: Grimsby registry closed.
11.1923: Registered at IJmuiden as INIE (IJM5). J. Klein Hz appointed manager.
1930: Sold to N.V. Visscherij Maats “Inie”, IJmuiden.
1938: Re-measured 140.31g 66.81n 97.1 x 20.5 x 11.0 feet.
1938: Sold to Howth Trawling Co Ltd, Dublin . IJmuiden registry closed. Registered at Dublin as IRELANDS EYE (D106). W. A. Richardson appointed manager.
9.8.1938: Landed at Fleetwood, 30 boxes £20 gross (Alex Keay, agent).
1.1.1941: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood.
3.1941: Dublin registry closed.
10.3.1941: Registered at Fleetwood (FD179). Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys appointed manager.
9.6.1943: Last landing at Fleetwood 128 kits.
28.6.1943: Transferred to Grimsby. Arthur Wright Butt appointed manager.
10.1943: Sold to The Loyal Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Grimsby.
20.10.1943 Fleetwood registry closed.
25.10.1943: Registered at Grimsby (GY441).
25.10.1943: Arthur Wright Butt appointed manager.
14.12.1945: Sold to Frederick Ernest Catchpole (64/64), Lowestoft.
20.12.1945: Frederick Ernest Catchpole designated managing owner.
1949: Fishing from Fleetwood.
1.8.1949: Last landing at Fleetwood, 350 boxes £525 gross.
4.1950: Sold Northern Shipbreaking Co, Peterhead for breaking up.
14.8.1950: Grimsby registry closed. “ Ship broken up. Advice received from owner ”.

Note: Skipper whilst at Fleetwood was Thomas A Wade (13838) 75 Park Avenue, Fleetwood

Changelog
24/12/2008: Page published. 2 updates since then.
27/03/2016:
03/02/2021: Information updated.