BRAZILIAN M154

Official No:  96250  Port Number and Year:   -  in Grimsby, 1891 (GY321)                                                                          5th in Milford, 1900                                                                             -  in Swansea, 1904?

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

Crew:  9 men

Registered at Milford: 29 May 1900

Built: 1891 by Earles, Hull?  (Yard no. ?) [Olsen's 1904 gives Grimsby.]

Tonnage: 174 grt  84.13 net.

Length / breadth / depth (feet):106.4 / 20.4 / 11.3

Engine: T 3-cyl. 53 hp.   Engine and boiler by builders

Owners:   As GY321 May 1891: Great Grimsby Cooperative Box & Fish Curing   29 May 1900: Thomas Ridley Oswald, Castle Hall, Castle Pill, Milford   Jan 1904: Rhondda Fishing Co., Swansea.   [Not under this name in Olsen's 1908.]

Landed at Milford:  24 Jun 1900 - 2 Apr 1902; 12, 16, 25 Aug 1904

Skippers: William Spurgeon cert.no. 3707, age 38, born Gt.Yarmouth, residing 3 Gwilli Rd., Hakin; signed on 7 Jul 1900. J.H. Elliott 1897, 34, Brixham, - ; 18 Sep 1900 A. Abbey 3215, 35, Oundle, - ; 28 Sep 1900; 7 Jan 1901 W.T. Smith 5908, 23, Bexhill, - ; 17 Jan 1901 F.A. Walker 4332, 38, Lynmouth, - ; 18 Jun, 9 Jul 1901 J.P. Moran 5488, 26, Hull, - ; 11 Aug 1901 J.W. Peters 3951, 31, Hull, - ; 12 Oct 1901 Arthur Windass 5381, 23, Brixham, St.Peter's Rd., Milford; 23 Apr 1902. George C. Nicholls 5538, 39, Stamford, Castle Terrace, Pill; 15 May, 3 Jul 1902 R. Hooper 6686, 41, Plymouth, - ; 30 Jul 1902 H. Spurgeon -, 41, Grimsby, - ; 9 Feb 1903 J. Gillard 2567, 38, Brixham, - ; 24 Mar, 13 Aug 1903 A. Bennet 3567, 35, Ipswich, - ; 10 Oct 1903 W. Postle 3612, 40, Norfolk, Fabian St., Swansea; 1 Jan 1904

Notes: 23 Jun 1900: Towed into Milford Haven by s.t. DOWLAIS of Milford. 7 Nov - 17 Dec 1902:  Laid up for overhaul; crew laid off. 1903 - Oswald's entire fleet transferred to Swansea, but remained registered in Milford, until - ? 1906: Insured by the owner, Rhondda Fishing Co., for £2,250

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 23 Oct 19--?  Transferred to the port of Swansea?

 Accidents and Incidents

See also Dowlais

 

Log book entries:

 

15.11.1900

Off the Docks entrance, Milford Haven.

Stern badly damaged.  Collision with steam trawler 'Japonica' of Milford.

 

14.09.1901

G. Cladworthy [Clapworthy?] refused duty on the 14th and commenced fighting with the trimmer and had to take the ship back.

Witnesses: W. McCarty (Cook)

                  C. Williams (Deckie)

Trimmer:    Richard Morse, age 21, from Hakin.

    J.P. Moran (Skipper)

 

29.08.1901

170 miles W by S of St. Ann's Head.

Broken shaft.

    J.P. Moran (Skipper)

 

29.01.1904

Strong breeze from SW.  Dragged anchor, watch not keeping a lookout.  Went ashore 10 mins. to 6.  Got off at 1 p.m.

    W. Postle (Skipper)

 

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