S.T. Elector LT579 (Seasonal)

Additional material courtesy of Barry Banham

Technical

Official Number: 109092
Yard Number: 244
Completed: 1898
Gross Tonnage: 169
Net Tonnage: 54
Length: 104.0 ft
Breadth: 21.0 ft
Depth: 10.7 ft
Built: Mackie & Thomson, Govan
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by Muir & Houston Ltd, Glasgow

History

17.10.1898: Launched by Mackie & Thomson, Govan (Yd.No.244) for Great Northern Steamship Fishing Co Ltd, Hull as ELECTOR.
12.1898: Completed (William R. Nowell, Hessle, manager).
15.12.1898: Registered at Hull (H438).
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 66.63 net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
1919: Released.
12.6.1919: Sold to Arthur Gouldby, Kessingland.
10.6.1919: Hull registry closed.
12.6.1919: Registered at Lowestoft (LT579).
16.6.1919: Registered owners, Arthur Gouldby (56/64) and Charles Sansom (8/64), both Lowestoft (Arthur Goulby, managing owner).
23.6.1919: Registered owners, Arthur Gouldby (44/64); Charles Sansom (8/64) Betsy Garrood (8/64) and Harriet Prior (4/64), all Lowestoft (Arthur Goulby, managing owner).
26.7.1920: Registered owners, Arthur Gouldby (44/64); Charles Sansom (8/64); Dorothy Garrood (8/64) and Harriet Prior (4/64), all Lowestoft (Arthur Goulby, managing owner).
6.12.1921: Registered owners, Arthur Gouldby (44/64); Charles Sansom (8/64); Dorothy Garrood (8/64) and Harry George Prior (4/64), all Lowestoft (Arthur Goulby, managing owner).
11.4.1922: Registered owners, Arthur Gouldby (44/64); Charles Sansom (8/64); Dorothy Garrood (4/64); Harry George Prior (4/64) and Betsy Garrood (4/64), all Lowestoft (Arthur Goulby, managing owner).
1930s: Seasonal trawling from Fleetwood (Lowestoft Fish Selling Co Ltd, managing agents).
26.2.1937: Registered owners, Harry Garrood (43/64); Arthur Gouldby 13/64); Dorothy Garrood (4/64) and Betsy Garrood (4/64), all Lowestoft.
5.4.1937: Registered owners, Harry Garrood (43/64); Arthur Gouldby (13/64); Dorothy Garrood (4/64) ; George & Harry James Garrood (4/64 joint). All Lowestoft.
4.1937: Sold to Dutch principals for breaking up.
14.4.1937: Lowestoft registry closed “Sold Dutch for demolition”.

Changelog

31/12/2010: Page published. 3 updates since then.
04/06/2020: Updated information.

S.D/T. Lord St. Vincent LT79 (Seasonal)

Technical

Official Number: 149220
Yard Number: 576
Completed: 1929
Gross Tonnage: 115
Net Tonnage: 48
Length: 92.0 ft
Breadth: 20.1 ft
Depth: 8.0 ft
Built: John Chambers Ltd, Lowestoft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Wm. Burrell, Gt. Yarmouth
Boiler: Riley Bros (Boilermakers) Ltd, Stockton on Tees

History

1929: Launched by John Chambers Ltd, Lowestoft (Yd.No.576) for Lowestoft Steam Herring Drifters Co Ltd, Lowestoft as LORD St. VINCENT.
7.1929: Completed (Harold Jackson, manager).
25.7.1929: Registered at Lowestoft (LT79) and insured for £4,500.
18.11.1929: At Lowestoft in collision with steam drifter NORFORD SUFFLING (LT685),
1930s: Seasonal trawling out of Padstow and Fleetwood (Lowestoft Fish Selling Co Ltd, Lowestoft, managing agents).
24.3.1932: At Newlyn with damaged propeller.
2.10.1933: Disabled off Lowestoft with piston rod failure. LNER tug LOWESTOFT (172grt/1898) connected and delivered Lowestoft.
9.8.1938: Off Milford Haven connected to disabled steam drifter LORD SUFFOLK (LT44) and delivered Milford.
4.9.1939: Requisitioned for war service on contraband control (Hire rate £61.13.4d/month).
26.5.1940: At 6.57pm. ‘Operation Dynamo’ (Dunkirk evacuation) put into effect.
28.5.1940: With Senior Officer (Cdr J. S. M. Glendinning RNR retd) in steam tug JAVA (128grt/1905-500ihp) (Capt W. Jones) left Ramsgate for Dunkirk at 3.00pm in company with steam drifters LORD RODNEY (LT390), LORD COLLINGWOOD (LT79) and LORD KEITH (LT181).
29.5.1940: At 4.30am. ferrying troops to ships. 10.00am. alongside Dunkirk Pier embarking troops. 5.00pm. left Dunkirk beaches for Ramsgate.
30.5.1940: At Ramsgate at 7.40am. landed 150 troops.
7.7.1941: Mined off North East Gunfleet Buoy in Thames Estuary (Sk. J. S. Alexander RNR). One casualty – James W. Utting, stoker, killed.
9.7.1941: Robert E. Cullingford, Engineman died of his wounds.
23.7.1941: Lowestoft registry closed “Vessel lost 7.7.41”.

