The Bosun's Watch

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Technical

Official Number: Unknown
Yard Number: 232
Completed: 1905
Gross Tonnage: 189
Net Tonnage: 41
Length: 35,38m (116.1 ft)
Breadth: 7,70m (22.0 ft)
Depth: 3,50m (11.5 ft)
Built: G. Seebeck A.G., Geestmünde
Engine: T-3-cyl by G. Seebeck A.G., Geestmünde

History

1905: Launched by G. Seebeck A.G., Geestmünde (Yd.No.232) for Hochsee Fischdampfer GmbH, Hamburg as GUSTAV PLATZMANN.
1905: registered at Hamburg (HH23).
1908: Registered at Hamburg as SEENEIKE (HH23).
1908: Sold to Hochseefischerei A.G., Cuxhaven. Hamburg registry closed. Registered at Cuxhaven as SENATOR O’SWALD (HC6).
1914-1918: Requisitioned by the Imperial German Navy.
10.1918: Abandoned at Zeebruges during the German evacuation. Taken over by the Belgian State (Administration de la Marine), Brussels. Cuxhaven registry closed. Registered at Antwerp as YSER.
1920: Converted to a pilot boat and registered at Antwerp as LOODSBOOT 3.
1933: Sold to Gebroeders Taat, Katwijk, Holland. Renamed ANTWERP 3 and laid up at IJmuiden.
2.1942: Vessel made ready for fishing. Registered at Katwijk as KATWIJK II (KW134).
8.4.1942: At sea eleven crew, vessel taken over by a resistance group – eight men, and skipper forced to set course for England. On arrival directed to Fleetwood.
1940s: Fishing from Fleetwood (Bloomfields Ltd managing agents).
8.1945: Returned to Holland and fishing.
Late 1949: Laid up.
1951: Sold to Frans Rijsdrik, Hendrik Ido Ambacht for breaking up. Katwijk registry closed.

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Technical

Official Number: 108585
Yard Number: 28
Completed: 1898
Gross Tonnage: 182 (As built 168)
net Tonnage: 68 (As built 93)
Length: 109.0 ft
Breadth: 21.1 ft
Depth: 10.4 ft
Built: Cumming & Ellis, Inverkeithing
Engine: 300ihp T.3-cyl by MacColl & Pollock Ltd, Sunderland

History

23.3.1898: Launched by Cumming & Ellis, Inverkeithing (Yd.No.28) for Muirhead’s Trawlers Ltd, Edinburgh as MOUNT CENIS.
4.6.1898: Trials in Firth of Forth.
6.1898: Completed. James Muirhead appointed manager. Registered at Granton (GN52). O.N.108585 (4/1898).
25.1.1904: Company in liquidation.
14.3.1904: Disabled with machinery problem 25 miles E of May Island. Liverpool steam trawler JABOO (LL358) connected and delivered Granton.
3.5.1904: Sold Joseph Constant (Shipbrokers) Ltd, London and offered for re-sale.
1.1905: Sold to Newhaven Trawlers Ltd, Edinburgh (Edward Walker, Newhaven, manager).
25.1.1905: Registered at Granton as ALERT (GN52).
1909: Sold to Stoomtrawler-Visscherij Mij. “Holland I-IV”, IJmuiden (S. A. Bakker, manager). Granton registry closed. Registered at IJmuiden as OTOÑO (IJM155).
1910: Sold to N.V. Visscherij Mij. “Pesca”, IJmuiden (S. A. Bakker later P. Dijksen, manager).
1923: Sold to N.V. Nationale Stoomvisscherij, IJmuiden (I. S. Groen, manager). Registered at IJmuiden as ALBERT GROEN (IJM155).
1928: Sold to Stoomvisscherij Mij. “Die Scelvisch”, IJmuiden (G. de Rooy & L. S. J. Reijersberg, managers). Registered at IJmuiden as AVILA (IJM155).
1934: Sold to N.V. Nationale Stoomvisscherij, IJmuiden (Donald J. Groen, manager). Registered at IJmuiden as LEENTJE ELIZABETH (IJM155).
1938: Briefly registered at IJmuiden as PRINSES BEATRIX (IJM155). Reverted to LEENTJE ELIZABETH (IJM155) when name taken by PRINSES BEATRIX (IJM117).
1939: Sold to Stoomvisscherij Mij. “Hornrif”, IJmuiden (Donald J. Groen, manager). Registered at IJmuiden as HORNRIF (IJM155).
1940: Escaped to England and fishing from Fleetwood.
1945: Returned to Holland.
1954: Laid up.
5.3.1957: Sold for breaking up. IJmuiden registry closed.

