S.T. Editor – LT92

Additional information courtesy of Barry Banham

Technical

Official Number: 109100
Yard Number: 242
Completed: 1899
Gross Tonnage: 169
Net Tonnage: 67
Length: 104.0 ft
Breadth: 21.0 ft
Depth: 10.7 ft
Built: Mackie & Thomson, Govan
Engine: T.3-cyl by Muir & Houston Ltd, Glasgow

History

30.9.1898: Launched by Mackie & Thomson, Govan (Yd.No.242) for The Great Northern Steamship Fishing Co Ltd, Hull as EDITOR.
1.1899: Completed.
25.1.1899: Registered at Hull (H422). James Leyman appointed manager.
1906: William R. Nowell appointed manager.
1913: Fred Smith appointed manager.
12.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-12pdr) (Ad.No.398).
1917: Returned to owner.
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
9.1918: Released.
10.1918: Sold to Charles Dobson, Grimsby and others.
21.10.1918: Hull registry closed.
24.10.1918: Registered at Grimsby (GY1218). Charles Dobson designated managing owner.
25.7.1919: Sold to Naylor, Bull & Co Ltd, Cardiff. Frederick G. Naylor, Grimsby appointed manager.
2.1923: Sold to Charles Dobson, Grimsby & others. Charles Dobson designated managing owner.
6.1929: Sold to John Thomas Webb (22/64), George Warman (21/64) and William Hutchings (21/64), all Lowestoft.
26.6.1929: Grimsby registry closed.
27.6.1929: Registered at Lowestoft (LT92). William Hutchings designated managing owner.
15.2.1930: Sold to William Hutchings (43/64) and George Warman (21/64), Lowestoft.
8.3.1930: Sold to Sydney Loose (22/64), George Warman (21/64) and William Hutchings (21/64), Lowestoft.
1930: Fishing out of Fleetwood.
25.11.1930: At Bangor Magistrates Court, Sk. Herbert Plant was fined £10 for trawling within limits off the Anglesey coast.
1931/1932: Seasonal whitefish trawling out Milford and Fleetwood.
4.4.1933: Fishing out of Aberdeen. Foundered in North Sea off Aberdeen in position 57.10N 1.30W after springing a leak; all nine crew rescued.
9.5.1933: Lowestoft registry closed “Total loss”.

Note: Milford landings: 1931: Feb 4, 14, 22. 1932: Jan 27; Feb 5, 14, 22; Mar 2, 12, 20,31; Apr 8.

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S.T. Editor LT92

S.T. Editor LT92
Picture courtesy of The Frank Pook Collection

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12/09/2021: Minor update.

S.T. Tudor Prince SN41

Additional information courtesy of Crew List Index Project

Technical

Official Number: 89832
Yard Number: 141
Completed: 1888
Gross Tonnage: 78
Net Tonnage: 24
Length: 80.0 ft
Breadth: 17.1 ft
Depth: 9.1 ft
Engine: C.2-cyl by Baird & Barnsley, North Shields

History

13.4.1888: Launched by J. T. Eltringham, South Shields (Yd.No.141) for William Horsley Storey, North Shields & others as TUDOR PRINCE.
1888: Completed. Registered at North Shields (SN41). William H. Storey designated as managing owner.
2.12.1888: Towed into Aberdeen by paddle tug HEATHER BELL (82grt/1857) with engine disabled.
2.12.1891: Sold to Joseph Kelsall, Liverpool & others. Joseph Kelsall designated managing owner. Fishing from Liverpool and Fleetwood.
2.1896: Sold to Daniel Flinn and William Albert Ward, Douglas, IoM (64/64 joint owners).
3.1896: North Shields registry closed.
2.3.1896: Registered at Douglas, IoM (DO272).
2.3.1896: Daniel Flinn designated managing owner.
17.2.1897: Sold to The Douglas Steam Trawl Boat Co Ltd (64/64), Douglas. Joseph Cowley Sharp appointed manager.
2.4.1897: Sold to Daniel Flinn (64/64), Douglas.
5.4.1897: Daniel Flinn designated managing owner.
8.4.1897: Sold to Robert Knox (64/64), Douglas.
13.4.1897: Robert Knox designated managing owner.
15.4.1897: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Daniel Flinn for the sum of £945 at 5% interest (A).
20.4.1898: Hired by Liverpool Marine Biology Committee for research into the fauna of Liverpool Bay and Neighbouring Seas, dredged and trawled from three to five miles off entrance to Glen Maye, IoM in 20-30 fathoms.
13.2.1899: Mortgage (A) discharged.
13.2.1899: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Wilson James Ashburner, Onchan, IoM for the sum of £388 at 5% interest (B).
14.10.1899: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Dumbells Banking Co Ltd, Douglas for the sum of £400 with interest at 6% (C).
21.12.1899: Mortgage (B) discharged.
18.5.1901: Mortgage (C) discharged.
30.4.1901: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Horace Lightfoot, Douglas for the sum of $500 with interest at 5% (D).
29.7.1914: Douglas registry closed “Sold to foreigners – Spanish subjects”, except as relates to mortgage (D).
22.8.1914: Registry closed. FATE?

