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BLUE JACKET H188 / M194
Les Jones Archive
Official No: 99557 Port Number and Year: - in Hull, 1892 (H188)
2nd in Milford, 1906 (M194)
- in Gothenberg, 1911 (GG188)
Description: Iron side / beam trawler; twin screw ketch; coal burner; two masts - mainsail and mizzen.
Crew: 9 men
Registered at Milford: 13 Mar 1903
Built: Cochrane, Cooper and Schofield, Beverely, Yorks, in 1892. (Yard no. 62)
Tonnage: 152.59 grt 58.75 net
Length / breadth / depth (feet): 101 / 20.5 / 11
Engine: C 2-Cyl. 40 hp. 9 kts. Engine: 1891, fitted 1899; Hepple & Co., N. Shields
Owners:
As H188
10 Feb 1892: R. Hodgson, Hull.
2 Sep 1895: F. J. Sellick, Milford
As M194
22 Jan 1906: Frederick Robert Greenish, 'The Grange' Haverfordwest.
Manager: Sydney Morgan Price, Murray Cres., Milford
Renamed HILMA GG188
4 Mar 1911: Gadus Fabriker, Gothenburg, Sweden
Landed at Milford: 12 Sep 1895 - 4 Dec 1898; 15 Jun 1899 - 29 Apr 1910
Skippers:
Edgar Garnham cert. 1571, 12 Sep - 28 Oct 1895.
Wm. Holder 0964; 1 Nov - 29 Dec 1895
Thomas (?); 1 Jan - 3 Mar 1896
Fredk. Hardisty 1891; Mar 1896 - 20 Jan 1897.
G. Smart 2005; 28 Feb - 8 Nov 1897.
Thos. Wm. Leggett (7028); 12 Nov 1897 - 5 Sep 1898
Settersfield (?); 12 Sep - 4 Dec 1898
John Stroud, cert 02471, age 42, born Ramsgate; signed on 15 Jul 1899-1905
James Clark 3685, 41, Hull; 1 Jan 1906
A. Taylor 5782, 33, Grimsby; 30 May 1906
Arthur A. Taylor - , 37, - ; 3 Jul 1906; 7 Jan 1907
W.G. Payne 2972, 39 Scarborough; 22 Jun, 1 Jul 1907
B.H. Yolland 7981, 27, Brixham; 23 Aug 1907
Henry Milford 8298, 41, Torquay; 7 Jan 1908
W. Smith 7150, 35, Nottingham; 22 Jan 1908
M. Mingay 4968, 36, Caistor; 6 Mar 1908
James Gale 1771, 48, Hull; 12 May 1908
J. Chaney 6638, 33, Winterton; 10 Jul 1908
F. Limbrick 8019, 22, Brixham; 9 Sep 1908; 11 Jan 1909
John H. Pettit 7106, 26, Hull; 31 Aug 1909
W. Griffiths 7810, 29, Milford; 18 Nov 1909
William Pearce 8187, 30, Bradford; 11 Jan 1910
Francis Folland 7982, 31, Plymouth; 12 Feb 1910
J. Elliott Alward 6976, 32, Brixham; 18 Feb 1911
Notes: The only Milford registered trawler to have twin screws.
May 1910 - Feb 1911: Laid up at Milford.
1919: Vessel removed from Lloyds Register of Shipping. Probable war loss.
[Information kindly supplied by Gil Mayes.]
Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 4 Mar 1911. Vessel sold to Swedish owners.
Accidents and Incidents
Log book entries:
13.04.1906
At sea.
T. Davies, First Engineer, age 29, born Neyland, Wales, residing Milford; scalded by boiler explosion, 50 miles SW of St. Ann's. Wind light northerly, weather hazy, boiler disabled, taken in tow by the steam drifter 'Eager' of Lowestoft at 8.00. Arrived off Milford Docks 4.10 p.m.
James Clark (Skipper)
F.B. Rees (Witness)
[ See local newspaper report below. ]
01.03.1907
Whilst fishing off Mine Head on March 12th 1907, we caught our gear on a wreck and came fast, and while heaving up our gear we came round on the lee tack, and our gear caught the propeller, which made us unmanageable. Seeing that we could not clear it we called for assistance, and the steam trawler 'Fuchsia' of Milford took us in tow, arriving at Milford March 2nd. Distance towed 80 miles.
