{"id":19605,"date":"2015-07-03T10:13:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T09:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=19605"},"modified":"2015-07-03T10:14:40","modified_gmt":"2015-07-03T09:14:40","slug":"s-y-john-fell-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2015\/07\/s-y-john-fell-2\/","title":{"rendered":"S.Y. John Fell (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fishery cruiser<\/em>
\nAdditional information courtesy of David Whiteside<\/p>\n

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

Official Number: 111361
\nYard Number: 79
\nCompleted: 1899
\nGross Tonnage: 145
\nNet Tonnage: 44
\nLength: 110 ft
\nBreadth: 18.6 ft
\nDepth: 10.7 ft
\nBuilt: Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon
\nEngine: C.2-cyl and boiler by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon<\/p>\n

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

1899: Completed by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon (Yd.No.79) for Samuel T. Chadwick, Haulfre nr Beaumaris, Anglesey as steam yacht ZISKA.
\n31.5.1899: Registered at Troon.
\n1900: Sold to Lancashire & Western Sea Fisheries Committee, Preston for \u00a38,250. John P. Muspratt, Preston, County Offices appointed manager.
\n1901: Troon registry closed.
\n1901: Fitted out as a Fishery Cruiser and remeasured 145g 59n.
\n1901: Registered at Preston after fit out as a Fishery Cruiser.
\n1901 – 1907: Visited Preston on 13 occasions, either from Southport or sea. Frequently coaled and laid over at Fleetwood.
\n4.1902: Towed the Blackpool long line boat and fishermen north to fish off the Cumberland coast based at Seascale.
\n1907: Sold to Montague Grahame-White, The Royal Automobile Club, Piccadilly, London & others. Montague Grahame-White designated managing owner.
\n1909: Refitted as a steam yacht and remeasured 145g 44n.
\n1910: Registered at Preston as MAJESTA after refitting as a steam yacht.
\n14.08.1912: At Cowes week and anchored in Cowes Roads, Jack Douglas of Southwick drowned after falling from boat returning to the yacht.
\n14.08.1913: Sold to the Earl of Morton, Conaglen, Ardgour, Argyllshire. The Earl of Morton designated managing owner.
\n1913: Remeasured 145g 59n.
\n1927: Sold to James Napier, \u201cThe Drums\u201d, Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire. James Napier designated managing owner.
\n1939: Sold to Arthur Gore, 7th Earl of Arran.
\n3.1940: Requisitioned for war service employed on harbour defence patrol. Based Sheerness.
\n29.5.1941: Compulsorily purchased by MoWT.
\n8.1941: Employed on balloon barrage.
\n8.1941: Deployed as an auxiliary patrol vessel. Based at Aultbea, Loch Ewe.
\n7.1942: Laid up.
\n4.1943: Used as an accommodation ship at Aultbea.
\n1.1946: Laid up and offered for sale.
\n1946: Sold (not traced further at the moment).<\/p>\n

Image<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"S.Y.<\/a>

S.Y. John Fell (2)<\/p><\/div>\n

Changelog<\/em>
\n03\/07\/2015: Page published.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fishery cruiser Additional information courtesy of David Whiteside Technical Official Number: 111361 Yard Number: 79 Completed: 1899 Gross Tonnage: 145 Net Tonnage: 44 Length: 110 ft Breadth: 18.6 ft Depth: 10.7 ft Built: Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon Engine: C.2-cyl and boiler by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon History 1899: Completed by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":261,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19605","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=19605"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19609,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19605\/revisions\/19609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}