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S.T. Rose Ann DO241

Additional information courtesy of Mike Craine

Technical

Official Number: 80453
Yard Number: 31
Completed: 1879
Gross Tonnage: 123
Net Tonnage: 52
Length: 100.5 ft
Breadth: 19.0 ft
Depth: 8.8 ft
Built: H. M. McIntyre, Paisley
Engine: 2-cyl by Hutson & Corbett, Kelvinhaugh, Glasgow

History

13.3.1879: Launched by H. M. McIntyre, Paisley (Yd.No.34) for James O’Brien (64/64), Renfrew as ROSE ANN.
23.4.1897: Completed as a steam lighter (fish carrier).
30.4.1879: Registered at Glasgow.
3.3.1890: James O’Brien died.
11.6.1890: Left to Isabella O’Brien (McCallum)(64/64), Renfrew.
6.11.1891: Sold to George Rookin Nicholson (59/64), Wallasey and John William Thompson (5/64), Liverpool. Glasgow registry closed. Registered at Liverpool (105/1891). George R. Nicholson designated managing owner.
15.12.1891: George R. Nicholson sold (5/64) shares to Henry Ingram Thompson (5/64), Liverpool.
8.1892: Liverpool Registry closed.
2.8.1892: Registered at Douglas, IoM.
2.8.1892: George Rookie Nicholson designated manager.
6.6.1895: George R. Nicholson sold (54/64) shares to Robert Knox (54/64), Douglas, IoM.
6.6.1895: John W. Thompson sold (5/64) to Robert Knox (59/64), Douglas. Converted for trawling and registered at Douglas (DO241).
23.6.1895: Hired by Liverpool Marine Biology Committee for research into the fauna of Liverpool Bay and Neighbouring Seas and dredged to the W and NW of Peel and Ballaugh, on the ‘North Bank’ at depths of about 20 fathoms.
27.10.1895: Hired by Liverpool Marine Biology Committee for further research and dredged and trawled off Port Erin and along SE side of Island from Calf Sound to Langness at depths of 15 – 20 fathoms.
6.6.1896: Henry I. Thompson sold (5/64) shares to Robert Knox (64/64) Douglas. 30.11.1896: Robert Knox designated managing owner. 15.4.1897: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Henry Gordon, Onchan, IoM for the sum of £250 with interest at 4% (A).
20.5.1898: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Dumbells Banking Co Ltd, Douglas, IoM for the sum of £1,700 with interest at 6% (B).
7.6.1899: Henry Gordon died.
4.11.1899: In a southerly gale in the Solway Firth, picked up the Norwegian barque CORDILLERA (694grt/1874) which had broken away from the tugs KNIGHT of St. GEORGE (129grt/1885) and PRAIRIE COCK (125grt/1885) off the Point of Ayr and was carried before the gale into the Firth. The PRARIE COCK, which had been seeking her arrived, the tow transferred and about 2.00pm. the KNIGHT of St. GEORGE came up with them. The two tugs with the ROSE ANN standing by proceeded to Ramsey Bay.
6.11.1899: Delivered safely to Ramsey. Through the Court in the Isle of Man awarded £300.
14.3.1900: Probate granted to Edward Gordon, Bembridge, IoW and Rachel Gordon, Onchan (64/64 joint owners) in respect of mortgage (A)).
18.5.1901: Mortgage (B) discharged.
30.4.1901: Robert Knox mortgaged vessel (64/64) to Horace Lightfoot, Douglas, IoM for the sum of £500 with interest at 5% (C). 4.2.1902: Mortgage (A) discharged.
27.2.1906: Whilst lying alongside the Tongue in Douglas Harbour, three Peel fishermen were overcome by fumes in the forecastle and died *.
20.8.1906: Rachel Gordon died – Edward Gordon, Bembridge IoW (64/64).
28.7.1914: Mortgage (C) discharged.
1.5.1915: Robert Knox mortgaged vessel (64/64) to The Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank Ltd, Manchester (D).
17.5.1915: Remeasured 131g 40n.
13.7.1915: For auction along with steam trawler LADY LOCH (DO20). Failed to reach reserve of £950-£1,000.
10.8.1915: Mortgage (D) discharged.
24.8.1915: Remeasured 125g 45n.
30.8.1915: Sold by John Knox (64/64) to Richard Phillips (64/64), Douglas for the sum of £825.
30.8.1915: Richard Phillips designated managing owner.
29.11.1915: Legal action by Richard Phillips in respect of 64 shares. By order of the High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man, transfer or dealings prohibited until further notice.
26.1.1916: In the High Court, action brought by Robert Knox against Richard Phillips in respect of £250 outstanding.
9.2.1915: The Court found in favour of Robert Knox and remaining shares could be offered for sale.
17.3.1916: Injunction removed.
5.4.1916: Sold to Henry Mulleneux Grayson (64/64), Liverpool.
7.4.1916: John Arthur Swainston, London designated manager.
23.6.1916: Sold to The “General Trading Co Ltd” (64/64), Douglas.
10.7.1916: Alfred Ellis Ash, New Brighton designated manager.
5.1.1918: Sold to John George Hammond (64/64), London.
7.1.1918: Sold to The Premier Tug Co Ltd (64/64), Hull.
8.1.1918: John G. Hammond, London designated manager.
9.1.1918: William Henry Miller designated manager.
20.12.1923: Sold to Stanlee Shipbreaking & Salvage Co Ltd, Dover for breaking up by The Dover Shipbreaking Co Ltd, Dover.
21.3.1924: Douglas registry closed.

