ALBATROSS M2

Official No:    82978     Port Number and Year:   -   at Milford, 1884                                                                                  -  at Peterhead, c.1908 (PD159)                                                                                  -  at Yarmouth, 1912 (YH125)                                                                                  -  at North Shields, 1918 (SN375)

Description: Iron beam trawler; steam screw; coal burner. Dandy rigged: mainsail, mizzen, gaff, topsail.

Crew: 6 men, 1 boy

Registered at Milford: 28 May 1884

Built: 1884; S. Lake and Co., Castle Pill, Milford.

Tonnage: 105 gross 42 net

Length / breadth / depth (feet):  88.6 / 20 / 10.6

Engine: C 2-cyl. 25 hp.

Owners:   6 Jun 1884: Francis Mowall, Warwick Sq., London Samuel Seko, Marine Villa, Murray Cres., Milford   15 Apr 1887: Muirheads Trawlers (James Muirhead), 78 Queens St., Edinburgh. 1904: Mortgaged to North of Scotland Bank.   As PD159 By 1908: C. R. Sellar, Aberdeen [Information kindly supplied by Andy Hall.]   As YH125 15 Feb 1912:  Lighthouse Fishing Co., South Denes Rd., Gt.Yarmouth. Manager: Colin R. Sellar, Boddam, Peterhead   As SN375 10 Oct 1918: Rayner & Boyle, North Shields.

Landed at Milford: (No records extant prior to 1888.) 3 Apr - 19 Jul 1889

Skippers: James Scoble, cert. 691; age 32, born Brixham; 2 Old Barrack Field, Hakin. Signed on 11 Jun 1884

Notes:

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: c.1908.  Vessel transferred to the port of Peterhead. 29 Jun 1920:  Lost.

 Accidents and Incidents:

From the Haverfordwest and Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 5th December 1883:

LAUNCH. - On Saturday evening the steam trawler 'Albatross' was very successfully launched at the Castle Steel and Iron Works, by the aid of electric light.  The time was about 7.30 in the evening, and there being no moon, it was more than usually dark; but the electric light now at use at the works dispelled the gloom overhead and threw a gleam of brightness for a considerable radius around it, showing, of course, with exact minuteness, every portion of the vessel and movement of the workmen.  The christening of the craft was performed by Miss B. Lake, who did it in an unsurpassed way.  Mr W E Redway, N.A., watched over the ceremony; the workmen and all necessary movements requisite for launching being under the vigilant and experienced eye of Mr Allen Ridley, master shipwright, who had all things carried out to the letter.  Many ladies and gentlemen were among the numerous visitors, and all seemed pleased with the novelty of the scene.

 

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