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S.T. Tayside FD54

Technical

Official Number: 110985
Yard Number: 192
Completed: 1899
Gross Tonnage: 137
Net Tonnage: 54
Length: 105 ft
Breadth: 20.1 ft
Depth: 8.1 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Gourlay Bros & Co, Dundee
Built: Gourlay Bros & Co, Dundee

History

27.5.1899: Launched by Gourlay Bros & Co, Dundee (Yd.No.192) for The Tay Trawling Co Ltd, Dundee as TAYSIDE.
1899: Completed (Robert Cook, manager). Registered at Dundee (DE117)
1907: Sold to Thomas Davidson, Aberdeen (managing owner).
8.1907: Dundee registry closed.
22.8.1907: Registered at Aberdeen (A156).
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
1918: Sold to Croston Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Ernest Taylor, managers).
1919: Released.
3.3.1919: Aberdeen registry closed.
4.3.1919: Registered at Fleetwood (FD54).
1920: Sold to the The West Carbery Co-operative Fishing Society Ltd, Baltimore, Co. Cork (John Collins, manager).
8.12.1920: Fleetwood registry closed ‘not required by new owners’.
12.1920: Registered at Skibbereen, Co. Cork.
1.1921: Foundered 5 miles ES-E of Galley Head Lighthouse when on passage Baltimore towards Queenstown, Co. Cork.

Changelog
08/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.

S.T. Tasmania FD171

Technical

Official Number: 98716
Yard Number: 59
Completed: 1891
Gross Tonnage: 146.12
Net Tonnage: 50
Length: 100.5 ft
Breadth: 20.5 ft
Depth: 11.5 ft
Engine: 45nhp T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull

History

1891: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull (Yd.No.59) for The Hull Steam Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Hull as TASMANIA.
17.1.1891: Registered at Hull (H122).
1.1891: Completed (Henry Toozes, manager).
21.11.1893: In the North Sea connected to the Swedish barque JOUEHELD disabled with main and mizzen masts carried away and crew member Carl Michelsen washed overboard and drowned. Delivered Hartlepool after a tow of twenty-one hours.
11.1912: Sold to James Herbert Marr, Fleetwood & The Active Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (James A. Robertson, manager).
18.11.1912: Hull registry closed.
19.11.1912: Registered at Fleetwood (FD171).
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 60.12 net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
6.10.1916: Sold to Horace Edward Stroud & Sydney Morris Cannon, Aberdeen.
31.10.1916: Fleetwood registry closed.
3.11.1916: Registered at Aberdeen (A737). Horace E. Stroud designated managing owner.
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
30.3.1918: Sold to James Johnson, Scarborough (trading as Scorpion Steam Trawling Co). James Johnson designated managing owner.
1918: Tasmania Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Scarborough registered as a private company with a capital of £9,000 in £1 shares to take over the “Scorpion Steam Trawling Co” including the steam trawler TASMANIA. Directors are J. Johnson, D. Chew, R. W. Crawford, R. M. Parker ad G. H. Cambridge, all Scarborough.
1919: Released.
4.4.1919: Sold to Charles William Robinson, Redcar. Charles William Robinson designated managing owner.
1923: Sold for breaking up.
12.10.1923: Aberdeen registry closed “Vessel being broken up.”

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S.T. Tasmania H122

S.T. Tasmania H122
Picture courtesy of James Cullen

Changelog
08/01/2009: Page published.
14/07/2014: Picture added.
20/01/2016: Information added.

S.T. Tarantula FD170

Technical

Official Number: 99542
Yard Number: 41
Completed: 1891
Gross Tonnage: 155
Net Tonnage: 57
Length: 100.5 ft
Breadth: 20.5 ft
Depth: 10.7 ft
Built: Mackie & Thomson, Glasgow
Engine: C.2-cyl by Muir & Houston, Glasgow
Built: Mackie & Thomson, Glasgow