Note * – William Clucas, John Watterson and John Hughes.

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S.T. Rose Ann DO241

S.T. Rose Ann DO241

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S.T. Sturgeon BN17

Additional information courtesy of Andy Hall

Technical

Official Number: 98291
Yard Number: 131
Completed: 1891
Gross Tonnage: 139
Net Tonnage: 45
Length: 95 ft
Breadth: 23.3 ft
Depth: 10.5 ft
Built: J. P. Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields
Engine: C.2-cyl by J. P. Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields

History

1891: Launched by J. P. Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields (Yd.No.131) for The Steam Trawling Co of Boston Ltd, Boston as STURGEON.
6.1891: Completed.
6.1891: Registered at Boston (BN17). William Foxton Beaumont appointed manager.
1.1892: Awarded the sum of £73.10s in connection with services rendered to the brig PATRIE.
3.1892: Admiralty High Court gave judgement on a consolidated salvage suit, the owners & crews were awarded £2,400 in connection with trawlers assisting the Liverpool registered four masted ship WILHELM TELL (3107grt/1891) on the SE end of the Dogger Bank on or about 11. and 12.12.1891 and delivering her to Grimsby.
25.01.1895: Went to the assistance of the Boston steam trawler KIRTON (BN187) with bridge swept away in heavy seas with the loss of the skipper, Thomas Hughes and Third Hand George Hildred. Connected and in severe weather and heavy seas delivered safely to Boston.
1897: Sold to The Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Boston. James Bloomfield appointed manager.
27.03.1898: Norwegian barque PACIFIC of Tvedestrand, reported abandoned and waterlogged in position 55.0N 01.0E.
28.03.1898: Found, connected and delivered Grimsby Roads and later beached. Owners and crew were subsequently awarded £260.
1902: Fred Donnison appointed manager.
1907: Daniel Walker appointed manager.
1909: Fred Parkes appointed manager.
1911: Fishing from Fleetwood.
1.9.1911: At Whitehaven Magistrates Court, Sk. John Reader was fined £10 for trawling inside the three mile limit off St. Bees Head.
6.1913: Sold to William Chrystie Duncan, Middlesbrough for the sum of £775.
26.6.1913: Boston registry closed. Converted to a tug. Registered at Middlesbrough as IDA DUNCAN. Charles William Duncan appointed manager.
8.7.1914: Sold to Charles Duncan & Sons Ltd, Middlesbrough.
31.1.1917: Proceeding from Middlesbrough to Tees Bay, mined approximately 11/2 miles E from South Gare Lighthouse (mine laid by U-boat (UC32)). All six crew members lost.
2.1921: Wreck dispersed by explosives.

