QUEEN ALEXANDRA  M74

 

John Stevenson Collection

Official No:  111092     Port Number and Year:   -    in Yarmouth? 1901 (YH ? )

                                                                                6th in Milford, 1905

                                                                                  -    in Yarmouth? 1917 (YH ? )

Description: Wooden liner.  Steam screw; coal burner. Sails fore and aft

Crew:

Registered at Milford: 18 Jul 1903

Built: 1901, Yarmouth

Tonnage: 62.68 grt  36.17 net

Length / breadth / depth (feet): 79.6 / 18.1 / 8

Engine:

Owners:

 

As YH ?

1901: [Yarmouth owners?]

 

As M74

18 Jul 1903: James Hellings, 25 Hamilton Tce., Milford

Edward Hellings, 5 Hamilton Tce., Milford

 

10 Jul 1911: John Brown, 'Berlyn Villa', Wellington Rd., Hakin

 

23 Nov 1914:  Sarah Jane Hellings, 25 Hamilton Tce., Milford

 

9 Jan 1915:  William Nicholas, Milford.

 

As YH ?

Apr 1917:  Yarmouth owners.

 

Landed at Milford: 11 Jun - 4 Sep 1903;  9 Mar 1905 - 19 Dec 1916

Skipper: John M. Brown cert. no. -, age 36, born Pembroke, residing Point St., Hakin; signed on: 16 Jan, 10 Aug 1906; 21 Jan, 23 Jul 1908; 25 Jan, 19 Jul 1909

William Nicholas 7078, 46, Cornwall, 9 Brooke Ave., Milford; 1 Aug 1912; 5 Feb 1913.

C. Banner 8464, - , - ,Gwili Rd., Hakin; 21 Jan 1913

Notes: 

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 3 Apr 1917

Accidents and Incidents

 

From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 3rd January 1906:

 

On Saturday morning a strong south-east gale sprung up and continued without abatement until Monday night, and as a natural consequence the harbour's safety,  especially the lower part was taken advantage of by craft of every description sheltering from the fury of the storm. On Sunday evening the steam liner "Queen Alexandra" arrived in the docks and landed the crews of three schooners, which were in peril in Dale Roads.  The vessels were the "Joseph Fisher" of Wexford, "Elizabeth Ellen Fisher", of Barrow, and the  "James", of Llanelly, all of them laden with a cargo of coal from Newport.

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    On Tuesday morning the "Queen Alexandra" brought in the "Elizabeth Ellen Fisher", and later the steam trawler "Palestine" arrived with the "James" in tow.  Fortunately little or no damage had been done to either of the sailing vessels, and the crews are now back on board.

 

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From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 27th October 1909:

 

    On Monday afternoon several coasting ships which were lying wind-bound in the Harbour made a move to sea in a dead calm.  As they were drifting along off Dale Point, the three masted schooner "Bessie B. Mitchell", of Bangor, bound from that port to London with slates, collided with the schooner "Esperanza", and caused both to drift ashore near the rocks.

    Captain John Brown, Hakin, of the steam liner "Queen Alexandra", saw the plight of the vessels and went to their assistance.  He towed the "Bessie B. Mitchell" back to Milford Docks.  She had her top rails and steering gear damaged. The "Esperanza" got off the rocks herself and sustained considerable damage to her head gear.

 

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From the West Wales Guardian of Friday 5th May 1915:

 

John Duckworth, forty five years of age, who was chief engineer on the Milford steam fishing liner "Queen Alexandra", was drowned at Newlyn whilst attempting to get back on board after being ashore.

 

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Note of Protest by William Williams, Master of the schooner "Camborne", Beaumaris, 99 tons.  Bound Dublin from Llanelly with a cargo of anthracite, 12th February 1915:

 

    Having experienced very bad weather resulting in the foremast and mainmast and all sails being carried away.  The vessel laboured and strained very badly and shipped quantities of water.  We managed to make Dale Point, Milford Haven. and then dropped anchor until weather had considerably moderated.  We were then towed up Milford Haven harbour and into Milford Docks by the steam drifter "Queen Alexandra", for the agreed sum of fifteen pounds (£15).

 

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From The Irish Times of Monday 14th June 1915:

 

TWO VESSELS SUNK

 

The Milford trawler, Queen Alexandra, landed at Milford Haven yesterday morning the captain and 25 crew of the Liverpool barque Crown of India, and the captain and crew of ten of the Norwegian barque, Beilglade [Bellglade?].  Both vessels were sunk by U [???] at about 6 o'clock on Saturday night when 70 miles west by south of St.Anne's Head.  The Crown of India was outward bound, from Barry to Pernambuco, with coal, and the Beilglade was on the way home from Halifax to Sharpness with timber.   ................. 

 

 

 

    

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