SEA LARK M119

Official No:    104118  Port Number and Year: - in Milford, 1896                                                                               - in Swansea, 1900 (SA4)

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

Crew: 9 men

Registered at Milford: 11 May 1896

Built: John Duthie, Sons & Co., York Place, Aberdeen, 1894.  (Yard no. 183)

Tonnage: 154.22 gross 40.34 net

Length / breadth / depth (feet):  101.9 / 20.5 / 11

Engine: C-2Cyl, 57 rhp, by Clyne Mitchell & Co., Aberdeen

Owners:   11 May 1896:  Castle Steam Trawlers (Thomas Ridley Oswald), Castle Hall, Castle Pill. Walter Henry Smith, 'Belize House', Goole   As SA4 20 Sep 1900:  Swansea Steam Trawling, Pure Ice & Cold Storage Co., Swansea.   5 Apr 1907: Soc. Nouvelle des Pecheries a Vapeur, Arcachon.

Landed at Milford: 19 May 1896 - 23 Apr 1901

Skippers: Wallace Watson cert 3677, age 30, born Hull; residing Charles St., Milford; signed on 11 May, 7 Jul 1896. Fred A Walker 2344 (4332?), 36, Lynmouth; Green Tce., Hubberston, Hakin; 1 Apr 1898; 29 Jan W. Postle 3612, 37, Norfolk; St. Ann's Rd., Hakin; 21 Jan, 17 Jul 1900. George C. Nichols 5538, 39, Stamford; 11 Dec 1900 E. G. Walker 3445, 36, Brighton; 21 Dec 1900.

Notes:

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 20 Sep 1900.  Vessel transferred to the port of Swansea.

 Accidents and Incidents:

 

From the Aberdeen Weekly Journal of Tuesday, April 7, 1896; Issue 12852.

 

    NEW TRAWLER FOR SOUTH-WEST OF ENGLAND FISHING.― On Thursday forenoon a trawler to be named the Sea Lark, built to the order of Mr.T. R. Oswald, Milford Haven, will be launched from the yard of Messrs. J. Duthie, Sons & Co., Aberdeen.  The vessel is 110ft. long, 20ft. 6in. broad, and 11ft. 3in. deep, and will have a displacement of 260 tons.  It will be fitted with all the latest modern appliances for the prosecution of trawling on the south-west coast of England, and in the Bay of Biscay, and will be constructed to class of 100 A1 at Lloyd's.

 

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Log book entries:

 

04.01.1900

Friday.  While fishing off the Saltees Light Vessel, the main feed pipe burst at 2. p.m.  On Saturday 5th, the donkey pump gave out being disables all night.  Got into Dublin on Sunday at 2 p.m.  All right without any help.  The wind fresh from the SE.

    F. A. Walker (Skipper)

 

18.12.1900

Milford Haven.  In the Harbour, sheltering.

Lost anchor and 100 fathom of trawl warp through catching a cable in the Haven.

    F. A. Walker (Skipper)

 

   

     

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