The Bosun's Watch

Technical

Official Number: 94024
Launched: 1896
Yard Number: 111
Gross Tonnage: 119
Net Tonnage: 30
Length: 95.0 ft
Breadth: 19.9 ft
Draught: 9.8 ft
Engine: C.2-cyl by Muir & Houston Ltd, Glasgow
Built: Mackie & Thomson Ltd, Govan

History

10.7.1896: Launched by Mackie & Thomson Ltd, Govan (Yd.No.111) for Caithness Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Wick (Daniel Wares Georgeson, manager) as FLEETWING.
1896: Completed.
1896: Registered at Wick (WK604).
1899: Sold to Sunderland Steam Fishing Co Ltd, North Shields (Thomas Melreose, David Bell & John Phillips).
1899: Wick registry closed.
1899: Registered at Sunderland (SD2).
6.1901: Sold to Thomas Davidson, Aberdeen (managing owner).
6.1901: Wick registry closed.
24.6.1901: Registered at Aberdeen (A419).
21.6.1902: Sold to Walker, Craig & Woods, Aberdeen.
1904: Sold to Thomas Davidson, Aberdeen (managing owner).
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 51.0n under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve. Renamed FLEETWING II.
1919: Released and reverted to FLEETWING (A419).
1934: Sold to James Mair, Aberdeen & Others.
1936: Sold to A. M. Garden, Peterhead & A. Buchan.
1936: Sold to A. M. Garden, Peterhead. Fishing from Fleetwood (Alex Keay managing agent).
1937: Sold to Trawlers (IoM) Ltd, Douglas.
21.5.1937: Aberdeen registry closed.
5.1937: Registered at Douglas(DO6).
1939: Sold for breaking up. Douglas registry closed.

Technical

Official Number: 94025
Launched: 1896
Yard Number: 112
Gross Tonnage: 119
Net Tonnage: 30
Length: 95.0 ft
Breadth: 19.9
Draught: 9.8 ft
Engine: C.2-cyl by Muir & Houston, Glasgow
Built: Mackie & Thomson Ltd, Govan

History

10.7.1896: Launched by Mackie & Thomson Ltd, Govan (Yd.No.112) for Caithness Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Wick (Daniel Wares Georgeson, manager as REDWING.
1896: Completed.
1896: Registered at Wick (WK607).
4.6.1898: Sold to Sunderland Steam Fishing Co Ltd, North Shields (Thomas Melrose, David Bell & John Phillips).
7.10.1898: Wick registry closed.
10.1898: Registered at Sunderland (SD1).
29.6.1902: Sold to Steam Herring Fleet Ltd, Aberdeen.
6.1901: Sunderland registry closed.
3.7.1901: Registered at Aberdeen (A425).
31.12.1912: Sold to J. A. & D. R. Ritchie & John Buthlay, Aberdeen (John Buthlay, manager).
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 51.0n under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 190729.
5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
1919: Released.
1927: Sold to George Craig & A. F. Wood, Aberdeen.
1927: Sold to A. F. Wood, Aberdeen.
1931: Sold to E. W. Mutton, Aberdeen.
1935/36: Fishing from Fleetwood (Alex Keay managing agent).
1937: Sold to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up at Preston.
7.3.1938: Aberdeen registry closed “Broken up”.

Technical

Official Number: 145542
Launched: 1919
Admiralty Number: 4185
Yard Number: 357
Gross Tonnage: 96
Length: 86.5 ft
Breadth: 18.5 ft
Draught: 9.3 ft
Engine: T.3cyl by William Beardmore & Co Ltd, Dalmuir
Built: Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd, Northwich, 1919

History

1919: Launched by Isaac Pimblott & Sons Ltd, Northwich (Yd.No.357) (“Admiralty drifter”) for The Admiralty as STERN WAVE.
27.3.1920: Completed as a fishing vessel.
25.8.1920: Transferred to Fisheries Board for Scotland for disposal.
1921: Sold A. Wares & C. Cluness, Newhaven, Edinburgh. Renamed Craigleith (LH255).
1923: Sold to John Sutherland, Peterhead (Scottish Steam Herring Fishing Co Ltd, managers). Renamed SUMMER ROSE (PD594).
1930 – 1936: Trawling out of Fleetwood (Alex Keay, managing agent).
Pre 1937 sold to Scottish Steam Herring Fishing Co Ltd, Peterhead & Others.
1.10.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (Hire rate £32.0.0d/month).
13.10.1940: Mined off Sunderland. Two crew lost.
(Lost: James Southern, Engineman; Frank Paget, Stoker.)

Technical

Official Number: 139960
Launched: 1917
Yard Number: 728
Gross Tonnage: 242
Net Tonnage: 94
Length: 120.2 ft
Breadth: 22.2 ft
Draught: 12.2 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby, 1917
Engine: T.3-cyl by Gt. Central Co-operative Engineering & Ship Repairing Co Ltd, Grimsby

History

1917: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.728) for H. Smethurst Ltd, Grimsby as CARBILL.
1.9.1917: Completed and requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-12pdr, 1-6pdr HA) (Ad.No.1648).
16.11.1917: Registered at Grimsby (GY1100).
1919: Returned to owners.
5.1924: Sold to Sir Alec Black, Bart, Grimsby.
6.1924: Sold to J. W. Smethurst, Grimsby.
5.1935: Sold to A. Christie, Aberdeen & Others.
9.5.1935: Grimsby registry closed.
13.5.1935: Registered at Aberdeen (A309).
30.5.1935: Renamed EURYALUS (A309).
9.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (Hire rate £70.11.0d/month). Renamed HOVERFLY (P.No.FY.557). Based Granton with 105 M/S Group.
9.11.1943: Reverted to trawling.
1944: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (B. A. Parkes, manager).
15.1.1945: Returned and reverted to EURYALUS (A309).
4.1946: Sold to Humber Trawlers Ltd, Grimsby.
4.1946: Aberdeen registry closed.
4.1946: Registered at Grimsby (GY245).
4.1951: Sold to Seafield Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen.
4.1951: Grimsby registry closed.
4.1951: Registered at Aberdeen (A682).
1956: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Malcolm Brechin, Granton for breaking up.
29.2.1956: Arrived Granton from Aberdeen under own power.

Lytham Heritage Group

Lytham Heritage Centre

Lytham Heritage Group are putting together an exhibition about the History of Lytham Shipyard – to be shown at
Lytham Heritage Centre, 2 Henry St, Lytham St Annes

The exhibition will run from 2 – 28 March 2010, Closed Mondays

Admission FREE.