Crew: Capt Lionel Duncan (29), Master; Robert Tinmouth (56), Mate; Charles Chrystal Duncan (30), Engineer; Thomas Walker (47) and Henry Charles Scott (19), fireman; James Gibson (16), deck boy.

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s.v. Grace Darling FD113

Additional information courtesy of Ian Wilson and Christine Simm

Technical

Official Number: 56626
N.R.T: 58.12
LOA: 70.3 ft
Length: 64.7 ft
Breadth: 19.0 ft
Depth: 9.6 ft
Rig: Dandy-Trawling
Built: J. Dewdney, Brixham

History

1867: Completed by J. Dewdney, Brixham, ketch rigged, for James Watson, Goole as GRACE DARLING.
11.5.1867: Registered at Brixham. At Hull operating as a fishing vessel.
26.8.1868: In the North Sea, Sk. Samuel Greenslade and mate, John Bullock of the Hull smack CRITERION left their vessel by boat to come aboard with the object of seeking information as to the whereabouts of the fishing fleet. While onboard a gale with driving rain suddenly sprang up and they were forced to wait until the weather improved. After a while, with little improvement and the need to return to the CRITERION, the pair set out in the boat, but in the weather the boat was lost to view. The CRITERION wore round and in doing so broke her gaff and split her mainsail leaving her unable to search. Both smacks saw no sign of the boat and the search was terminated.
28.8.1868: Returned to Hull after a very difficult passage and reported loss.
By 1870: Owned by Charles Vinton, Hull.
10.3.1875: Smack AMY (Sk. Foote), arrived Hull on the Wednesday and reported the following. On Friday evening, his third hand, a young man named Smales, and two of the crew of the GRACE DARLING were lost. Sk. Foote knew that the GRACE DARLING was to leave the fishing grounds for Hull on the Saturday and decided to transfer some fish. The AMY’s boat was got out and manned by the third hand, and deck boy of the GRACE DARLING and skipper and third hand of the AMY. After the fish had been placed in the boat it was secured astern, not by the painter but a rope from the smack. The AMY was to tow the boat close to the GRACE DARLING which was trawling to leeward. The line was made fast to the forward thwart and as soon as the smack gathered headway the rope tightened, but it was noticed that some of the baskets had been placed over a bight in the rope causing the rope to run over the gunwale and not the stem. Although Sk. Foote tried to free the rope the boat capsized and all four hands were lost to sight. The crew of the AMY hauled in the rope but the hitch had slipped and only the skipper was holding on and recovered. The other three hands were not seen again and the AMY at once made sail for Hull.
1875: Owned by James Watson. Goole. Brixham registry closed. Registered at Hull.
3.1877: Sold to Walker Moody, Cleethorpes. Converted to a sailing trawler, dandy rigged. Hull registry closed. Registered at Grimsby (GY602).
24.11.1877: Put into Grimsby (Sk. Martin), with slight damage having been in collision in the Humber with the Hull smack BRILLIANT.
3.8.1878: By order of the mortgagee, along with the fishing smack CORSAIR, offered for sale by Messrs Chapman & Brocklesby. The bidding being considerably below the value, they were withdrawn.
11.1882: Sold to Edward Wales, Waverley Hotel, Cleethorpes Road, Grimsby.
23.3.1885: At Grimsby Borough Police Court, George Dixon, seaman, charged by his master, Mr Walker Moody, smack owner, with disobedience to orders. On 17th March Dixon came into the office with the skipper and asked for an advance of money, which he was given on the understanding that he would go to sea the next morning. Instead he shipped in another vessel. Dixon stated that he had given the foreman 24 hours’ notice. Ordered to pay 21s in a month.
3.1887: Sold to Sk. T. W. Lingard and G. Miller, Grimsby.
10.1887: By order of the mortgagee, sold to George E. J. Moody, 14 Albert Road, Cleethorpes.