History

9.10.1891: Launched by Mackie & Thomson, Glasgow (Yd.No.41) for The British Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull as TARANTULA.
3.12.1891: Registered at Hull (H175).
12.1891: Completed (William L. Robins, manager).
4.1.1901: In Humber estuary in calm conditions in collision with steam trawler MADRAS (H134) which also collided with steam trawler MOLOPO (H484); MADRAS subsequently foundered without loss of life.
15.11.1912: Sold to James Alexander Robertson, Fleetwood.
18.11.1912: Hull registry closed.
19.11.1912: Registered at Fleetwood (FD170).
7.12.1912: Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood (James A. Robertson, manager).
2.1913: Sold to Charles James Smith, Scarborough.
26.2.1913: Fleetwood registry closed.
2.1913: Registered at Scarborough (SH184).
1913: Sold to The Dogger Bank Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Scarborough (Richard W. Crawford, manager).
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 64 net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
1915: Sold to Scarborough Fishing Co, Scarborough.
9.1916: On North Sea grounds (Sk. J. Heritage).
24.9.1916: At 8.30 pm. U-boat (U.57) captured FISHER PRINCE (SH207) 20 miles NE of Scarborough. Put one Lieutenant and eight German crew onboard and cruised in company with U.57. At 10.00 pm. captured OTTER (SH70) and HARRIER (SH36). At 10.15 pm. captured and crew took to boat. At 11.25 pm. captured MARGUERITE (SH214). At 11.55 pm. captured SUNSHINE (SH241).
25.9.1916: At 0.55 am. captured GAMECOCK (SH191). At 1.00 am. captured LOCH NESS (HL71). At 4.00 am. disabled engines of FISHER PRINCE and all German crew left. At 4.30 am. 20 miles NE of Scarborough sank NIL DESPERANDUM (SH186) with bombs. Submarine continued to tow the boats until 5.15 am. when crew were put aboard FISHER PRINCE. At 6.00 am. in position 20 miles NE of Scarborough proceeded to sink all trawlers that had been captured during the night. At about 7.00 am. 20 miles NE of Scarborough captured St. HILDA (HL??), 26 miles E by N of Whitby captured QUEBEC (SH208) and 23 miles NE of Whitby captured TRINIDAD (H336); sank all with gunfire after crews took to boats. At 9.50 am. captured Norwegian steamer TROMP and sent all crews aboard her from FISHER PRINCE. Sank FISHER PRINCE with gunfire.
1916: Scarborough registry closed.

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S.T. Tarantula H175

S.T. Tarantula H175
Picture from the Internet

Changelog
08/01/2009: Page published. 5 updates since then.
22/04/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.

S.T. Taranaki A445

Technical

Official Number: 129376
Yard Number: 366
Completed: 1912
Gross Tonnage: 247
Net Tonnage: 91
Length: 120.6 ft
Breadth: 22.6 ft
Depth: 12.6 ft
Engine: 79nhp T.3-cyl by W. V. V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge
Built: J Duthie Torrey Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen

History

20.1.1912: Launched by John Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen (Yd. No.366) for John G. Smith, Fleetwood (managing owner) as TARANAKI.
2.1912: Completed.
21.2.1912: Registered at Aberdeen (A445).
8.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-12pdr, 1-6pdr) (Ad.No.347).
1915: Fitted out and also employed as a ‘Q’ ship.
23.6.1915: Operating off the Aberdeenshire coast as a decoy trawler (Lt Cdr Edwards RNR) towing/and in company with HM S/M C.24 (Lt Taylor RN). C-24 stalked and subsequently sank U.boat (U40) in position 57°00N/01°50W; twenty nine dead, unknown number of survivors. Later reverted to minesweeping. Based Granton.
By 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Aberdeen.
1919: Sold to The Stepney Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Scarborough (Abraham Moore, manager).
23.2.1920: Aberdeen registry closed.
2.1920: Registered at Scarborough (SH225).
5.1920: On a North Sea trip (Sk. Charles Wray); ten crew.
9.5.1920: At about 12.30am. hauling some 35 miles NE of Scarborough when a mine was seen snagged on the fore trawl board, veered the winch but mine exploded causing extensive damage to the fore end. Deckhand T. Mollon was killed. As vessel foundered nine survivors took to boat and picked up an hour later by steam trawler Strathspey (A92) which was fishing in the area.

(Survivors – Sk. Charles Wray; Samuel Smelley, Mate; Charles Mansfield, 3rd Hand; George Skelton, Ch.Eng; Thomas Raine, 2nd Eng; Arthur Wray, deckhand; A. Fowler, spare hand; W. Lindsay, fireman and W. Hollingsworth, cook)

Changelog
08/01/2009: Page published. 6 updates since then.

