BORONIA M90
Official No: 98378 Port Number and Year: 4th in Milford, 1892
Description: Iron side / beam trawler; steam screw, coal burning. Ketch rigged: 2 masts; mainsail and mizzen
Crew: 9 men
Registered at Milford: 6 Apr 1892
Built: 1892, by J. P. Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields. (Yard no. 138 )
Tonnage: 152.59 grt 38.47 net.
Length / breadth / depth (feet):100.5 / 20.5 / 10.75
Engine: T 3-cyl. 50 hp. Engine and boiler by builders
Owners:
6 Apr 1892: Cornelius Cecil Morley, Milford, Portlaw, Co.Wexford
William Geoffrey Davies Goff, Glenville, Co. Wexford
Manager: Frederick J. Sellick, Marine Villa, Murray Cres., Milford
9 Mar 1903: Southern Steam Trawlers Co., 27 Quay, Waterford, Ireland
22 Nov 1907: Reijgersoerg & Tuebesing, Ymuiden.
Renamed BATAVIA I
Landed at Milford: 13 Apr 1892 - 30 Jul 1904
Skippers: John Foreman cert. no. 05579, age 30, born Kent; signed on 17 Mar 1892
George Cook 0281, 30, Hull; 24 Mar, 5 Jul 1892; 11 Jan 1893
David Pettit 6943, 31, Essex; 5 Jul , 16 Jul 1893
A. Whittleton 02745, 39, Yarmouth; 8 Jul 1893
J. Turner 2948, 26, Leeds; 1 Sep 1893; 4 Jan, 5 Jul 1894
G.T. Cobley 2021, 29, Hull; 5 Jan, 20 Jul 1898; 2 Jan 1899
L. Lewis 1022, 39, London; 22 Feb 1898
R. Robson 5086, 25, Scarborough, residing 6 Warwick Rd., Milford; 18 May,14 Jul 1899
H. Hills 3190, 29, Ramsgate; 1 Jan, 2 Jul 1901; 2 Jan, 1 Jul 1902; 1 Jan 1903
George Masters 5545, 33, London, 21 Jan, 6 Jul 1903; 11 Jan 1904
James Hewitt 4091, 36, Yarmouth; 27 Feb 1904
Mark William Mingay 4968, 32, Yarmouth; 13 Nov 1904
Notes: 30 May - 30 Jun 1904: Laid up.
Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 22 Nov 1907. Vessel sold to Dutch owners.
Accidents and Incidents
Log book entries:
16.04.1892
Isle of Man bearing E 12 miles, steam ship 'Indrapura' of Liverpool, damaged trawl warps. Carelessness in my opinion, bad lookout on other vessel, never reversed engine.
G. Cook (Skipper)
26.11.1892
Tuesday, November 26th. Ran into, about 6 a.m., a small schooner and sank her in Milford Harbour, while we were taking the dock. Crew of schooner all saved.
G. Cook (Skipper)
(See also newspaper article below.)
29.01.1904
Bay of Biscay.
Broke winch and had to cut away the gear, heavy seas.
G. Masters (Skipper)
09.02.1904
Having broken driving shaft of winch, have been forced to go to La Rochelle for repairs. To keep the fish is impossible as it will all get spoilt, therefore am obliged to sell it.
G. Masters (Skipper)
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From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph, Wednesday 7th December 1892:
The schooner 'Kate and Anne', which was run into and sunk by the steam trawler 'Boronia' on the 22nd ult., was on Saturday last successfully raised and towed to Pill Point and beached. The contractors who raised the vessel were Messrs. W. H. Tucker and Co., Bute Docks, Cardiff.
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From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 17th May 1893:
The fishing smack "Conservative", owned by Mr. Wolfe, became a wreck on Saturday morning. The boat left the dock on the 6th inst., all going well until 2 a.m. on Saturday morning, when the second hand, who was on deck, felt the vessel strike something. No particular notice was taken of it at the time, but shortly after, it was discovered that the vessel was making water. All hands were at the pumps, but as the water came in with such rapidity, they had to take to the boats. The crew were brought in by the s.s. "Boronia" on Saturday night. The weather was moderately fine as regards the wind, but there was a heavy swell and a dense fog, and the vessel struck about 15 miles south east by east of the Smalls.
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From the West Wales Guardian, Friday 29th June 1894:
On Saturday morning, in dense fog, the steam trawler 'Boronia', belonging to the Western Trawler Company, [was] proceeding down the Haven, when, after passing Stack Rock Fort, one of the crew was missed. A diligent search was at once instituted, with the result that William Thomas, coal trimmer, was found to be missing. It is thought he fell overboard.
From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph, Wednesday 8th August 1894:
RECOVERY OF A BODY.― The body of William Thomas, who was [ ? ] from the steam trawler "Boronia" on the 23rd June last, has been recovered at Angle. The circumstances attending the man's death are as follows:― He was engaged as coal trimmer on the 'Boronia', and six weeks ago from Saturday last, when the vessel was in the vicinity of the Stack Rock, was engaged in emptying baskets of ashes overboard, when he and the baskets were missed, it being assumed that the deceased overbalanced and fell overboard. An extensive search to find the body at the time proved unsuccessful. The body, owing to the length of time it had been submerged, was in a fearful state of decomposition, the features being unrecognisable, and identification was arrived at by articles of clothing he was wearing.
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