Additional information courtesy of Barry Johnson Milford Trawlers

Technical

Official Number: 95766
Yard Number: 124
Completed: 1890
Gross Tonnage: 139
Net Tonnage: 39
Length: 95.5 ft
Breadth: 20.1 ft
Depth: 10.7 ft
Built: W. Harkess & Sons, Middlesbrough
Engine: C.2-cyl by Vulcan Iron Works, Hull

History

20.5.1890: Launched by W. Harkess & Sons, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.124) for The Western Steam Trawling Co, Bristol as AVONMOUTH.
8.1890: Completed.
8.8.1890: Registered at Bristol (BL4). Frederick Joseph Sellick, Milford Haven designated manager.
26.9.1890: First landing at Milford,.
15.7.1892: In dense fog drifted over rocks and sustained bottom damage.
16.12.1896: Ran into Barrow registered brigantine SARAH GIBSON (170tons/1871), for Runcorn with china clay and sheltering off Hakin Point, Milford Haven. Crew abandoned and vessel quickly foundered.
26.09.1903: Frederick Joseph Sellick died.
09.1903: Sydney Morgan Price, Milford Haven designated manager.
16.01.1906: At Fishguard Petty-sessions, Sk Samuel George King was fined £10 and £6.17. 6d costs for illegal fishing inside the limits off Newport Head,
Cardigan Bay.
19.7.1906: Sailed Milford for fishing grounds (Sk. Jack Leader). At about 8.00 p.m. 20 miles off St. Ann’s Head fireman James Davies lost overboard when dumping ash. Returned to Milford.
1907: New boiler fitted.
3.11.1907: Put into Cork, Co. Cork to land body of 2nd Eng, Matthew Lyn (50) who had died whilst on the fishing grounds.
1913: Fishing from Fleetwood. Messrs Morley & Price designated managers.
1.1915: Requisitioned for war service as minesweeper. At Devonport to be fitted with (1-12pdr) (Ad.No.963).
10.2.1915: Allocated Unit No.62 – No. 2 Patrol based Falmouth (Sk. J. W. Rumble RNR)
4.1915: Returned to owner at Milford (Ad.No. re-allocated to NEWBRIDGE (FD55) q.v.).
8.4.1917: At Milford fitted with 6pdr gun.
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
7.1915: Sold to David Gwilym Jones (64/64, Milford Haven. David Gwilym Jones designated managing owner.
7.1915: Bristol registry closed.
29.7.1915: Registered at Milford (M54).
20.11.1918: Sold to David G. Jones, Milford Haven and John McRae Knight, Hakin. John McRae Knight designated managing owner.
1919: Released.
27.2.1919: Sold to John McRae Knight, Hakin. John McRae Knight designated managing owner.
25.2.1920: Sold to Charles Graham, London (later Hull). John McRae Knight, Milford Haven designated manager.
14.7.1922: Last landing at Milford.
1922: Charles H. Legard, Grimsby designated managing owner.
7.1925: Sold for breaking up locally at Milford Haven.
15.7.1925: Milford registry closed.
1926: Breaking up completed.

Changelog
19/05/2012: Page published. 2 revisions since then.
24/02/15: Information updated.
30/07/2019: Updated information.