FLORA M233
Official No: 109298 Port Number and Year: 10th in Brixham, 1898 (DH450 >BM34)
8th in Milford, 1911
Description: Wooden sailing smack; beam trawling. Ketch rigged: foresail, mainsail, mizzen, topsail, jib.
Crew: 3 men, 1 boy
Registered: 27 Feb 1913
Built: 1898; by Sidney John Dewdney, Brixham
Tonnage: 51.11 grt 42.03 net
Length / breadth / depth (feet): 61 (70.2 oa) / 18.1 / 8.9
Engine:
Owners:
26 May 1902: Henry M. Rowse, 50 Lawrenny St., Neyland; and Docks, Milford.
27 Feb 1913: James McDonald, 1 Vicary St., Pill, Milford
Manager: John Thomas, 'Tredegar House', Great North Rd., Milford
Landed at Milford: 23 Jun 1898 - 9 Jan 1910 (As BM34 )
12 Feb 1913 - 5 Nov 1915
Skippers: H. M. Rowse cert - ; age - ; born Torquay; residing - ; signed on 13 Jan 1913
W. H. Harris 1808, 46, Brixham, Warwick Rd., Milford; 2 Feb 1913
A. Day 9168, 24, Glasgow, - ; 18 Mar 1913
S. W. Richards 01953, 57, Tenby, 24 Trafalgar Rd., Milford; 11 Jul 1913
Notes:
Cert. Cancelled & Registry Closed: 8 Mar 1916. (Vessel wrecked on 12 Nov 1915)
Accidents and Incidents
Log book entry:
03.04.1913
While on Mounts Bay fishing ground the smack 'Winnie' of Brixham (BM 125) ran into us sustaining damages to channel and carrying away bowsprit and light board, causing damage of £20.
A. Day (Skipper)
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From The Scotsman of 15th November 1915, p.10:
FISHGUARD, Saturday.
Steamers Norseman, of Aberystwyth, Emlyn, of Cardiff, and smack Flora, of Milford, ashore Goodwick beach.
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WRECKS AT FISHGUARD
The most violent and destructive gale since Fishguard harbour was opened continued throughout Friday night, following fifty hours' continuous rain. The wind blew like a hurricane, and just before midnight the ketch Thora [sic], of Milford, went on the rocks under Fishguard Cliff, and was totally wrecked. The hands were rescued by lifeboat.
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