Arthur Taylor (Skipper)
14.11.1908
WSW 30 miles from St. Ann's Head.
Ship's boat washed away - cause - shipped heavy sea.
Robert Major Limbrick (Skipper)
T. Hackett (Mate)
18.02.1911
Vessel sold to foreigners (Swedes).
It is hereby understood that [for] the run to Gothenburg, Sweden, the crew shall consist of six hands all told and their remuneration shall be as set out against their respective names. It is also agreed that the owners defray the cost of their passages home to Milford or Hull, as desired.
James Elliot Alward (Skipper)
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From an unknown local newspaper, possibly the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 21st August 1901:
The trawler "Blue Jacket" arrived on Saturday night and reported that one of the hands, a native of Haverfordwest, had become affected in the head during the voyage.
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From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 18th April 1906:
On Good Friday, a singular accident happened aboard the steam trawler "Blue Jacket" at sea. When the boiler gave out, the crew had to launch the small boat, and for a time had to seek refuge in the boat standing off from the mother ship. The Chief Engineer, Mr. Thomas Davies, however, was severely scalded about the head and arms.
The vessel put back to Milford and the injured man was taken ashore and thence conveyed to his home in Warwick Road in one of Mr. Hart's traps. He is now progressing slowly.
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From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 13th February 1907:
At 4.30 on Saturday afternoon, the steam trawler "Blue Jacket" (Sellick, Morley and Price) left Milford for the fishing grounds. On approaching Stack Rock Fort, an empty boat was observed, and was picked up and taken aboard. The "Blue Jacket" then returned to port. Mr. M. Lewis, boat owner, identified the boat as belonging to James Gwyther, a rabbit catcher of Angle. A wire was despatched to that place, informing Gwyther of the fact of the finding of the craft. On Sunday his son came over, and also identified the boat, and stated that his father left in it at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, with the object of proceeding to Dale. Gwyther, it is feared, has by some means been drowned. He was a man of about 50 years of age.
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From the Haverfordwest and Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 15th February 1911:
At the Lord Nelson on Wednesday afternoon Messrs. Evans and Roach put up a number of trawlers and other vessels for sale by auction. There was a large attendance of gentlemen connected with local shipping.
Three iron screw steam trawlers, which in their day have helped in the rise of Milford as a fishing port, were offered under instructions from the executors of the late Mr. Frederick Joseph Sellick. The "Comus", built in 1891, 96.5 ft. length x 20.3 ft. breadth, received a commencing bid of £100, but went no further than £275, and was withdrawn. The "Circe", built in 1892, 100.5 ft. length x 20.4 ft. breadth, was started at £300, rising to £500, and then withdrawn. The "Blue Jacket", built 1896, 101.0 ft. x 20.5 ft., was also started at £300, and looked like changing hands, but the reserve was not reached and she was withdrawn at £620.
The steam trawler "Rosslyn Castle" was next on offer. She is owned by Messrs. William Jenkins, R. D. James, Ford, Mathias and I. Jenkins, and was built in 1897, tonnage 184, length 112 ft., beam 21 ft. Only one bid of £150 was forthcoming, and the vessel was withdrawn.
From the Haverfordwest and Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 22nd February 1911:
The steam trawlers "Comus", Blue Jacket" and "Circe" (Sellick, Morley and Price, managers), which were recently offered by public auction, have since been sold privately to Swedish trawling people. The first two left the Dock on Monday morning's tide, and took farewell to the port after a connection of twenty years for one, and fifteen years for the other. Their destination is Gottenburg. They have been laid up for some time. The "Circe" will make for the same place after landing her catch this week.
The steam trawler "Reliance", owned by Mr. J. G. Cayley, has also changed hands, and in future she will fly the French flag. She left on Tuesday for the port of Dieppe.
Messrs. Sellick, Morley and Price have two new vessels on order, so that the old are being replaced by better and more up-to-date vessels.
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