MICHAEL GRIFFITHS LO529

 

As FD249, 1945-53

John Stevenson Collection

Official No:  145118     Port and Year:  London, 1921  (LO529) 

                                                                 Fleetwood, 1945 (FD245)            

Description: Castle Class steel side trawler; coal fired. Ketch rigged

Crew:

Built: by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Selby; in 1918.  (Yard no. 402)

Tonnage:  282 grt  109 net

Length / breadth / depth (feet): 125.5 / 23.5 / 12.7                                                         

Engine: T 3-Cyl; 86 rhp; by Amos & Smith, Hull

Owners:

 

1923:  H. Leetham & Sons, Hull.

 

1926: Phoenix Trawling Co., Milford Haven

Manager: R. D. T. Birt

 

1930: West Coast Trawlers, Milford

Managers: J. Ritchie & W. T. Davies

 

As FD 249

1945:  Clifton Steam Trawlers, Fleetwood. 

 

Landed at Milford: 16 Aug 1921 - 27 Aug 1939

Skippers: Alex Smith (1938)

Notes: 5 Apr 1919: Delivered to the Admiralty (No. 3781)

22 Sep 1921: Registered by the Admiralty as a fishing vessel at London (LO529).  Sold to mercantile.

30 Aug 1939: Requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to a minesweeper (P.No.FY.567).

Jan 1944: Converted to a boom defence vessel.

Jan 1945: Returned to owners.

31 Jan 1953:  Lost with all hands in heavy weather NW by W of Barra Head.

[Information supplied by the Fleetwood Maritime Trust and the Bosun's Watch website.]

 

Accidents and Incidents

From the West Wales Guardian of Friday 19th May 1922:

   

    An unfortunate accident befell Mr Walter Mathias, Beach Cottage, Pill, who is chief engineer on the steam trawler "Michael Griffiths", last week.  The

vessel had gone to sea last week (Wednesday), but returned on Saturday evening and reported that Mr. Mathias had been badly injured by engine room machinery.  Doctor Rice was immediately called, and after attending to his injuries, ordered his removal to the County Hospital, Haverfordwest, where he now lies.

 

 

 

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