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S.T. Van Dyck O298 (Wartime visitor)

© Mike Thompson with additional material by Maurice Voss

Technical

Official Number: 149080
Yard Number: 483
Completed: 1926
Gross Tonnage: 352
Net Tonnage: 147
Length: 140.3 ft
Breadth: 24.0 ft
Depth: 12.9 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull

History

21.1.1926: The board of Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd decided to build two more distant water trawlers to the same design as the ANDALUSITE built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd (Yd.No.461). Contracts were signed with the shipyard to build the ships at a cost of £8,450 each and with Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd to make the engines and boilers at £6,130 each unit. Total cost £14,625 per vessel. A decision was made to add the Kingston prefix to the existing nomenclature. The names chosen were, KINGSTON DIAMOND and KINGSTON PEARL. The short lived General Strike of May 1926 and continuing Miners’ Strike led to delays in the completion of both vessels.

31.3.1926: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.483) for Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull as KINGSTON DIAMOND.
18.5.1926: Registered at Hull (H294) (O.N.149080).
19.5.1926: Programmed to carry out basin trials but delayed through shortage of coal.
27.7.1926: Taken over from builder.
9.8.1926: Completed trials and accepted (John W. Lown, manager).
14.8.1926: Sailed on first trip to Iceland.
7.9.1926: Landed 807 kits grossed £1,059.
3.1929: Skipper taken ill and put ashore at Reykjavik.
3.1929: Took onboard Sk. Godmund and crew of KINGSTON JASPER (H494) stranded 17.2.1926 at Medalland, Iceland.
7.3.1929: Sailed for Hull with Sk. Godmund in command.
12.3.1929: Arrived Hull and grossed £793 for the 44 day trip.
3.3.1930: Stranded at Valloc, Norway but got off without assistance. Berthed Sandnessjoen for survey; forepeak full of water, crew’s quarters, flooded, rudder and rudder frame badly damaged.
7.3.1930: Sailed Trondheim for Hull after temporary repairs.
1938: Laid up with Special Survey due and offered for sale.
11.3.1939: Sold to N.V. Motorvisscherij, Ostend for £3,562 with Special Survey due and without fishing gear and fishroom boards.
16.3.1939: Hull registry closed.
4.1939: Registered at Ostend as VAN DYCK (O298).
4.1939: Re measured 336.45Brt 129.48n.
5.1940: Escaped to England.
29.5.1940: Arrived Fleetwood. Transferred to Belgian Economic Mission, London. Fishing from Fleetwood.
21.9.1940: Homeward (to Fleetwood) from Icelandic grounds picked up seventeen crew and twelve passengers from boat, part of survivors from British steamer CITY OF SIMLA (10,138grt/1921) (Capt Herbert Percival) (Convoy OB-216 London/Glasgow for Cape Town and Bombay) torpedoed by U.boat (U138) 52 miles NW of Rathlin Island (20.9.1940).
22.9.1940: As directed landed at Liverpool.
12.2.1941: Requisitioned for war service as an anti submarine trawler (P.No.FY.106). Based at Scapa Flow with A/S Group 12 (French crew ?).
7.11.1945: Returned to Belgium.
13.11.1945: Returned to owner. With surveys outstanding, Special Survey at Ghent. Re classed as a Steam Trawler.
20.3.1946: Completed.
9.10.1948: Sold to Eidis Trolarafelag, Eidi, Faroe Islands.
9.10.1948: Ostend registry closed.
4.1948: Re measured 43,59 (143.0) x 7,35 (24.1) metres (feet) – 341g 135n.
10.1948: Registered at Eidi (Fuglefjord for Osterö Syssel)as EIDESKOLLUR (FD226).
17.10.1948: Sailed for Faroe Islands.
By 1952: Owned by P/f Eidis Trolarafelag A/S.
1952: Sold to P/f Nypan, Sandevaag. Registered at Sandevaag as VENUS (VA51).
1962: Sold to B. J. Nijkerk N.V, Ghent.
12.4.1962: Breaking commenced at Boom.

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S.T. Van Dyck O298

S.T. Van Dyck O298
Picture courtesy of The Peter Green Collection

S.T. Van Dyck FD226

S.T. Van Dyck FD226
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S.T. Venus VA51

S.T. Venus VA51
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Changelog
09/08/2010: Page published. 5 updates since then.
08/04/2015: Picture added.
02/07/2016: Picture added.
07/09/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
10/08/2021: Updated history.

