SILURIA M202

Official No:  121614    Port Number and Year: 2nd in Milford, 1906                                                                                 -  in Grimsby, 1915 (GY801)

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

Crew:  9 men

Registered at Milford : 16 Feb 1907

Built: 1907 by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co., Goole.  (Yard no. 94)

Tonnage: 207.04 grt  59.38 net

Length / breadth / depth (feet):119.8 / 21.65 / 12.17

Engine: T 3-cyl. 60 rhp.;  engine by W.V.V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge, Glasgow; boiler by Richardson Shipbuilding, Westgarth & Co., Middlesborough

Owners:   16 Feb 1907:  Pembrokeshire Steam Trawling Co. Manager: G. S. Harries, 48 High St., Neyland   12 Oct 1914: George Knight Grimmer, 66 Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen   As GY801 24 Nov 1915:  Sleights Steam Fishing Co.   Dec 1916: G. F. Sleight & Sons, Fish Docks, Grimsby Manager: W. H. Beeley   Nov 1933: G.F. Sleight & A.L. Humphries, Grimsby   May 1949: G. F. Sleight & Sons, Grimsby   Apr 1952: Renamed REVIGO GY801

Landed at Milford:  11 Mar 1907 - 22 Sep 1908; 8 Nov 1912; 10 Oct 1914.

Skippers: J. H. Gardner cert. 6417; age 27, born Brixham; residing 149 Robert St., Milford; signed on 13 Feb, 9 Jul 1907 J. G. Riby 4079, 34, Scarborough; 20 Jun 1907 J. S. Barker 8056, 23, Scarborough; 31 Jul 1907; 28 Jan 1908 A. W. Barrett 5370, 32, Hull; 9 Marble Hall Rd., Milford; 20 Dec 1907; 1 Jan 1908 T. E. Hooper 6628, 32, Hull; 3 Gwili Rd., Hakin; 13 May, 9 Jul 1908 F. Hardisty 1891, 40, Barton; 20 Greville Rd., Milford; 1 Jan 1909 Fred Slade 5895, 32, Leicester; St. Ann's Rd., Hakin; 16 Jan, 13 Jul 1909 Charles Thomas 8623, 24, Neyland; 11 Nov 1909 John Welham 6150, 38, Yarmouth; 11 Charles St., Neyland; 14 Jan, 6 Jul 1910; 10 Jan, 8 Jul, 12 Oct 1911; 9 Jan, 9 Feb 1912 G. Foster 5561, 42, Scarborough; 6 Dec 1911 Harold Ernest Moran 7743, 30, Hull; St.Clements Rd., Neyland; 2 Nov 1912; 13 Jan 1913 William Henry Blockwell 8327, 26, Gorleston; 14 Greville Rd., Milford; 6 Feb, 22 Jul 1913.

Notes: 1917 - 1919: Fishery Trawler. Apr 1944: Requisitioned by the Admiralty; renamed CORYPHENE, and converted to an Esso. Jan 1945: Returned to owners, and reverted to SILURIA Dec 1955: Broken up.

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 24 Nov 1915.  Vessel transferred to the port of Grimsby

 Accidents and Incidents

 

From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 6th March 1907:

 

    Last week the steam trawler "Siluria", recently built for Pembrokeshire Steam trawling (Neyland) Company, Ltd., made her first trip.  The vessel, which is of a pretty design and appearance, is in command of Captain J. Gardner.

 

_______________________________

 

 Log book entries:

 

07.03.1909

250 miles W 1 S  from St Ann's Head

F. Holliday, age 33, Bo'sun;  English, born Yarmouth, residing Neyland.

Broken leg  whilst clearing foul trawling gear.

    Frederick Slade. (Skipper).

    Henry Mansell. (Second Hand). 6376.

 

01. 12 .1909.

William Ware, age 27; British, born Tenby, residing Tenby.

Injured back whilst stowing mizzen.  Sea struck ship causing him to fall off small boat.

    C. Thomas. (Skipper).

 

 

Back to Trawlers 1888-1914