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Official Number: Unknown
Yard Number: 205
Completed: 1900
Gross Tonnage: 208
Net Tonnage: 76
Length: 120.9 ft
Breadth: 21.1 ft
Depth: 12.7 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Hull

1900: Launched by Bonn & Mees, Rotterdam (Yd.No.205) for Stoomvisscherij Mij. “Mercurius”, IJmuiden as EVELINE.
4.1900: Completed (I. S. Groen, manager). Registered at IJmuiden (IJM15).
1922: New boiler fitted.
10.1928: Sold to Visscherij Mij. “Cornelis Bart”, IJmuiden (C. Stam, manager). Registered at IJmuiden as CORNELIS (IJM15).
1934: P. Koopman & E. van der Plas appointed managers.
1940: Escaped to England.
1940s: Fishing from Fleetwood (Bloomfield’s Ltd, managing agents).
20.7.1945: Arrived back in IJmuiden.
1951: Sold to shipbreakers.
17.8.1951: Sailed IJmuiden for shipbreakers. IJmuiden registry closed.

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Technical

Official Number: 115572
Yard Number: 271
Completed: 1902
Gross Tonnage: 187 (as built 195)
Net tonnage: 54 (as built: 58)
Length: 110.7 ft
Breadth: 21.7 ft
Depth: 11.6 ft
Built: Mackie & Thomson, Govan
Engine: 390ihp T.3-cyl by McKie & Baxter Ltd, Glasgow

History

19.6.1902: Launched by Mackie & Thomson, Govan (Yd.No.271) for The Aberdeen Steam Trawling & Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen as Strathnaver.
8.1902: Completed (John Brown, manager).
9.9.1902: Registered at Aberdeen (A549) (O.N.115572).
8.1912: Sold toZeevisscherij Mij. “Viribus Unitis”, IJmuiden.
27.8.1912: Aberdeen registry closed. Registered at IJmuiden as HENRIËTTE ELISE (IJM147).
1923: Sold to Stoomvisscherij Mij. “Oceaan”, IJmuiden (L. Allard, manager). Registered at IJmuiden as KIJKDUIN (IJM147).
1928: Sold to N.V. Visscherij Maats. “Oostzee”, Ijmuiden (G. Prins & Jac. Frater Smid, managers). Registered at IJmuiden as OOSTZEE (IJM147).
1940: Escaped to England.
1940s: Fishing from Fleetwood (Bloomfield’s Ltd, managing agents).
5.11.1950: Sold to shipbreakers. IJmuiden registry closed.
1951: Breaking up completed.

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Technical

Yard Number: 275
Completed: 1899
Gross Tonnage: 189
Net Tonnage: 59
Length: 115.5 ft
Breadth: 21.6 ft
Depth: 11.0 ft
Built: Cochrane & Cooper Ltd, Beverley
Engine: T.3-cyl by Sir C. Furness Westgarth & Co Ltd, Middlesbrough

History

7.10.1899: Launched by Cochrane & Cooper Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.275) for Stoomvisscherij Mij “IJszee”, IJmuiden as BARENDSZ.
8.11.1899: Completed at Selby registered to Visscherij Mij “Barendsz”, IJmuiden (P van Vliet Kzn, manager).
11.1899: Registered at IJmuiden (IJM4).
1903: Sold to Maats tot Beheer van Steamtrawlers en andere visschersvaartuigen, IJmuiden (A. G. Meeuwenoord & A. de Vries, managers).
21.10.1916: Sold to Scheepsexploitatie Mij “Amsterdam”, IJmuiden (D. Boon, manager).
1921: Sold to Exploitatie Mij “Zandvoort”, IJmuiden (W. H. Driehuizen, manager).
1924: Sold to Visscherij Mij “Noorderlicht”, IJmuiden (W. H. Voogd, manager).
1927: Sold to Visscherij Mij “Gelria”, IJmuiden (Zwart, Loenersloot & Gomes, managers). Registered at IJmuiden as GELRIA (IJM4).
1935: Sold to Visscherij Mij “Knikker”, IJmuiden (N. Bakenhof, manager) Registered at IJmuiden as KNIKKER (IJM4)
1937: Sold to Visscherij Maatschappij “Protinus”, IJmuiden.
1938: Sold to Visscherij Maatschappij “De Daad”. IJmuiden.
1940: Escaped to England with many refugees.
1940s: Fishing from Fleetwood (Bloomfield’s Ltd, managing agents).
1949: Laid up.
02.1950: Sold to shipbreakers and broken up. IJmuiden registry closed.
Engine: T.3-cyl by Sir C. Furness Westgarth & Co Ltd, Middlesbrough

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