Yearly Archives: 2009

S.T. Snipe FD168

Technical

Official Number: 108524
Yard Number: 549
Completed: 1897
Gross Tonnage: 143
Net Tonnage: 43
Length: 106 ft
Breadth: 20.5 ft
Depth: 11 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by N.E. Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Sunderland
Built: Edward Bros, North Shields

History

15.4.1897: Launched by Edwards Bros, North Shields (Yd.No.549) for Kelsall Brothers & Beeching Ltd, Manchester as SNIPE.
21.5.1897: Registered at Fleetwood (FD168).
5.1897: Completed (John E. A. Kelsall & George Beeching, Fleetwood, managers).
3.1899: Transferred to Hull.
8.4.1899: Registered at Hull (H133).
12.5.1899: Fleetwood registry closed.
22.10.1904: The Dogger Bank Incident. Shelled and damaged by Russian Navy Baltic Fleet while fishing on the Dogger Bank. Russians on passage to the Pacific in the darkness opened fire on the trawlers (approx 45 vessels) under the impression that they were about to be attacked.
2.1.1911: On North sea grounds with gale force winds and heavy seas running (Sk.Griffiths). Shortly before dawn saw signals of distress from a vessel some distance away. Closed and found Norwegian barque BAMSE (957grt/??) being smashed about and helpless. Steam trawler RUFF (H34) went to her assistance and had boat launched and manned when a heavy sea struck the barque and she capsized and foundered; none of her crew seen and presumed all lost.
8.9.1911: Registered office transferred to Hull (George Beeching, Hull & John E. A. Kelsall, London, managers).
23.9.1911: Re-measured after lengthening to 119.0 ft 165g 64n.
23.9.1911: Hull registry closed and vessel registered anew in consequence of material alterations (H133).
11.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a boom defence trawler (1-3pdr) (Ad.No.384). Based Scapa.
1920: Returned to owner at Hull.
7.6.1919: John Slater, London appointed manager.
10.1921: Foundered after being involved in a collision in North Sea.
28.12.1922: Hull registry closed “Total loss”.

Changelog
07/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
16/06/2016: Information updated.

S.T. Northward Ho A15

Technical

Admiralty Number: 3827
Official Number: 139338
Yard Number: 163
Completed: 1919
Gross Tonnage: 203.50
Net Tonnage: 87.83
Length: 115.4 ft
Breadth: 22.2 ft
Depth: 12.1 ft
Built: Hawthorns & Co Ltd, Leith
Engine: 430ihp T.3-cyl by Hawthorns & Co Ltd, Leith

History

10.1918: Launched by Hawthorns & Co Ltd, Leith (Yd.No.163) (“Strath” class) for The Admiralty as JAMES HINES (Ad.No.3827).
5.2.1919: Forms for tender to purchase received by the Admiralty.
3.1919: Sold to Benjamin Knowles, Hull.
13.5.1919: Completed as a fishing vessel for The Hollinwood Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull.
22.5.1919: Registered at Hull (Part I &IV) as JAMES HINES O.N.139338 (H56).
1927: Sold to Seaward Fishing Co Ltd, Hull. Charles Hudson designated manager.
13.5.1927: Registered at Hull as NORTHWARD HO (H56).
1929: Sold to Ocean Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull. George Altoft designated manager.
3.1934: Sold to George Leiper, Aberdeen (managing owner).
1.3.1934: Hull registry closed.
3.3.1934: Registered at Aberdeen (A15). George Leiper designated managing owner.
16.7.1936: Landed at Fleetwood 248 boxes £418 gross (Alex Keay, agent).
1938: Sold to W. Leiper, Aberdeen. W. Leiper designated managing owner.
11.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.795) (Hire rate £63.15.0d/month).
19.3.1941: Sold to Walker Steam Trawl Fishing Co Ltd & Regent Fishing Co (Aberdeen) Ltd, Aberdeen. Thomas Walker designated manager.
22.2.1946: Sold to Brixham Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood. Ralph S. Dugdall designated manager.
28.2.1946: Returned after restoration and survey at Aberdeen.
18.9.1946: Registered at Aberdeen as SMEE (A15) (MoT Minute RG No.1163/46 dated 26.8.1946).
7.1955: Sold to Jacques Bakker en Zonen, Bruges for breaking up.
28.7.1955: Delivered Bruges.
12.8.1955: Aberdeen registry closed.

