S.T. Bassanio FD207

Technical

Official Number: 118850
Yard Number: 63
Completed: 1905
Gross Tonnage: 270
Length: 130 ft
Breadth: 22 ft
Depth: 12.4 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley
Engine: 86nhp T.3-cyl by Amos & Smith, Hull
Speed: 10.5 knots

History

27.10.1904: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley (Yd.No.63) for the Hellyer’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull as BASSANIO.
2.1.1905: Registered at Hull (H732).
1.1905: Completed (Charles Hellyer, manager).
15.4.1913: Sold to The Imperial Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (Owen S. Hellyer, manager).
8.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-12pdr) (Ad.No.309). Frank & Owen Hellyer appointed managers.
13.11.1914: At Lowestoft, parent ship HALCYON. Later based Dover.
7.11.1917: Sold to John T. Barratt, Fleetwood (Joseph A. Taylor, manager).
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Fleetwood.
6.1919: Sold to The Talbot Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Joseph A. Taylor, manager).
30.6.1919: Hull registry closed.
3.7.1919: Registered at Fleetwood (FD207).
2.1927: Sold to The Neptune Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull (J. W. Storr, manager).
7.2.1927: Fleetwood registry closed.
9.2.1927: Registered at Hull (H318).
1928: Sold to F. V. Vokes, Hull.
12.3.1928: Sold to Cyril Duggleby, Hull.
22.12.1931: Sold to Viking Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull.
1935: Sold for breaking up.
14.12.1935: Hull registry closed.

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S.T. Bassanio H732

S.T. Bassanio H732
Picture courtesy of The Mark Stopper Collection

S.T. Bassanio FD207

S.T. Bassanio FD207
Picture courtesy of Grimsby Reference Library

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14/05/2012: Page published. 7 updates since then.
11/08/2019: Updated information.

S.T. Dalby GY154

Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow, Andy Hall and Douglas Paterson

Technical

Official Number: 110909
Yard Number: 237
Completed: 1899
Gross Tonnage: 173
Net Tonnage: 61
Length: 108.8 ft
Breadth: 21 ft
Depth: 11 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull
Engine: 350ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Charles D. Holmes & Co, Hull
Speed: 9.5 knots

History

8.8.1899: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull (Yd.No.237) for Roberts & Ruthven Ltd (64/64), Grimsby as HORUS.
15.9.1899: Registered at Grimsby (GY691). Robert W. Roberts designated manager.
9.1899: Completed.
27.4.1916: Captured by German armed trawler in North Sea and taken to Wilhelmshavn. Renamed KRIEGSHILFE.
1919: Returned and reverted to HORUS (GY154).
1919: Remeasured 166.54g 65.52n.
9.1921: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd (64/64), Boston.
20.9.1921: Grimsby registry closed. Registered at Boston as DALBY (BN161) (6/1921).
5.1922: Sold to Pogson, Symonds & Co Ltd (64/64), Grimsby. George William Pogson, Cleethorpes designated manager.
19.5.1922: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to George William Pogson, Cleethorpes for the sum of £1000 with interest at 6% (A).
10.1922: Boston registry closed.
5.10.1922: Registered at Grimsby (GY154).
24.10.1922: Mortgage (A) discharged.
26.10. 1922: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to The National Provincial & Union Bank of England Ltd, London (B).
15.2.1924: Mortgagee restyled National Provincial Bank Ltd, London.
27.5.1925: Sold by order of the mortgagee under mortgage (B) to Bowden Ramster (64/64), Fleetwood.
28.5.1925: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Midland Bank Ltd, London (C).
30.5.1925: Bowden Ramster designated managing owner.
25.6.1925: Mortgage (C) discharged.
15.6.1925: Bowden Ramster designated manager.
26.6.1925: Sold to The Dalby Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood. (Bowden Ramster, manager).
26.6.1925: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Midland Bank Ltd, London (D).
10.3.1929: Off the Isle of Man (Sk. Radford), responded to distress from steam trawler SAPPHIRE (D18) disabled with trawl fouling propeller. Connected and delivered Douglas where propeller was cleared.
16.12.1935: Mortgage (D) discharged.
30.10.1937: Landed deckhand at Douglas, IoM with injuries sustained when gear parted.
Pre 8.1938: Laid up at Fleetwood.
3.1939: Sold to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up at Preston.
29.3.1939: Grimsby registry closed “Ship broken up”. (Discharge of mortgage (D) not registered until this date).

Changelog
14/05/2012: Page published. 5 updates since then.
16/03/2020: Information updated.

S.T. Active FD157

Technical

Official Number: 99561
Yard Number: 83
Completed: 1892
Gross Tonnage: 149
Net Tonnage: 62
Length: 102.4 ft
Breadth: 20.6 ft
Depth: 11 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull
Engine: 45nhp T.3-cyl by Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Speed 10 knots

History

16.2.1892: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull (Yd.No.83) for Pickering & Haldane’s Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull as ACTIVE.
8.3.1892: Registered at Hull (H191).
3.1892: Completed. (Henry A. L.Russell, manager).
9.1.1893: New certificate issued.
25.8.1893: Off north coast of Iceland in poor weather. At about 2.00 pm. steam trawler AGATE (H179), who was in company, ran over an uncharted rock stripping propeller of three blades. Disabled and agreed tow home. Connected and commenced tow to Hull.
1.9.1893: After a difficult passage delivered Hull on early morning tide.
26.2.1906: Re-registered at Hull (H191).
18.1.1909: Sold to Thomas R. Porter & Benjamin J. Ridge, Newlyn (Thomas R. Porter managing owner).
1912: Sold to James Herbert Marr, Fleetwood.
10.5.1912: Sold to The Active Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (James A. Robertson, managers).
18.11.1912: Hull registry closed.
19.11.1912: Registered at Fleetwood (FD157).
5.10.1916: Sold to Horace E. Stroud, Aberdeen.
22.3.1917: Fleetwood registry closed.
26.3.1917: Registered at Aberdeen (A776).
26.4.1917: Stopped by U-boat (UC50) 65 miles E by S of Longstone Light and scuttled.
21.5.1917: Aberdeen registry closed “Vessel sunk by submarine.” Amended 22.5.1917 from 5.5.1917: Aberdeen registry closed “On transfer to Grimsby.”