30.11.1887: At the Grimsby Bankruptcy Court, Robert Frayne, smack owner, Newmarket Street, Grimsby came up for public examination. At the time he filed for bankruptcy he had two smacks. The issue of the writ for £400 was the cause of his failure, his present liabilities £936 and assets £482. Messrs Lingard & Miller bought the GRACE DARLING for £400 and the SEVEN SISTERS for £425, the whole amounts by way of a mortgage. Frayne joined as security for their money, but had no idea at the time that he was doing so. When the vessels were seized and sold they made only £50 and £150, leaving a deficiency of £401 and for that amount a writ was issued against him.
7.12.1887: Robert Frayne declared bankrupt. Liabilities and assets as recorded above.
1.1888: Sold to Charles H. Saundby, Fleetwood. (Charles H. Saundby managing owner.)
5.1888: Grimsby registry closed. Registered at Fleetwood (FD113).
4.10.1888: On coming into the Wyre suffered a slight mishap and the gaff top was broken.
9.11.1888: With easterly winds prevailing the Fleetwood smacks landed good catches after fishing the Duddon Channel making up to £20 for two days fishing. However, owing to the bottom being hard and rocky several boats had gear damaged. Returned to Fleetwood having lost all gear.
13.1.1890: Many of the Fleetwood fishing fleet sailed for the fishing grounds off the Isle of Man, but several of them returned to port, not deeming it advisable to remain out. Amongst those that stayed out, ROYAL CONSORT (FD75), SURPRISE (FD151), PRINCE CHARLIE (FD157), GRATITUDE (FD156), FLEETWING (FD63), GEORGE & LIZZIE (FD91), SWALLOW (AR89) and GRACE DARLING (FD113) and ELIZA CHARLOTTE (FD17) belonging to Mr C. H. Saundby, were caught in the gale which blew up later in the day and raged until early the following morning. SURPRISE encountered the worst of the weather and lost fisherman William Jackson (18), washed overboard and later, north of Maughold Head, missed stays and was swept on the beach. Being on the flood she came afloat to her anchor and volunteers brought her into Ramsey, the last Fleetwood boat to arrive. ROYAL CONSORT sustained the most damage, her main gaff was broken and the mizzen mizzen peak halyards parted; she was the last but one to arrive in Ramsey. GRACE DARLING lost all her sails blown away and other damage to her rigging. ELIZA CHARLOTTE and GEORGE and LIZZIE had their mainsails entirely blown away, while SWALLOW lost her foresail and the FLEETWING broke her jib boom. All these boats managed to get into Ramsey and await better weather, those with sails blown away to wait until fresh sails were sent from Fleetwood.
15.1.1890: Mr Saundby despatched the smack SEVEN SISTERS (FD23) to Ramsey with new suite of sails to enable the damaged smacks to return to Fleetwood.
27.10.1890: Taking advantage of the favourable winds, one of about thirty smacks that sailed for the fishing grounds.
29.10.1890: In stormy weather returned with most of the fleet having broken her trawl beam.
1892: Owned by Mrs F. C. Saundby, Fleetwood.
12.4.1892: Along with smacks ELIZA CHARLOTTE (FD17) and SEVEN SISTERS (FD23) offered for sale by Auction at Jubilee Quay; Mr J. Crookall auctioneer. Good attendance but no bids received.
1893: Sold to Alexander Hull, 68 Gt. Patrick Street, Belfast. (Alexander Hull managing owner.) Operating as a coasting ketch.
1893: Remeasured 43n.r.t.
17.10.1897: Stranded on Carradale Beach, Carradale, east side Kintyre while on passage Belfast – Loch Fyne in ballast. Master and two crew safe. Total loss.
1897: Fleetwood registry closed.

Note. As there were two GRACE DARLINGs fishing out of Fleetwood from about 5.1888 to 1893 it is not possible to positively identify which vessel was involved in other incidents.

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09/12/2018: Information updated.
27?05/2022: Significant information update.