S.T. St. Crispin H86

In Boston (Fleetwood) ownership. Did not fish from the port
Additional information courtesy of Mike Thompson and Maurice Voss

Technical

Official Number: 186688
Yard Number: 767
Completed: 1946
Gross Tonnage: 536
Net Tonnage: 201
Length: 166.9 ft
Breadth: 27.7 ft
Depth: 14.4 ft
Belgian register: 523,30g 188,91n 49,88 x 8,41 x 4,27 metres
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley
Engine: 1000ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Fitted for burning oil fuel, F.P. above 150° F

History

One of four oil fired steam trawlers to the same design ordered by Basil Arthur Parkes, Fleetwood during 1945 from Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd. Two for Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull, St. JOHN and St. MATHEW (Yd.Nos.763, 764) and two on behalf of N.V. Motorvisscherij, Ostend, BREUGHEL (Yd.No.765) and RUBENS (Yd.No.767).

17.4.1946: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.767) for N.V. Motorvisscherij, Ostend as RUBENS.
6.1946: Registered at Ostend (O297).
21.6.1946: Completed.
1946-1947: Occasional landings at Hull.
10.1955: Sold to Basil Arthur Parkes, North Ferriby en bloc with BREUGHEL (O299).
13.10.1955: Sold to Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull.
13.10.1955: At 4.15 pm. sold to St. Christopher Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Basil A. Parkes, Hull, manager). Insured for £87,000.
13.10.1955: Registered at Hull as St. CRISPIN O.N.186688 (H86) (MoT R558/0598 dated 6.10.1955).
14.10.1955: Sailed Hull on White Sea trip (Sk. Stanley Barwick).
8.11.1955: At Hull landed 2115 kits, 241 shelf, £5,133 gross.
17.11.1955: Ostend registry closed.
12.3.1956: Sailed Hull on an Icelandic trip (Sk. Stanley Barwick); twenty crew.
15.3.1956: Started fishing off south coast of Iceland. Fouled propeller with fishing gear, disabled and in heavy seas driven ashore in the afternoon at high water on beach near Kudhafljot, Medalland, south coast of Iceland. Two men injured *. In answer to calls for assistance located by an Icelandic Coast Guard aircraft and rescue team formed by local farmers directed to the vessel. They found the trawler beached broadside in a heavy swell. Lifeline connected within two hours and breeches-buoy rigged but crew reluctant to leave. At 7.30 pm. five men had been taken off. Eventually all crew brought ashore and taken to Reykjavik, but four remained to organise salvage with Icelandic agent and insurance representative
14.4.1956: After removal of all non-essential gear, refloated and delivered Reykjavik. Temporary repairs for single voyage to Hull.
11.5.1956: With Charles Beal as skipper for passage, sailed Reykjavik for Hull in tow of Hull tug Englishman (762grt/1945) (E. Bonel, master).
18.5.1956: Arrived Hull after difficult tow in severe weather. Laid up for repair.
31.8.1956: Surveyed on completion of repairs and alteration of particulars – 536grt 201net.
1.9.1956: Sailed Hull on an Icelandic trip (Sk.Terence Whitley).
21.9.1956: At Hull landed 1420 kits, 385 shelf, £5.732 gross.
7.10.1964 : Sailed Hull on an Icelandic trip (Sk. Edward Calvert).
28.10.1964: At Hull landed 651 kits, 302 shelf, £3,780 gross. Laid up for disposal.
1965: Sold to Van Heygen Freres, Ghent for breaking up.
12.3.1965: Delivered Ghent.
18.3.1965: Hull registry closed.

(* Injured – Mate, H. S. Ford (26) and Bosun, M. Matson (48))
ENGLISHMAN of United Towing Co Ltd, Hull was chartered by the Hull Steam Trawlers Mutual Insurance & Protecting Co Ltd, through Icelandic agent Geir Zoega, Reykjavik.

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S.T. Rubens O297

S.T. Rubens O297
Picture courtesy of The James Cullen Collection

S.T. Rubens O297

S.T. Rubens O297
Picture courtesy of Maurice Voss

S.T. Rubens O297

S.T. Rubens O297
Picture courtesy of The James Cullen Collection

S.T. Rubens O297

S.T. Rubens O297
Picture courtesy of Maurice Voss

S.T. St. Crispin H86

S.T. St. Crispin H86
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

S.T. St. Crispin H86

S.T. St. Crispin H86
Picture courtesy of Allan McKernan

S.T. St. Crispin H86

S.T. St. Crispin H86
Picture courtesy of The Mike Thompson Collection

S.T. St. Crispin H86

S.T. St. Crispin H86
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

S.T. St. Crispin H86

S.T. St. Crispin H86
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

Changelog
03/04/2014: 2 pictures added.
18/05/2015: Updated information.
26/06/2015: 2 pictures added and information added.
18/03/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
05/07/2018: Added an image.

