{"id":13509,"date":"2012-05-13T14:14:44","date_gmt":"2012-05-13T13:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=13509"},"modified":"2019-11-01T09:06:29","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T09:06:29","slug":"s-t-cartagena-fd139","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2012\/05\/s-t-cartagena-fd139\/","title":{"rendered":"S.T. Cartagena FD139"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technical<\/strong><\/p>\n

Official Number: 148226
\nYard Number: ??
\nCompleted: 1914
\nGross Tonnage: 271
\nNet Tonnage: 123
\nLength: 125.8 ft
\nBreadth: 23.5 ft
\nDepth: 12.7 ft
\nBuilt: Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Port Arthur, Canada
\nEngine: 480ihp T.3-cyl by Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co., Port Arthur, Montreal<\/p>\n

History<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.1917: Ordered.
\n1917: Launched by Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Port Arthur, Canada (Yd.No.) (Canadian \u201cCastle\u201d – \u201cT.R.\u201d class) for the The Admiralty (paid for and built under direction of RCN) as TR.4.
\n27.11.1917: Completed and accepted (1-12pdr).
\n24.5.1918: Commissioned in Royal Canadian Navy.
\n3.1919: Paid off and laid up.
\n1920: Accepted offer of Rose Street Foundry & Engineering Co Ltd, Inverness (Captain Donald John Munro CMG RN as agent) to bring drifters with trawlers as escorts to UK for lay-up in Muirtown Basin, Caledonian Canal, Inverness prior to sale and possible refit for classification as steam trawlers (The Rose Street Foundry & Engineering Co Ltd letter dated 12 April 1920).
\n1921: Brought over at The Admiralty\u2019s expense.
\n1.1926: Still laid up but gun platform removed and a fish room made forward of the cross bunker bulkhead.
\n2.1926: Rejected offer for all remaining trawlers at \u00a32,000 each (B. Allenby, Aberdeen letter dated 10 Feb 1926).
\n26.8.1926: Sold \u201cas is\u201d to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Grimsby. Laid up in Caledonian Canal and then Grimsby.
\n14 & 22.9.1926: Surveyed by BoT at Grimsby for voyage to the Continent.
\n22.9.1926: Registered (Part I & IV) at Fleetwood as CARTAGENA (FD139). Fred Parkes, Blackpool designated manager.
\n10.1926: Moved to lay-up in Boulogne.
\n10.1927: Moved to Ostend for work to class her for fishing as a trawler under Bureau Veritas rules. Twelve tons of permanent ballast removed.
\n7.12.1927: Sailed Ostend for Fleetwood to complete surveys.
\n14.12.1927: Arrived Fleetwood. Completed survey to satisfaction of Bureau Veritas.
\n15.12.1927: Sale agreed to Brazilian Ministry of Marine, Rio de Janeiro.
\n19.12.1927: Slipped and bottom plating, tail shaft, sea connections and rudder surveyed by Bureau Veritas along with draught marks by BoT. At the request of BDSF&ICo Marine Engineer, a shell plate No.2 in E strake was faired.
\n28.12.1927: Basin trials to the satisfaction of Bureau Veritas.
\n29.12.1927: Sold to Brazilian Government (Ministry of Marine), Rio de Janeiro (\u00a38,000 plus \u00a3613.5.7d for fishing gear), but to remain the property of BDSF&I Co until successfully delivered.
\n29.12.1927: Fleetwood registry closed. Registered at Rio de Janeiro.
\n13.1.1928: Crew signed on under Brazilian articles (Capt A. W. Rawling), twelve crew all told.
\n14.1.1928: Sailed Fleetwood for Lune Deep for compass adjustments.
\n15.1.1928: At about 10.30 a.m. sailed Lune Deep for Rio de Janeiro. Believed foundered between Lune Deeps and Hough Skerries in approx position 53.42N 04.00W; all crew lost.
\n12.2.1929: At BOT Formal Investigation (No.7869) held at Liverpool, the Court found that the reason for the loss must remain a matter of pure conjecture. No blame could be attached to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd or Mr Fred Parkes and his servants.
\n11.1929: HMS BEAUFORT preparing new survey of coastal waters off North Wales discovered a new wreck 3 miles off the Great Orme.
\n23.10.1989: Dive on wreck in position 53.25,00N 04.072,6W, confirmed large steam trawler in good condition and bell \u2018TR4\u2019 removed (K. Hurley).
\n22.11.1989: Dive recorded by Hydrographic Office HH100\/351\/01.
\n6.2007: Wreck identified as TR4\/CARTAGENA by Nigel Cossons in position 53.25,015N\/04.07,500W, in 35-40 metres.
\n2015: Diving is ongoing.<\/p>\n

Lost: Capt. A.W.Rawlings; P.G.Petterson, Thornton, Mate; W.H.Grayson, Third hand; L. Gratrix, Ch Eng, Thornton; M.F.Wilson, 2nd Eng; A.Taylor & R.Taylor, Bolton (Victoria St, Fleetwood), J.McFarlane, Liverpool & W.A.Stelford, Deckhands; P.Brennan, Liverpool, J.P.Monaghan, Firemen; N. Robertson, Cook\/Steward.
\nClick to enlarge image<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Castle<\/a>

Castle Class Trawler
Picture from the Internet<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Cartagena\"<\/a>

Wreck sketch courtesy of Nigel Cossons<\/p><\/div>\n

Wreck dive movie <\/a>courtesy of Nigel Cossons.<\/p>\n

Changelog<\/em>
\n26\/04\/2014: Information updated.
\n01\/10\/2015: Information updated.
\n03\/10\/2015: Pictures added.
\n01\/11\/2019: Updated information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technical Official Number: 148226 Yard Number: ?? Completed: 1914 Gross Tonnage: 271 Net Tonnage: 123 Length: 125.8 ft Breadth: 23.5 ft Depth: 12.7 ft Built: Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Port Arthur, Canada Engine: 480ihp T.3-cyl by Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co., Port Arthur, Montreal History 1.1917: Ordered. 1917: Launched by Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co Ltd, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":261,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[477,3],"tags":[77,17,24],"class_list":["post-13509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lost-vessels","category-steam-trawlers","tag-boston-dsf-i","tag-castle","tag-lost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/261"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13509"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24687,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13509\/revisions\/24687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}