CENTAUR M3

Official No:  112467    Port Number and Year: 4th in Milford, 1904

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

Crew:  9 men

Registered at Milford: 13 May 1904

Built: 1904; by Smith's Dock Co.,  North Shields. (Yard no. 735)

Tonnage: 199.71 grt  47.19 net.

Length / breadth / depth (feet):155.4 / 21.55 / 11.5

Engine: T 3-cyl. 64 hp. W.V.V. Lidgerwood, Glasgow.

Owners:   13 May 1904:  David Pettit, 47 Priory Rd., Milford  (32/64) Morgan Watkin Howells, 19 St Ann's Rd., Hakin (32/64)   27 Jul 1908: Morgan Watkin Howells, 19 St Ann's Rd., Hakin (64/64)   Renamed ANNA JOSINA 14 Oct 1912. Dutch owners, Ymuiden

Landed at Milford:  5 Jun 1904 - 9 Oct 1912

Skippers: Peter Ebbesen Cert. 01684; age 40, born Denmark, residing 1Warwick Rd., Milford. Signed on 25 May, 7 Jul 1904; 9 Jan 1905 John Henry Dove 2287, 39, Hull, Robert St., Milford; 3 Jul 1905; 5 Jan 1906; 26 Jun, 2 Jul 1909 W. Blockwell 4565, 33, Yarmouth, Priory Rd., Milford; 16 Jul 1906; 28 Jan 1908 F. W. Limbrick 8019, 22, Brixham, Upper Hill St., Hakin; 8 Jan 1908 Jack Setterfield 3670, 35, Ramsgate, - ; 6 Apr 1908 John Blake 2145, 39, Brixham, - ; 5 May, 16 Jul 1908; 11 Jan 1909 George C. Nichols 05538, 40, Stamford, 17 Mar 1909; 25 May, 8 Jul 1911 J. Clark 3689, 46, Hull, - ;  7 Jul, 26 Oct 1910; 5 Jan 1911 B. Foster 1408, 54, Greenwich, - ; 14 Oct 1910; 13 Feb 1912 William J. Reynolds 7337, 28, Scarborough, - ; 15 Jan 1912 Joseph Huddleston 5377, 40, Nottingham, - ; 25 May, 1 Jul 1912

Notes: Insured by Pettit & Howell in 1906 for £4,000; vessel valued at £6,000. Vessel laid up in Milford Docks from 9 Oct - 14 Oct 1912.

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 14 Oct 1912. Vessel sold to Dutch owners.

 Accidents and Incidents

Log book entries:

 

01.09.1904

Towed the steam trawler 'Circe' from about 210 miles SW 1 S from Longships to Milford Haven, distant 310 miles.  'Circe's' engine completely broken down.

    Peter Ebbeson (SKipper)

 

04.10.1905

Off Queenstown Harbour, Ireland.

G. Coates, age 50, First Engineer; born Neyland.  Injured fingers - jammed in engine.

    John Henry Dove (Skipper)

 

25.05.1908

We left Milford Docks for the fishing grounds on Saturday 23rd May 1908.  About midnight whilst steaming about 100 miles W by N of St Ann's Head, we heard a noise in the ship's stern, and upon looking found that the propeller was disabled and that two blades were gone.  We then returned to Milford, arriving about mid-day on Monday 25th May.  Came into dock and got new propeller slung onto stern and whilst going out of dock to beach ship, grounded against wall and slings parted letting propeller fall into dock and had to have diver get same.

    J. Blake (Skipper)

 

03.12.1909

Lost anchor and 15 fathoms of cable.  Blowing heavy gale, in Milford.

    John Henry Dove (Skipper)

 

08.07.1911

10 p.m.

W. Berryman, Bosun, has this day been fined 5/- for striking A. J. Collins, Fourth hand, in the face, cutting his lip.  The assault took place on 7th July, off the Old Head of Kinsale.

    George C. Nichols (Skipper)

    Alfred J. Lednor (Second Hand 9761)

 

07.01.1912

George C. Nichols, age 40, Skipper; born Stamford, Lincs, residing Milford Haven.

Entangled in trawl, pulling the skipper overboard, catching left knee under rail, badly bruising leg.

    George C. Nichols (Skipper)

 

16.06.1912

At 11 a.m. on 16th June, sighted ketch 'Annie' of Jersey flying signal of distress.  Steamed towards him and spoke to him.  He told me he wanted towing.  I then passed my warps aboard of him and towed him to Milford Haven, arriving and anchored at 4 p.m. on 16th June.

    Captain J. B. B. Huddlestone

    Edwin Cox (Mate 4408)

 

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From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 3rd August 1904:

 

    Two fine trips have to be recorded this week.  On Monday, the "Centaur", owned by Mr. D. Pettit, realised £360 with her catch, and on Tuesday one of Messrs. Sellick, Morley and Price's vessels, the "Weymouth", made £390.  A large quantity of soles were included in the hauls.

 

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From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 16th October 1912:

 

    On Thursday the fine news was that the new steam trawler "Yucca" made her first appearance at the port.  ...................

    Whilst it is a pleasure to welcome a fine new vessel, the port has also lost one, for negotiations were concluded last week for the sale of the steam trawler "Centaur", owned by Mr. Morgan W. Howell.  She has been a successful vessel, and has been bought by continental owners.

 

 

 

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