UPTON CASTLE  M125

Official No:  107043     Port Number and Year:   -    in Milford, 1896                                                                               64th in London, 1897 (LO152)                                                                               15th in Swansea, 1906 (SA22)                                                                                  -    in Aberdeen, 1915  (A ? )                                                                                  -    in Grimsby, 1917 (GY1047)

Description: Iron side trawler / liner; steam screw, coal burning. Ketch rigged - foresail, mainsail, mizzen.

Crew: 9 men

Registered at Milford: 10 Sep 1896

Built: Edwards Bros., North Shields, in 1896.  (Yard no. 520)

Tonnage: 145 grt  49.23 net

Length / breadth / depth (feet): 106.5 / 20.9 / 11.0

Engine: T 3-Cyl. 55 hp..  Engine: North East Marine Engineering, Sunderland

Owners:   20 Aug 1896: G. H. D. Birt, 'Wellington Villa', Wellington Rd., Hakin G. R. Birt       ) G. Tunley      )  Docks, Milford J. Lloyd         ) Manager: G. H. D. Birt   As LO152 10 May 1897: Castle Steam Trawlers, Swansea   1906: As SA22   Pre 1914: John Smart (jun), 59 Cleveland Rd., North Shields   As A ? 15 Jul 1915: T. Davidson, Commercial Rd., Aberdeen   As GY1047 Apr 1917: T. Langley, Grimsby

Landed at Milford:  3 Sep 1896 - 15 Jul 1904

Skippers: Bernard Henry Galvin cert. 1617, age 30, born Bradford; signed on 21 Aug 1896; 1 Jan 1897 David John Davies 5269, 24, Clynderwen; residing Charles St., Milford; 10 Jan, 7 Jul 1898 J. Reynolds 01432, 37, Scarborough; Robert St., Milford; 17 Jul 1898; 23 Jan, 11 Jul 1899

Notes: 24 Apr 1917:  Captured by UC-50 and sunk by bomb; 60 miles E from Longstone.  No loss of life.

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 10 May 1897. Vessel transferred to the port of London.

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