S.T. Westhill H470

In Marr (Fleetwood) ownership. Did not fish from the port

Technical

Official Number: 160093
Yard Number: 490
Completed: 1928
Gross Tonnage: 359
Net Tonnage: 156
Length: 140.4 ft
Breadth: 24.0 ft
Depth: 13.2 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley

History

6.1927: The Board of Thomas Hamling & Co Ltd, Hull decided to build three distant water trawlers. Contracts were signed with Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd to build the ships at £9,440 each and C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd to make the engines and boilers at a price of £6,300 per unit. Total cost £15,740 per vessel. The names chosen were St. MELANTE, St. ALEXANDRA and St. DELPHINE.
10.12.1927: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.490) for Thomas Hamling & Co Ltd, Hull as St. ALEXANDRA.
9.1.1928: Registered at Hull (H373).
12.1.1928: Completed trials and accepted (Thomas Boyd, manager).
14.1.1928: Sailed Hull on first trip (Sk. Alfred Fletcher).
29.6.1936: Thomas Boyd resigned from board to form Boyd Line Ltd, Hull.
29.6.1936: Harold Watson Hall appointed manager.
2.1939: Selected for procurement by The Admiralty.
28.2.1939: Sailed Hull for Liverpool following successful Admiralty trials (Skipper and nine crew – insured for £8,000). Delivered to Harland & Wolff Ltd, Bramleymoor Dock, Liverpoool for fitting out as a “Berberis” class minesweeping trawler (Batch 2).
11.3.1939: Sale to The Admiralty concluded (£7,000).
4.1939: On completion of conversion renamed HMS LARCH (P.No.T.96).
6.5.1939: Hull registry closed (On advice from The Admiraly ref. MF5342/1939 dated 3.5.1939).
8.1939: At Sheerness Dockyard armament fitted (1-12pdr AA, 2- MGs (2 x 1)).
6.1940: Based Sheerness with M/S Group 2 (Sk.J. T. White RNR).
1.1941: Remains based Sheerness (Act Sk. A. H. V. Winfield RNR).
6.1941: Based Scapa Flow with M/S Group 18 (Act Sk. A. H. V. Winfield RNR).
1.1942: Remains based Scapa Flow (Act Sk. A. H. V. Winfield RNR).
5.1946: Sold to Westholme Fishing Co Ltd, Milford Haven (Reginald Llewellyn Hancock, Hakin, manager).
31.5.1946: Registered at Milford as WESTHILL (M138).
6.1946: Special Survey at Milford.
10.1947: Sold to J. C. Llewellin (Trawlers) Ltd, Milford Haven John Charles Llewellin, manager).
5.11.1947: Milford registry closed.
11.1947: Registered at Hull (H470). Fishing from Hull (Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull, managing agents).
27.6.1949: Sold to North Eastern Trawlers Ltd, London (William Stanley Shepherd MP) (Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull, managing agents). Mortgaged to British Mutual Bank Ltd, London.
15.9.1950: Sold by mortgagee to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood (Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Hull, manager) for £18,714.
2.1951: Slipped for Special Survey (drilled) at Fleetwood.
1952: Used for WFA lay up scheme and fishing quota.
6.10.1952: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thomas Young & Sons Ltd, Sunderland for breaking up. 10.10.1952: Delivered at Sunderland.
6.3.1953: Hull registry closed.

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HMS Larch

HMS Larch
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S.T. Westhill H470

S.T. Westhill H470
Picture © Grimsby Reference Library

S.T. Westhill H470

S.T. Westhill H470
Picture courtesy of The Mike Thompson Collection

Changelog
23/06/2010: Page published. 3 updates since then.
28/01/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.