S.T. Tanager LO250

Additional information courtesy of Lynne Elvin and Hull Trawlers

Technical

Official Number: 129285
Yard Number: 134
Completed: 1910
Gross Tonnage: 192.31
Net Tonnage: 71.74
Length: 110.1 ft
Breadth: 21.6 ft
Depth: 11.9 ft
Built: Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole
Engine: 300ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Hull

History
6.8.1910: Launched by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole (Yd.No.134) for Kelsall Brothers & Beeching Ltd (64/64), Hull as TANAGER.
9.1910: Completed.
6.9.1910: Registered at Hull (H134). George Beeching, Hull & John E. A. Kelsall, London designated managers.
29.12.1912: In the North Sea off the Dogger Bank with the boxing fleet. With other trawlers responded following the foundering of steam trawler BRITANNIC (H447) after being run into amidships by steam trawler BUZZARD (H971). Picked up one survivor and transferred him to BUZZARD which suffered only minor damage to her fore end.
11.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-3pdr) (Ad.No.386).
1918: Based Aegean Sea.
12.3.1919: Waiting instructions whether required for Post-War Service (SS).
1919: Returned to owner at Hull.
7.6.1919: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to The London County Westminster & Parr’s Bank Ltd, London (A). John Slater, London designated manager.
6.3.1923: Mortgagee re-styled as Westminster Bank Ltd, London.
14.10.1927: Mortgage (A) transferred to William Augustus Hayward, Eastbourne.
14.10.1927: Mortgage (A) transferred to Mercantile Marine Finance Corporation Ltd, London.
28.9.1928: Robert Burton designated manager.
16.9.1932: Charles Hugh Emerson designated manager.
10.1932: Mercantile Marine Finance Corporation Ltd in liquidation.
1.11.1932: Mortgage (A) transferred to Harold Frank Hayward, London; Maud Florence Katherine Rogers, Chelsea and Ernest Norton, London (joint mortgagees). 3.1936: Combined boxing and trawling fleet of Kelsall Bros. & Beeching Ltd and the Hull Steam Fishing & Ice Co Ltd consisting of 59 vessels laid up at Hull (declining catches, coal bill and increased maintenance costs had made the venture uneconomical).
6.3.1936: At Extraordinary General Meeting at Hull, Kelsall Brothers & Beeching Ltd placed in Creditors’ Voluntary Winding-up (Richard Field Helm of Messrs Hodgson Harris & Co, London appointed liquidators).
16.12.1936: Sold by order of the mortgagees under mortgage (A) to Plymouth Mutual Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Plymouth.
21.12.1936: Arrived Plymouth in company with WARBLER (H 507).
22.12.1936: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Harold Frank Hayward, London; Maud Florence Katherine Rogers, Corfe Castle and Ernest Norton, London (joint mortgagees) for £400 with interest at 5% (B).
5.1.1937: John Chant, Plymstock designated manager.
18.11.1937: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to William John Waldron Modley, D. Lester and Richard Edward Stephen Morris, Plymouth (joint mortgagees)(C).
5.1938: Sold to Torbay Trawlers Ltd, Brixham. Arthur E. R. Dexter designated manager.
1940: Sold to R. H. Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood.
16.4.1940: Hull registry closed.
17.4.1940: Registered at London (LO250). Robert H. Hewett designated manager.
194?: Fishing on the Kish Bank, damaged by German aircraft and taking water; repaired at Fleetwood.
11.5.1943: Typical wartime landing. 255 kits – hake-40, cod/codling-20, haddock-15, flats-20, ling/coley-40, dogs-120.
3.1945: Sold to R. G. Parsley, Milford Haven. R. G. Parsley designated managing owner.
23.3.1945: First landing at Milford.
10.1955: Sold to Jacques Bakker en Zonen, Bruges for breaking up.
14.10.1955: Delivered Bruges. London registry closed.

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S.T. Tanager LO250

S.T. Tanager LO250
Picture courtesy of Trawlerphotos

S.T. Tanager LO250

S.T. Tanager LO250
Picture courtesy of Robert Durrant

Changelog
08/01/2009: Page published. 4 revisions since then.
18/09/2014: Modified credits.
03/02/2015: Added picture.
16/07/2017: Updated information and removed FMHT watermark.
19/04/2021: Updated history.