{"id":2715,"date":"2009-01-08T12:11:11","date_gmt":"2009-01-08T12:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=2715"},"modified":"2018-03-21T08:29:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T08:29:28","slug":"st-valesca-gy915","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2009\/01\/st-valesca-gy915\/","title":{"rendered":"S.T. Valesca GY915"},"content":{"rendered":"

Additional information courtesy of Maurice Voss<\/em><\/p>\n

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

Official Number: 138970
\nYard Number: 340b
\nCompleted: 1916
\nGross Tonnage: 188
\nNet Tonnage: 82
\nLength: 110.4 ft
\nBreadth: 21 ft
\nDepth: 11.6 ft
\nEngine: T.3-cyl by Shields Engineering Co Ltd, North Shields
\nBuilt: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley<\/p>\n

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

2.5.1916: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.340B) for South Western Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby as VALESCA.
\n17.6.1916: Left Hull in tow for North Shields to have machinery fitted.
\n20.6.1916: Registered at Grimsby (GY915).
\n8.1916: Completed (Alick (Alec) Black, manager).
\n9.1916: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-6pdr HA, 1-7.5\u201d A\/S Howitzer) (Ad.No.2963). Based Portland.
\n1.1.1918: Sold to John L. Green, Grimsby (Henry C. Baker, manager).
\nPost 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Grimsby.
\n17.5.1922: Sold to North Western Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (Sir Alec Black, Bart, manager).
\n20.2.1926: Sold to Pelham Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (Sir Alec Black,Bart, manager).
\n19.9.1928: Sold to Earl Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (Sir Alec Black, Bart, manager).
\n1931: Transferred to Fleetwood.
\n1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.814)(Hire rate \u00a353.5.4d\/month).
\n12.1941: Fitted out for wreck location\/salvage duties.
\n10.12.1940: Sold to Sir Alec Black, Bart, Grimsby.
\n2.1943: Sold to J. Harrison, Grimsby.
\n8.2.1943: Sold to Shire Trawlers Ltd, London (William. A. Bennett, manager).
\n12.1945: Returned.
\n1947: Laid up pending survey.
\n6.3.1948: Sold to William Brebner, Aberdeen (managing owner).
\n3.1948: Grimsby registry closed.
\n3.1948: Registered at Aberdeen (A536).
\n1949: Sold to Chantiers & Armement Seghers, Ostend.
\n28.10.1949: Arrived Ostend.
\n12.1950: Re-measured after conversion to motor 196.76g 56.37n.
\n12.1950: Converted to motor with 4stroke 6-cyl 450bhp oil engine by Moteren Werke Mannheim A.G.(MWM), Mannheim.
\n21.12.1950: Trials after conversion. Registered at Ostend as CHARVIC (O335).
\n23.12.1950: Sailed Ostend for Icelandic grounds first trip under Belgian flag (Sk. Pierlot).
\n1954: Sold to Charles & Victor Seghers, Ostend.
\n22.9.1954: Rebuilt with new bow section and lengthened by 3,50 metres. Remeasured 192.18g 56.40n.
\n1966: Sold to Rederij Seghers, Ostend.
\n1968: Sold to Charles Seghers & Lea Heyne, Ostend.
\n22.12.1971: Ostend fishing registry closed.
\n1972: Sold to Rederij \u201cJava\u201d P.B.V.A., Ostend. Converted for sports fishing and registered at Ostend as JAVA IV.
\n1972: Converted for sports fishing.
\n1972: Sailed Scotland for offshore work subsequently laid up at Aberdeen.
\n1990: Deleted from Lloyd\u2019s Register. <\/p>\n

Click to enlarge image<\/em>
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\"HMT<\/a>

HMT Valesca
Picture reproduced under IWM Non-Commercial Licence<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

\"M.V.<\/a>

M.T. Charvic O335
Picture courtesy of The Maurice Voss Collection<\/p><\/div>\n

Changelog<\/em>
\n08\/01\/2009: Page published. 10 updates since then.
\n21\/03\/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Additional information courtesy of Maurice Voss Technical Official Number: 138970 Yard Number: 340b Completed: 1916 Gross Tonnage: 188 Net Tonnage: 82 Length: 110.4 ft Breadth: 21 ft Depth: 11.6 ft Engine: T.3-cyl by Shields Engineering Co Ltd, North Shields Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley History 2.5.1916: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":261,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,452],"tags":[204],"class_list":["post-2715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-steam-trawlers","category-steamers-picture","tag-no-fleetwood-owners"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2715","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=2715"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22455,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2715\/revisions\/22455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}