ARFON M223

Official No:  127414   Port Number and Year: 3rd in Milford, 1908

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

Crew:  9 men

Registered at Milford: 1Apr 1908

Built: 1908 by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co., Goole  (Yard no. 113)

Tonnage: 227.42 grt  66.88 net.

Length / breadth / depth (feet):120.0 / 21.6 / 11.47

Engine: T 3-cyl. 68 hp. 10 kts.  Engine: 1908, by W.V.V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge, Glasgow.  Boiler: 1908, by S. B. Richardson, Westgarth & Co., Middlesborough

Owners:

 

1 Apr 1908: Pater Steam Trawling Co., Main St., Pembroke

Manager: George Henry Teesdale, London House, Pembroke.

 

Landed at Milford:  30 Mar 1908 - 10 Aug 1914

Skippers: John Beck, cert 6604, age 32, born Caistor on Sea, residing 23 Warwick Rd., Milford; signed on 10 Mar, 18 Jul 1908; 22 Jan, 15 Jul 1910 (1 Warwick Rd.); 7 Sep 1910; 11 Jan, 1 Jul 1911; 1 Jan, 1 Jul 1913.

Alfred James Kersey, 7748, 28, Stockton, - ; 26 Jul 1910.

Notes: Aug 1914: Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Admy.No.134). 1 x 6 pdr AA.

30 Apr 1917: Mined by UC-61 (Kapitänleutnant Georg Gerth) off St. Alban's Head. No loss of life.

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 29 Jan 1919.

 Accidents and Incidents

From the Haverfordwest and Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 1st April 1908:

 

    On Monday the new steam trawler "Arfon", built by Goole Shipbuilding Company, landed her maiden voyage.  She is a fine type of vessel, and is commanded by Skipper Beck.  The "Arfon" is owned by the Pembrokeshire Steam Company, Pembroke Dock, and Mr. D. G. Jones is the manager.  The company now have three modern vessels running out of the port.  The other two trawlers are the "Albion" and "Ardent".

 

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Log book entries:

 

24.01.1910

160miles SW 1 S from the Scilly Islands.

Lost small boat and all fittings - caused by shipping a heavy sea.

    John Beck (Skipper)

    W.J. Hugman (Mate 8683)

 

March 1911

When coming home from Morocco with a trip of fish, encountered very bad weather in Bay of Biscay.  Wind being a strong head wind, we ran short of coal, and had to burn all available wood, fish boards, deck boards (pound), gratings and boards from fore hold to enable us to reach Newlyn.  We had between twenty-five and thirty tons of coal passing Cape Finisterre on Wednesday 8th March.  Arrived Newlyn Monday evening, March 13th.

    John Beck (Skipper)

    W.J. Hugman (Mate 8683)

 

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