S.T. Arctic Trapper H567

In Marr (Fleetwood) ownership. Did not fish from Fleetwood

Technical

Admiralty Number: 3549
Official Number: 148815
Yard Number: 809
Completed: 1917
Gross Tonnage: 324
Net Tonnage: 249
Length: 138.5 ft
Breadth: 23.7 ft
Depth: 12.8 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby
Engine: 600ihp T.3-cyl by Campbell Gas Engine Co Ltd, Halifax

History

22.5.1917: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.809) (“Mersey” class) for The Admiralty as ALEXANDER HILLS (Ad.No.3549).
18.9.1917: Completed as a minesweeper (1-12pdr, W/T).
21.9.1917: Accepted.
9.1920: Re-commissioned as HMS MOY (“Colne” class but unarmed).
1921: Employed Fleet Target Service.
1939: Mediterranean Station. Armed (2 x 1 – 3″) (P.No.T.79).
7.6.1940: Sailed Malta for Alexandria (Lt. V. G. Palmer Rtd).
1.1941: Based Alexandria. Fleet Target Service (Lt. V. G. Palmer Rtd).
1942: Based Tobruk. Fleet Target Service (Lt Cdr. V. G. Palmer Rtd).
22.12.1942: Sailed Tobruk for Alexandria.
1943: After refit in Alexandria operated as a controlled minelayer.
1945: Employed clearing minefields off Port Said and entrance to Suez Canal.
1946: Returned to UK. Laid up.
1946: Sold to Moy Fishing Co Ltd, North Shields.
11.1946: At Leith, completed refit, special survey and classification as a Steam Trawler.
1.1947: Registered at North Shields as CORAL ISLAND (SN109).
5.1948: Sold to Oddsson & Co Ltd, Hull.
5.1948: North Shields registry closed.
29.5.1948: Registered at Hull (H567).
2.4.1949: Registered at Hull as ANANES (H567).
11.1949: Sold to Ocean Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull (K. Pocklington, manager).
10.11.1949: Registered at Hull as FORBES (H567).
3.8.1950: Sold to Boyd Line Ltd, Hull (T. W. Boyd, manager).
2.10.1950: Registered at Hull as ARCTIC TRAPPER (H567).
7.3.1952: Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood (Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Hull, manager) for £8000 and used for WFA lay up scheme and fishing quota.
6.10.1952: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thomas Young & Sons Ltd, Sunderland for breaking up.
10.10.1952: Delivered at Sunderland.

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S.T. Coral Island SN109

HMS Moy
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S.T. Forbes H567

S.T. Forbes H567
Picture courtesy of The James Cullen Collection

Changelog
22/07/2010: Page published. 5 updates since then.
03/05/2014: Added picture of HMS Moy.
05/09/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
07/07/2019: Updated information.

S.T. Curtana GY369

In Marr ownership. Did not fish from Fleetwood

Technical

Official Number: 160873
Yard Number: 534
Completed: 1929
Gross Tonnage: 354
Net Tonnage: 149
Length: 140.2 ft
Breadth: 24.6 ft
Depth: 13.2 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley

History

20.11.1929: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.534) for Jutland Amalgamated Trawlers Ltd, Hull as LADY ENID.
17.12.1929: Registered at Hull (H172).
20.12.1929: Completed (A. Cargill, manager).
29.1.1937: Sailed Hull for Norway Coast grounds last trip before sale (Sk. Brazendale).
20.2.1937: At Hull landed 1,786 kits grossed £573.
3.1937: Sold to The Loyal Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby.
12.3.1937: Hull registry closed.
13.3.1937: Registered at Grimsby (GY369) (Bill Butt appointed manager).
2.6.1937: Mortgaged to Midland Bank Ltd, London (A).
29.6.1937: Registered at Grimsby as CURTANA (GY369).
28.6.1938: Arthur Wright Butt appointed manager.
31.8.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.674) (Hire rate £166.13.6d/month).
24.4.1945: Mortgage (A) discharged.
10.1945: Returned to owner.
4.1946: Reclassed at Grimsby.
21.8.1953: Sold to J. Marr & son Ltd, Fleetwood for £9000 and used for WFA lay up scheme and fishing quota.
24.8.1953: Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Hull, appointed manager.
31.8.1953: Moved from Fish Dock to lay up in Alexandra Dock, Grimsby (Surveys overdue).
1.4.1954: Transferred to J. W. Draper & Sons Ltd, Grimsby, for stripping and subsequent breaking up.
28.7.1955: Moved to Fish Dock. Hull side slipped in Fish Dock for final breaking.
29.8.1955: Grimsby registry closed “Vessel broken up”.

Note: From Grimsby Register and other documents it appears that J. Marr & Son Ltd retained legal title to the vessel with J. W. Draper & Sons Ltd as the breaker.

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S.T. Lady Enid FD4

S.T. Lady Enid GY369
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HMT Curtana

HMT Curtana
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Changelog
22/07/2012: Page published.
02/09/2015: Picture added.
07/02/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.