MARISTO M14

John Stevenson Collection

Official No:    128769    Port Number and Year: 4th in Milford 1914                                                                                   -   in Fleetwood, 1919

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

Crew: 10 men

Registered at Milford: 6 Nov 1914

Built: Smith's Dock Co Ltd, North Shields , 1914.  (Yard no. 580)

Tonnage: 287.76 gross 114.57 net

Length / breadth / depth (feet):  129.7 / 23.5 / 14.41

Engine: T.3-cyl. 97.5 nhp.  10.5 kts. 1911, by builders.

Owners:   6 Nov 1914:  James Thomas, 'Tredegar House', Great North Rd., Milford   Renamed CALDEW FT347 11 Sep 1919: Wyre Steam Trawling Co., 114 Dock St., Fleetwood Manager:  J. N. Ward & Son.   1938: Saint Andrew's Steam Fishing Co., Hull Manager: B. A. Parkes, Cleveleys.

Landed at Milford: 28 Mar 1914 - 27 Dec 1915

Skippers: W. Aldridge, 1914.

Notes:   Dec 1914: Requisitioned for war service and converted to an armed trawler (Admy.No.1978). 1917: Based at Portland. In company with CALIPH she claimed an unconfirmed kill when they attacked a U-boat. 1919: Returned to owners. 24 Sep 1939:  Stopped by U.33 off the Faroe Islands, sunk by gunfire after crew ordered into boat. Crew picked up by KRONPRINSESSAN MARGARETA (3765grt/1914). Crew subsequently removed by German destroyer and interned in Germany.

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 10 Sept 1919. Vessel transferred to the port of Fleetwood.

 Accidents and Incidents:

From the Haverfordwest and Milford Haven Telegraph of  Wednesday 9th June 1915:

 

All records from Milford Haven Fish Market were broken on Monday when the voyage of the Milford steam trawler "Maristo" was landed then sold.  The trip of fish realised the enormous sum of £954. The previous highest sum grossed for a voyage of fish at the port of Milford was £790. The remarkable part of the new record is that the vessel was out only a matter of ten days. Of course, many larger voyages have been landed as [far as] quantity goes, but the "Maristo", with a fine catch of over two hundred kits of hake, large, medium and small, hit a market which was very good.  The best hake sold from 82/6 to 77/6 per kit and small 62/6 to 65/-.   Only on her previous trip she grossed £700. The trawler is owned by Mr James Thomas and the Skipper W. Aldridge has been congratulated on all hands.

 

As CALDEW FD347

Courtesy of Fleetwood Maritime Heritage Trust and The Bosun's Watch

 

 

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