{"id":13907,"date":"2012-05-19T15:36:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-19T14:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=13907"},"modified":"2019-07-30T07:20:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T06:20:37","slug":"s-t-avonmouth-bl4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2012\/05\/s-t-avonmouth-bl4\/","title":{"rendered":"S.T. Avonmouth BL4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Additional information courtesy of Barry Johnson Milford Trawlers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Official Number: 95766<br \/>\nYard Number: 124<br \/>\nCompleted: 1890<br \/>\nGross Tonnage: 139<br \/>\nNet Tonnage: 39<br \/>\nLength: 95.5 ft<br \/>\nBreadth: 20.1 ft<br \/>\nDepth: 10.7 ft<br \/>\nBuilt: W. Harkess &#038; Sons, Middlesbrough<br \/>\nEngine: C.2-cyl by Vulcan Iron Works, Hull<\/p>\n<p><strong>History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>20.5.1890:  Launched by W. Harkess &#038; Sons, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.124) for The Western Steam Trawling Co, Bristol as AVONMOUTH.<br \/>\n8.1890:  Completed.<br \/>\n8.8.1890:  Registered at Bristol (BL4).   Frederick Joseph Sellick, Milford Haven designated manager.<br \/>\n26.9.1890:  First landing at Milford,.<br \/>\n15.7.1892:  In dense fog drifted over rocks and sustained bottom damage.<br \/>\n16.12.1896:  Ran into Barrow registered brigantine SARAH GIBSON (170tons\/1871), for Runcorn with china clay and sheltering off Hakin Point, Milford Haven.  Crew abandoned and vessel quickly foundered.<br \/>\n26.09.1903:  Frederick Joseph Sellick died.<br \/>\n09.1903:  Sydney Morgan Price, Milford Haven designated manager.<br \/>\n16.01.1906:    At Fishguard Petty-sessions, Sk Samuel George King was fined \u00a310 and \u00a36.17. 6d costs for illegal fishing inside the limits off Newport Head,<br \/>\nCardigan Bay.<br \/>\n19.7.1906:  Sailed Milford for fishing grounds (Sk. Jack Leader). At about 8.00 p.m. 20 miles off St. Ann\u2019s Head fireman James Davies lost overboard when dumping ash.  Returned to Milford.<br \/>\n1907:  New boiler fitted.<br \/>\n3.11.1907:  Put into Cork, Co. Cork to land body of 2nd Eng, Matthew Lyn (50) who had died whilst on the fishing grounds.<br \/>\n1913:  Fishing from Fleetwood. Messrs Morley &#038; Price designated managers.<br \/>\n1.1915:  Requisitioned for war service as minesweeper.  At Devonport to be fitted with (1-12pdr) (Ad.No.963).<br \/>\n10.2.1915:  Allocated Unit No.62 &#8211; No. 2 Patrol based Falmouth (Sk. J. W. Rumble RNR)<br \/>\n4.1915:  Returned to owner at Milford (Ad.No. re-allocated to NEWBRIDGE (FD55) q.v.).<br \/>\n8.4.1917:  At Milford fitted with 6pdr gun.<br \/>\n29.5.1917:  Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.<br \/>\n7.1915:  Sold to David Gwilym Jones (64\/64, Milford Haven. David Gwilym Jones designated managing owner.<br \/>\n7.1915:  Bristol registry closed.<br \/>\n29.7.1915: Registered at Milford (M54).<br \/>\n20.11.1918:  Sold to David G. Jones, Milford Haven and John McRae Knight, Hakin.  John McRae Knight designated managing owner.<br \/>\n1919:  Released.<br \/>\n27.2.1919:  Sold to John McRae Knight, Hakin. John McRae Knight designated managing owner.<br \/>\n25.2.1920:  Sold to Charles Graham, London (later Hull). John McRae Knight, Milford Haven designated manager.<br \/>\n14.7.1922:  Last landing at Milford.<br \/>\n1922:  Charles H. Legard, Grimsby designated managing owner.<br \/>\n7.1925:  Sold for breaking up locally at Milford Haven.<br \/>\n15.7.1925:  Milford registry closed.<br \/>\n1926:  Breaking up completed.<\/p>\n<p><em>Changelog<\/em><br \/>\n19\/05\/2012: Page published. 2 revisions since then.<br \/>\n24\/02\/15: Information updated.<br \/>\n30\/07\/2019: Updated information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Additional information courtesy of Barry Johnson Milford Trawlers Technical Official Number: 95766 Yard Number: 124 Completed: 1890 Gross Tonnage: 139 Net Tonnage: 39 Length: 95.5 ft Breadth: 20.1 ft Depth: 10.7 ft Built: W. Harkess &#038; Sons, Middlesbrough Engine: C.2-cyl by Vulcan Iron Works, Hull History 20.5.1890: Launched by W. 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