MOPSA H966

Courtesy of Mark Stopper

Official No:  124796      Port and Year:  Hull, 1907 (H966)                                                                   Aberdeen, c.1935 (A380)

Description: Steel side trawler; coal fired, steam screw.  Ketch rigged.  Wheelhouse aft.

Crew:

Built: by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, in 1907 (Yard no. 156)

Tonnage:   206 grt  75 net

Length / breadth / depth (feet): 110.5 / 22.3 / 11.7

Engine: T.3-Cyl; 50 rhp; by Amos & Smith Co., Hull.

Owners:   Oct 1907: Hellyers Steam Fishing Co., Hull Managers: C. Hellyer & Co.   1919 : Iago Steam Trawling Co., Docks, Milford Manager: Edward D. W. Lawford   Renamed STROMNESS 1928: Trident Steam Fishing Co., St. Andrew's Dock, Hull. Manager: G. A. Ledger.   As A380 1935: Joseph T. Steward, Aberdeen

Landed at Milford: 3 Mar 1919 - 4 Feb 1928

Skippers:

Notes: Mar1915: Requisitioned  by the Admiralty as a minesweeper (Admy.no. 1606) 1 x 6 pdr. AA 1919: Returned to owners. 4 Oct 1939: Foundered off Aberdeen.

Accidents and Incidents

From a note in the Les Jones Archive:

Ran ashore at 9.30 pm, 4th October 1939, on Aberdeen beach, abreast the Beach Ballroom.  All shore lights had been extinguished for the blackout, and Skipper Stanley Jones said he had been disorientated by the lack of lights. The crew of nine were rescued by breeches buoy from the Bridge of Don rocket brigade.  It was found impossible to free the vessel from the sands, and she was broken up where she lay.

 

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