(James Hines, Private, Marine, age 25, b. Wollondridge (?), Dorset – VICTORY (ML120))

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S.T. Smee A15

S.T. Smee A15
Picture courtesy of The Mark Stopper Collection

Changelog
07/01/2009: Page published. Two updates since then.
02/07/2021: Updated history and technical details.

s.v. Royal Consort FD75

Technical

Official Number: 67125
Completed: 1871
Gross Tonnage: 33
Net Tonnage: 24
Length: 53.8 ft
Breadth: 15.4 ft
Depth: 7.6 ft
Rig: Jigger Jigger Smack/Steam screw/Yawl – trawling
Engine: C.2-cyl by A. Rutherford & Co, Birkenhead
Boiler: The Lune Valley Engineering Co, Lancaster
Built: Shepherd & Leech, Whitehaven

History

1871: Completed by Joseph Shepherd & Co, Whitehaven for John William Leech as ROYAL CONSORT.
14.10.1871: Registered at Fleetwood (FD75).
1881: Sold to John Johnson, Fleetwood (managing owner).
23.12.1886: Sold to John Johnson, Fleetwood & others (John Johnson managing owner).
23.12.1886: Registered at Fleetwood (FD75).
1.10.1890: Converted to a jigger.
20.2.1905: Sold to James Johnson, 9 Wellington Terrace, Preston & Jane Price, Fleetwood.
4.7.1906: Sold to Henry Robert Moss, 22 Windsor Terrace, Fleetwood (managing owner).
7.2.1908: Sold to Richard Riley, 3 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool (later Knowsley Villa, Thornton-le-Fylde); Samuel S. Waterhouse, 8 Regent Road, Blackpool & William F. Wilkinson, Maybell Avenue, Blackpool.
22.7.1908: Converted to steam. Re-measured 19.49net.
22.7.1908: Re-registered as steam vessel. Richard Riley appointed manager
22.9.1909: Converted back to sail. Re-measured 23.26net.
22.9.1909: Steam machinery removed re-rigged as a yawl. Re-measured 23.26net.
22.9.1909: Re-registered as a sailing vessel.
6.10.1909: Sold to Thomas Nisbett, 49, Poulton Rd, Fleetwood & Walter Porter
Hutson, 3 Elm Street, Fleetwood (Thomas Nesbett managing owner).
23.9.19??: Sold to Thomas Nesbett, 49 Poulton Rd, Fleetwood.
1915: Sold for breaking up.
19.3.1915: Fleetwood registry closed “broken up”.

Changelog
05/01/2009: Page published. 5 updates since then.
30/01/2015: Information updated.

Sailing Trawler Irene FD281

Technical

Official Number: 99278
Completed: 1892
Net tonnage: 51
Rig: Ketch
Built: Samuel Dewdney & Sons, Brixham

History

1892: Completed by Samuel Dewdney & Sons, Brixham for Samuel Blackmore, 44 Thorncastle St, Ringsend, Dublin as IRENE.
13.4.1892: Registered at Dublin (D??).
1916: Sold to Edward S. Kirkham, 9 Addison Road West, Preston (managing owner).
6.1916: Dublin registry closed.
22.6.1916: Registered at Fleetwood (FD281).
1920: Sold to S. P. Moxey & F. A. Hanby, Lowestoft.
30.4.1920: Fleetwood registry closed.
4.5.1920: Registered at Lowestoft (LT976).
1923: Sold to Arthur B. Cullen, 41 High Street, Lowestoft (managing owner).
9.1.1924: Inward to Lowestoft from fishing grounds in strong NE wind and rough seas, struck South Pier and grounded. Attended by Lowestoft lifeboat, AGNES CROSS and five crew and cat rescued.
27.6.1925: At noon outward for fishing grounds in strong NE winds and heavy seas. North of piers, missed stays and thrown on to North Beach, Lowestoft.
By 3.00 pm. rolling heavily with seas breaking onboard. Lowestoft lifeboat AGNES CROSS attended but had to lay off in deeper water. At 4.00 pm. vessel filled and crew of four taken off by lifeboat.
1925: Vessel salved.
8.4.1926: Lowestoft registry closed. “Total Loss”.
1926: Sold for demolition.

Changelog

05/01/2009: Page published.

Sailing Trawler Ida FD51

Technical

Official Number: 62807
Completed: 1869
Gross Tonnage: 44
Net Tonnage: 32
Length: 63.3 ft
Breadth: 17.2 ft
Depth: 9.1 ft
Rig: Dandy
Built: John Barter, Brixham

History

Dandy – trawling

1869: Completed by John Barter, Brixham for John Petherbridge, James Barry & George Thomas Barry, Brixham as IDA. Registered at Dartmouth (DH168).
20.5.1869: Sold to Lancaster (Preston?) owners. Dartmouth registry closed. Registered at Preston (PN??).
12.1873: Sold to John Godfrey, 161 Church Street, Grimsby. Preston registry closed.
12.1873: Registered at Grimsby (GY450).
10.1886: Sold to J. Kitching, Grimsby.
2.1889: Sold to J. M. Hildred, Grimsby.
2.1889: Grimsby registry closed.
2.1889: Registered at Fleetwood (FD51).
19.1.1891: Sold to James R. Gibson, Fleetwood.
7.2.1899: Sold to Nicholas Leadbetter, 23 Victoria St, Fleetwood (managing owner).
11.11.1904: Tonnage altered to 22.02net. New Fishing Certificate issued.
12.9.1908: Sold to Richard Ashcroft, Devon House, Blakiston St, Fleetwood.
21.7.1913: Sold to Richard Ashcroft & R. Bradley, Fleetwood (Richard Ashcroft, managing owner).
1916: Sold for demolition.
15.4.1916: Fleetwood registry closed.