ATHALIA M42
NEREE O-143
Official No: 127406 Port Number and Year: 7th in Milford, 1909
Description: Steel side / beam trawler; steam screw, coal burning. Ketch rigged: - foresail, mainsail, mizzen
Crew: 9 men
Registered at Milford: 2 Nov 1909
Built: 1909 by Dundee Ship Building Co. (Yard no. 209)
Tonnage: 230.25 grt 87.75 net.
Length / breadth / depth (feet):120.3 / 22.1 / 11.8
Engine: T 3-cyl. 74 hp. Engine: 1909, by W.V.V. Lidgerwood, Glasgow. Boiler 1909,by David Rowan & Co., Glasgow.
Owners:
20 Nov 1909: John William Setterfield, 28 Greville Rd., Milford (64/64)
Renamed NEREE O-143
7 Mar 1914: H.P. Aspeslagh, Minque 21, Ostend
Landed at Milford: As ATHALIA 2 Nov 1909 - 2 Mar 1914
As NEREE 20 Sep 1914 - 2 Mar 1916
Skippers: John William Setterfield, cert. 3670, age 37, born Ramsgate, residing 28 Greville Rd., Milford; signed on 11 Jan, 7 Jun 1910; 4 Jan, 7 Jul 1911; 6 Aug, 10 Oct 1912; 16 Jan 1913
J. Cutler 5311, 42, Yarmouth, - ; 6 Jul 1912;
E. Gibbs 7164, 33, Yarmouth, - ; 9 Jul 1912
E. Bracher 9269, 26, Yarmouth, - ; 5 Sep 1912
Thomas W. Leggett 7028, 38, Gorleston, - ; 29 Oct 1912
Notes:
Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 7 Mar 1914. Vessel sold to Belgian owner.
Mar 1916: Requisitioned by the Admiralty as a minesweeper (Adm. no. 3266). 1 x 6pdr A/A. (Special service)
1919: Returned to Belgian owners.
Accidents and Incidents
From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 3rd November 1909:
On Tuesday a very fine new trawler arrived, built by the Dundee Ship Building Company, for Captain J. Setterfield, and named the "Athalia". One of the most modern of our trawlers, she is also one of the largest in the port, and a very handsome type of the fishing crafts. Her maiden voyage of fish realised £85; it was not a very large catch.
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Log book entries:
13.12.1911
Twenty miles south west of the Longships.
Shipped a sea, washing boat away and damaging wheelhouse - cause, rough sea.
John Wm. Setterfield (Skipper)
09.07.1912
Collided with steam trawler "Calypso" of Milford when coming out of dock, cutting a plate on starboard quarter of "Calypso", no damage by this vessel.
John Wm. Setterfield (Skipper)
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