ALBION M219

Official No:    127410     Port Number and Year: 18th in Milford in 1907

Description:  Steel side trawler; steam screw; coal burner. Ketch rigged: foresail, mainsail and mizzen

Crew:

Registered at Milford: 14 Dec 1907

Built: Smith Docks Co., North Shields; 1907. (Yard no. 363)

Tonnage: 240.12 gross 67.53 net

Length / breadth / depth (feet):  120.3 / 21.6 / 11.2

Engine: T.3-cyl. 68 hp. 10 kts.  W.V.V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge, Glasgow. Boiler Wallsend Ship Building Co.

Owners:   14 Dec 1907: Pater Steam Trawling Co., Main St., Pembroke Manager (from 22 May 1908): David Gwilliam Jones, 35 Dewsland St., Milford

Landed at Milford: 22 Dec 1907 - 1 Aug 1914

Skippers: Thomas Edward Cooper, Cert. 6628, age 31, born Hull; residing 3 Gwilli Rd., Hakin, signed on 9 Jan 1908. A. G. Owston, 7364, 32, Scarborough; 33 Marble Hall Rd., Milford. 9 Apr, 18 Jul, 6 Nov 1908. James McDonald, 7989, 24 Hull; - 7 Oct 1908 A.G. Owston, 7364, Scarborough; - 6 Nov 1908 Alfred J. Kersey, 7748, 27, Stockton; Glenview House, Priory Hill, Milford. 5 Jan 1910 Thomas J. Hawkins 2014, 44, Brixham; 66 Priory Rd., Milford. 12 Jul, 22 Jul 1910; 7 Starbuck Rd., Milford. 9 Jan, 3 Jul 1911; Priory Rd., Milford, 1 Jul 1912, 8 Jan,1913. James Clarke 3609, 47, Hull; - 20 Mar 1913 Albert Walter King, 7776 -.

Notes:  Aug 1914: Requisitioned and converted to minesweeper (Admy.no. 139). 9 Apr 1915:  Renamed ALBION II.  13 Jan 1916: Lost on or around this date while on minesweeping duties, off St. Catherine's Point. Mine laid by UC-5 (Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Pustkuchen).

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 31 Dec 1918

 Accidents and Incidents:

Log book entry:

On Saturday 31.10.08, whilst proceeding down the Haven, thick fog, we touched the ground off the west corner of Gellyswick Bay.

J. McDonald (Skipper)

J. Stanfield (Mate)

 

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From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 1st January 1913:

 

THE GALE FELT AT MILFORD HAVEN

    The gales which have prevailed all round the coast were severely felt at Milford Haven, for the greater part of last week.  ...   All the trawlers arriving at the fish market from Thursday onwards numbering about 25 all report terrible weather at sea, from every direction.  The Lynmouth off the Smalls had an awful experience and was almost submerged as was also the Fishergate, and the Solva too reported a similar story of the battle with the mountainous seas.  Almost every vessel was damaged in some way or another, some of course worse than others.  Bridge windows were smashed and gear carried away, and more than one ship had her lifeboat washed away.  Several vessels have had to seek shelter at various places on the Irish coast and those at sea were unable to fish and some of them returned with very small catches for about 15 days.  A few of the boats, which have been on the Portuguese and Morocco grounds, have made good voyages of hake and soles, the Albion grossing £400 on Thursday.  The home waters however are not productive and fish is scarce and unless the weather abates there will be a continued shortage of supply for some time yet.

 

 

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