CYLVIDA M146

Official No:  124717  Port Number and Year:    - in Swansea, 1907 (SA47)                                                                                - in Grimsby, 1925 (GY217)                                                                              1st in Milford, 1933

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

Crew:  9 men

Registered at Milford: 3 Feb 1933

Built: 1907 by Smiths Dock Co., Middlesborough.  (Yard no. 349)

Tonnage: 252.24 grt  96.55 net.

Length / breadth / depth (feet):120.4 / 22.1 / 11.7

Engine: T 3-cyl. 68 rhp. 10 kts.; by Shields Engineering and Dry Dock, North Shields 1907.  Boiler: R. Stephenson, Hebbern, 1907

Owners:   As IZAAK WALTON SA47 1907: Izaak Walton Fishing, C. Heron, South Dock Basin, Swansea   Feb 1925:  John E. Rushworth, Fish Docks, Grimsby Apr 1925: Renamed CYLVIDA GY217   Mar 1929: R. Clarke, Grimsby   As M235 3 Feb 1933:  Erel Edwin Carter, Docks, Milford (48/64) Frank Armitage, 'Ethandune', Pill Lane.  (Trawler skipper) Manager: E. E. Carter

Landed at Milford:  1 Feb 1933 - 20 Jun 1937

Skippers:

Notes: Nov 1914: Requisitioned and converted to a minesweeper. (Admy. no. 661)  1 x 6 pdr AA. 1919: Returned to owners.

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 2 Sep 1937.  Broken up at Llanelly

 Accidents and Incidents

From the West Wales Guardian of Friday 28th December 1934:

When the Steam Trawler "Cylvida" tied up at the Market Wall in the docks at Milford Haven on Boxing Day, the body of one of the crew was reverently carried ashore.  The victim was the fireman John William Winterbottom, who was residing in lodgings with a Mrs Gibbs, Hermons Hill, Haverfordwest.  Mr Winterbottom was not a local man but a native of Huddersfield.  He was fifty four years old and single.

The S/T "Cylvida" is owned by Mr E. Carter.  The vessel left port last week ( Thursday), [and] on Monday she was on the fishing grounds engaged in trawling.  The weather conditions were heavy seas running.

The Skipper of the "Cylvida",  Mr Armitage, was horrified to see the fireman struggling in the foam astern of the vessel, [and] without any hesitation, after shouting to the crew, he leaped over the side and in his heavy gear and swam to the rescue.  He grasped hold of Mr Winterbottom and held on while the trawler put about.  When it was close enough one of the crew threw a heaving line.  Both the men were then pulled to the ship's side, and Skipper Armitage was hauled on board exhausted.   Mr Winterbottom was brought up and laid on the deck.  Artificial respiration was applied but to no avail.

 

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