ERIC HOLLAND M83

Official No:  128751    Port Number and Year:  8th in Milford, 1911

Description: Wooden sailing smack; beam trawling.  Ketch rigged: foresail, mainsail and mizzen.

Crew: 3 men, 1 boy

Registered: 12 May 1911

Built: 1911; by J. W. & A. Upham, Brixham

Tonnage: 54.6 grt  41.83 net

Length / breadth / depth (feet): 65.5 / 18.5 / 8.9

Engine: -

Owners:   31 May 1911:  William Farrow, 9 Warwick Rd., Milford   2 Jan 1918:  Edward James Hellings, 5 Hamilton Tce., Milford Manager Owner

Landed at Milford: 4 Jun 1911 - 5 Mar 1919

Skippers: H. Dyer cert 7390, age 28; residing 55 Bolton St., Brixham; signed on 18 Jan, 16 Jun 1912; residing 43 St Annes Rd., Hakin; signed on 8 Jan 1913.

Notes:

Cert. Cancelled & Registry Closed: 11 Jun 1916.  Transferred to port of Lowestoft.

Accidents and Incidents

From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 31st May 1911:

 

NEW VESSELS ARRIVE

 

    There has for some time been a suspension in the addition of new trawlers to the port.  Indeed for some months past matters have been moving in the opposite direction and several vessels have been sold, chiefly to foreign owners, ......   It is gratifying to observe that the local people are at last realising the possibilities of the smacks as a profitable investment. ...........  There is always a demand for the prime fish landed from these craft.  Of recent years, one after another have speculated in this direction and now there is quite a respectable fleet.  Mr. Jenkerson has several, other pioneers being Messrs. Hellings, P. Hancock, R. White, Wotton & Bishop, etc.  What is more pleasing the fleet is growing.  This week a new smack built at Brixham for Mr. W. Farrow is expected.  She is called the "Eric Holland".  Mr. Hellings is also expecting another.  A strong fleet of sailing trawlers will be a good thing for the Market, which will always have a supply of prime, [ sic ] and be less dependant upon the vessels from other ports.

 

 

 

 

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