AVONSTAR H551

Official No:  136210   Port and Year:   Hull, 1914 (H148)                                                                 Aberdeen, 1941 (A  ? )                                                                 Hull, 1943? (H551)

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

Crew:

Built: 1914, Cochrane & Son., Selby.  (Yard no. 608)

Tonnage:  242 grt  108 net.

Length / breadth / depth (feet): 125.2  / 22.5 / 12.2

Engine: T 3-Cyl. 78 rhp.  Amos & Smith, Hull

Owners:   As SEA SEARCHER H148 1914: Humber Steam Trawling Co., Hull   Renamed SEAWARD HO 1923: S. T. White & Co., Hull   Renamed TARBET NESS 1930: Trident Steam Fishing Co., Hull Manager: G. A. Ledger   Renamed AVONSTAR A ?? 1941: W.B. Harrow, Aberdeen   As H551 c.1943:  A. & M. Smith, Hull   1945: United Trawlers, Docks, Milford. Manager: H. J. Horwood.

Landed at Milford:  12 Feb 1946 - 19 Sep 1952

Skippers: Jack Ryan (1952)

Notes: Mar 1915: Requisitioned by the Admiralty as SEA SEARCHER and converted to a minesweeper (Admy. no. 1187). 1 x 6 pdr. 1917: Employed as an escort. 1919: Returned to owners. 1952: Broken up at Ward's Yard, Castle Pill.

 Accidents and Incidents

From the West Wales Guardian of Friday 18th January 1952:

 

FISHING "LEAGUE"

"DUKE" AT THE TOP AGAIN

 

    After two years as "runners-up", Skipper Albert Saunders and the "Milford Duke" are once again in top place in the Milford fishing "league".  In 1951 Skipper Saunders caught a greater value of fish than any other individual trawler captain in the port.

    Second in the league on last year's results is Skipper W. Burgoyne, who has moved up a place, closely followed by Skipper Steve Pembroke, who was sixth in the list of 1949 catches.  "Crack" Skipper for 1948 and 1949, Skipper Tom Donovan, D.S.C., is a close fifth in results while consistent Skipper James Jobson again occupies fourth position.

    Here are the leading positions, the ships being classed according to size.

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BIG CRABBERS

    This class has provided a real family struggle, with Skipper Tom Salter pipping his brother-in-law on the post and his brother finishing in third place!

    The first three boats are owned by the Westward Company (Mr. E. E. Carter).

1.  Cleopatra II. (Tom Salter), Westward.

2.  Caldy (Hubert Morgans), Westward.

3.  Slebech (Harry Salter), Westward.

4.  Avonstar (Jack Ryan); 5, Ocean Brine (Frank Gambold); 6, Milford Knight (Harry Thompson); 7, Hero (Lenny Brown); 8, Montano (George Kersey); 9, Milford Countess (Teddy Funge).

 

 

 

   

 

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