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S.T. Active H191

S.T. Active H191
Picture courtesy of Grimsby Reference Library

Changelog
14/05/2012: Page published. 5 revisions since then.
11/09/2014: Picture added.
09/06/2019: Information updated.

S.T. Bull Dog FD328

Additional information courtesy of Mike Thompson
aka BULLDOG & BULL-DOG

Technical

Official Number: 99562
Yard Number: 82
Completed: 1892
Gross Tonnage: 148.15
Net Tonnage: 57
Length: 100 ft
Breadth: 20.1 ft
Depth: 10.6 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull
Engine: 270ihp C.2-cyl and boiler by Bailey & Leatham Ltd, Hull
Speed: 10 knots

History

3.3.1892: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull (Yd.No.82) for The Humber Steam Trawling Co Ltd (64/64), Hull as BULL DOG.
26.3.1892: Registered at Hull (H192).
26.3.1892: Richard Simpson designated manager.
26.3.1892: Trials.
29.3.1892: Completed as a beam trawler.
10.4.1893: Richard Henry Hobbs appointed manager.
1892/93: Fished beam trawl in South West waters landing into The Barbican, Sutton Harbour, Plymouth.
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 61.80 net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
28.7.1915: Sold to Walter Harold Beeley (64/64), Grimsby.
30.7.1915: Hull registry closed.
30.7.1915: Walter Harold Beeley designated managing owner.
4.8.1915: Registered at Grimsby (GY576).
16.8.1915: Walter Harold Beeley (4/64) shares sold to George Tilmouth (4/64), Grimsby.
30.8.1915: Walter Harold Beeley (4/64) shares sold to Percival Clark (4/64), Grimsby.
8.9.1915: Walter Harold Beeley (2/64) shares sold to Marion Elsie Mackrill (2/64), Grimsby.
5.1.1916: Percival Clark (4/64) shares sold to Walter Harold Beeley (58/64), Grimsby.
5.1.1917: Walter Harold Beeley (2/64) shares sold to Marion Elsie Mackrill (4/64), Grimsby.
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
22.12.1917: Walter Harold Beeley (56/64) shares; George Tilmouth (4/64) shares and Marion Elsie Mackrill (4/64) shares sold to Noah Ashworth, Rowland Morris & Ernest Taylor (64/64 joint owners), Fleetwood.
9.1.1918: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to The London City & Midland Bank Ltd, London (A).
11.1.1918: Joseph Allen Taylor appointed manager.
1919: Released.
18.7.1919: Grimsby registry closed.
21.7.1919: Registered at Fleetwood (FD328).
6.1924: Mortgage (A) discharged.
18.6.1924: Sold for breaking up at Bowling.
27.6.1924: Fleetwood registry closed on advice from Manager.

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S.T. Bull Dog FD328

S.T. Bull Dog FD328
Bull Dog (inboard of Banks o’ Dee)

Changelog
14/05/2012: Page published. 6 updates since then.
19/09/2016: Information updated.
22/08/2021: Updated history.

S.T. Desideratum FD45

Technical

Official Number: 98752
Yard Number: 73
Completed: 1891
Gross Tonnage: 150
Net Tonnage: 59
Length: 100.5 ft
Breadth: 20.8 ft
Depth: 11.0 ft
Engine: 45NHP C.2-cyl and boiler by Bailey & Leatham, Hull
Speed 10 knots
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull

History

8.7.1891: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull (Yd.No.73) for Richard Simpson, Hull as DESIDERATUM (H154).
1.8.1891: Registered at Hull (H154).
8.1891: Completed (Richard Simpson, managing owner).
23.1.1899: Sold to London & York Steam Trawling & Fish Carrying Co Ltd, Hull.
15.5.1899: Arrested by Danish gunboat GRÖSUND for alleged fishing inside territorial waters off Ringebjärg, Denmark.
16.5.1899: Skipper fined 200kr, 110kr costs and catch and part of fishing gear confiscated.
13.7.1899: Arrested by Danish fishery protection vessel SPRINGEREN for alleged fishing within Danish territorial waters off the Skaw.
1904: Sold to The Lancashire Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood. James A. Robertson appointed manager.
8.1.1906: Hull registry closed.
9.1.1906: Registered at Fleetwood (FD45).
10.1.1906: Mortgaged to Williams Deacon’s Bank Ltd, London (A).
22.7.1910: 14 miles SSE of Douglas Head picked up four crew of Liverpool steamer LUCY (155g/1899) which had foundered on passage Weston Point – Douglas. Landed them at Fleetwood.
1911: Sold to Westerburg & Berglund, Gothenburg.
27.9.1911: Mortgage (A) discharged.
28.9.1911: Fleetwood registry closed.
1911: Registered at Gothenburg as PYSEN (GG481).
1926: Sold to M. A. Fridberg, Lindköping.
7.3.1928: Wrecked at Espevs(a)er, Norway.

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14/05/2012: Page published. 4 updates since then.