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S.D/T. Lord St. Vincent LT79

S.D/T. Lord St. Vincent LT79
Picture courtesy of The Barry Banham Maritime Photo Collection

Changelog

31/12/2010: Page published. 8 updates since then.
06/11/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.

S.D/T. Lord Suffolk LT44 (Seasonal)

Additional information courtesy of Milford Trawlers

Technical

Official Number: 149219
Yard Number: 577
Completed: 1929
Gross Tonnage: 115
Net Tonnage: 48
Length: 92.0 ft
Breadth: 20.1 ft
Depth: 8.0 ft
Built: John Chambers & Co Ltd, Lowestoft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Wm. Burrell & Co, Gt. Yarmouth

History

1929: Launched by John Chambers & Co Ltd, Lowestoft (Yd.No.577) for Lowestoft Steam Herring Drifters Co Ltd, Lowestoft as LORD SUFFOLK.
6.1929: Completed (Harold B. Jackson, manager).
21.6.1929: Registered at Lowestoft (LT44).
6.12.1929: In North Sea, with steam drifter BOY ALAN (LT331), stood by disabled Spanish steamer until tugs arrived from Hull.
1930s: Seasonal trawling from Padstow, Milford and Fleetwood (Lowestoft Fish Selling Co Ltd, Lowestoft, managing agents).
9.8.1938: Off Milford Haven disabled, steam drifter LORD St. VINCENT (LT79) connected and delivered Milford.
18.11.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeping drifter (P.No.FY.1600) (Hire rate £61.13.4d/month). Renamed BANSHEE.
21.9.1943: Sold to Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (B. A. Parkes, Cleveleys, manager) when Basil Parkes bought most of Lowestoft Steam Herring Drifters Ltd better vessels.
25.1.1946: Returned to owner (Maj. A. W. Suddaby MBE, Gorleston, manager). Reverted to LORD SUFFOLK (LT44).
1946: Sold to J. C. Llewellin (Trawlers) Ltd, Milford Haven.
1947: Sold to Norrard Trawlers Ltd, Milford Haven (Frederick W. Ingram, manager).
1959: Converted to motor and fitted with 4 stroke 5-cyl 335bhp oil engine by Mirrlees, Bickerton & Day Ltd, Stockport.
1959: Re measured 120g.
21.4.1966: Off Tuscar Rock (S. Arthur James) took onboard three crew of leaking 50ft yacht, REINDEER on delivery voyage, South Coast – Glasgow. Connected and commenced tow for Rosslare, Co. Wexford but yacht foundered. Survivors landed at Rosslare.
1969: Laid up at Milford.
1970: Sold to Kilvey Trawling Co Ltd, Swansea. Fishing out of Milford.
30.3.1971: Fishing 25 miles off Wicklow Head (Sk. K. Jenkins), disabled with wire round propeller. Towed into Wicklow harbour, Co. Wicklow.
16.3.1972: Inward in Milford Haven in the early hours with very thick fog (Sk. Jack Clarke) ran into partially built Amoco jetty and became jammed on rising tide. Conservancy Board alerted and vessel freed by Wimpey tug SKOMER. Berthed at Milford with extensive damage to fore end, deck, guardrails, main and mizzen masts.
1976: Sold for breaking up.

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S.D/T. Lord Suffolk LT44

S.D/T. Lord Suffolk LT44
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S.D/T. Lord Suffolk LT44

S.D/T. Lord Suffolk LT44
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Changelog
25/10/2010: Page published. 3 updates since then.
31/01/2017: Image added.
06/11/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
03/05/2021: Updated history.

S.D/T. George Baker LT1253 (Seasonal)

Technical

Admiralty Number: 4131
Official Number: 137616
Yard Number: 572
Completed: 1919
Gross Tonnage: 96
Net Tonnage: 41
Length: 86.2 ft
Breadth: 18.7 ft
Depth: 9.3 ft
Built: A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Engine: T.3-cyl by A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

1919: Launched by A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.572) ) (“Admiralty drifter”) for The Admiralty as WATERMEET (Ad.No.4131).
16.9.1919: Completed as a fishing vessel.
11.1919: Sold to Edward A. Baker, Gt. Yarmouth (managing owner).
10.11.1919: Registered at Yarmouth as GEORGE BAKER O.N.137616 (YH210).
10.1922: Sold to Robert W. Sillett, Lowestoft (managing owner).
11.10.1922: Yarmouth registry closed.
14.10.1922: Registered at Lowestoft (LT1253).
1927: Sold to John Mitchell, Lowestoft (managing owner).
1930s: Seasonal white fish trawling from Padstow and Fleetwood (William Head, managing agent).
27.8.1939: Requisitioned for war service on port duties (Hire rate £32.16.0d/month). Renamed SKIRMISHER.
1940: Registered at Lowestoft as GEORGE BAKER (LT1253).
2.1944: Employed on miscellaneous Naval duties.
1943: Sold to Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (Basil A. Parkes, manager).
23.10.1945: Returned to owner.
1947: Sold to Carry On Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft (Maj. A. W. Suddaby MBE, Gorleston, manager).
10.1955: Sold to Jacques Bakker en Zonen, Bruges for breaking up.
14.10.1955: Delivered Bruges.
1955: Lowestoft registry closed.

Changelog

21/12/2010: Page published. 2 updates since then.
03/11/2020: Updated history.

S.D/T. Golden Miller LT750

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

Technical

Official Number: 129983
Yard Number: 465
Completed: 1910
Gross Tonnage: 83
Net Tonnage: 35
Length: 83.3 ft
Breadth: 18.2 ft
Depth: 8.9 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby
Engine: T.3-cyl by Crabtree & Co, Gt. Yarmouth
Boiler: Riley Brothers (Boilermakers) Ltd, Stockton on Tees

History

11.5.1910: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.465) for Samuel Thacker, Kessingland as SUPERNAL.
7.1910: Completed.
8.7.1910: Registered at Lowestoft (LT750). Samuel Thacker designated managing owner.
1915 Requisitioned for war service as an A/S net drifter (Ad.No.3244). Based Aegean Sea.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Lowestoft (S. Thacker, Kessingland).
13.1.1920: Sold to Samuel Urban Thacker (32/64) & William Israel Thacker 32/54), Kessingland.
22.3.1920: Sold to Samuel Thacker (64/64), Kessingland. Fishing on a permanent basis out of Scarborough with full Scarborough crew, exact dates not known.
29.2.1936: Sold to Alan William Utting (32/64), Lowestoft & Alfred William Muttit (32/64), Kessingland. John Utting designated manager.
31.3.1936: Registered at Lowestoft as GOLDEN MILLER (LT750).
29.11.1939: Requisitioned for war service and employed on contraband control (Hire rate £25.0.0d/month).
12.9.1945: Returned.
23.3.1952: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood. Basil Arthur Parkes, North Ferriby designated manager. Continued to fish from Lowestoft.
30.11.1955: Transferred to Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd, Fleetwood.
1.1956: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Shipbreaking Industries Ltd for breaking up at Charlestown, Fife (Contract No.93D).
12.1.1956: Sailed Lowestoft for River Forth.
28.1.1956: Delivered Charlestown.
2.1956: Breaking up commenced.
12.6.1957: Lowestoft registry closed.

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HMD Golden Miller

HMD Golden Miller
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Changelog

18/12/2010: Page published. 3 updates since then.
04/11/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
03/12/2020: Updated history.