ST

ST. CLEAR M205

NAIADE O-144

Official No: 121617 Port Number and Year: 5th in Milford, 1907

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

Crew: 9 men

Registered at Milford: 20 Mar 1907

Built: 1907, by Smith's Docks Co., North Shields. (Yard no. 816)

Tonnage: 239.67 grt 73.39 net

Length / breadth / depth (feet):120.8 / 21.55 / 11.65

Engine: T 3-cyl. 68.5 nhp., 10 kts; engine by W.V.V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge, Glasgow; boiler by Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co., Wallsend on Tyne.

Owners:

2 Mar 1907: Milford Haven Steam Trawler Co., 10 Gordon St., Cardiff

Manager: George Sheard, 'Edenhurst House', Dewsland St., Milford.

3 Jun 1911: Smith's Docks Co., Docks, Milford

Managers: Milford Haven Steam Trawler Co.

Manager: George Sheard

16 Mar 1912: Cecil Cornelius Morley ) Docks, Milford

Sydney Morgan Price )

Manager: S. M. Price

Renamed NAIADE O.144

16 Nov 1912: Henry P. Aspeslagh, Minque 21, Ostend

Landed at Milford: As ST.CLEAR: 1 Apr 1907 - 5 Mar 1912
As NAIADE: 13 Sep 14 - 29 Feb 1916.

Skippers: James Kilby cert. 1427; age 44, born Hull; residing Dewsland St., Milford; signed on 13 Mar 1907

Thomas W. Leggett 7028, 33, Gorleston; 20 Jun, 22 Jul 1907

C. Masterson 5740, 30, Salisbury; Vicary St., Pill, Milford; 7 Jan 1908

G. Hanlon 6195, 35, Hull; 21 Jan 1908

William Jones 6707, 33, Peterborough; 1 Dewsland St., Milford; 14 Apr, 3 Sep 1908

T. E. Hooper 6628, 32, Hull: 3 Gwili Rd., Hakin; 26 Dec 1908; 8 Jan 1909

Wallace Watson 3677, 43, Hull; 2 Jul 1909

George H. Thomas 7680, 32, Rutland; 5 Gracechurch Tce., Pill, Milford; 27 Sep, 13 Nov 1909; 21 Jan 1910; 17 Jan 1911

F. Hardisty 1891, 40, Barton; 20 Oct 1909

H. Newman 2977, 39, Bristol; 17 Apr 1910

George C. Nichols 05538, 40, Stamford; 'Talbot House' St.David's Rd., Milford; 3 May, 7 Jul 1910; 3 Jan 1911

J. Pratt 6106, 40, Hull; 11 Jan 1911

George I. Bird 4628, 42, Ingham; Starbuck Rd., Milford; 6 Jun, 7 Jul 1911

B. Richards 4775, 34, Tenby; 3 Oct 1911

G. Gibbs 7184, 31, Gorleston; 10 Nov 1911.

Notes: Mar 1916: Requisitioned as NAIADE and converted to a minesweeper (Admy. no. 3269); 1 x 6 pdr. AA
1919: Returned to owners.

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 16 Nov 1912 Vessel sold to Belgian owner.

Accidents and Incidents

From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 3rd April 1907:

One of the finest, largest, and most up-to-date boats arrived in Milford yesterday after her maiden voyage, which realised £350. The steam trawler "St. Clear" is the property of Messrs. Powers and Sheard, who also own the "St. Vincent" and "St. Bride".

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From the Haverfordwest and Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 19th February 1908:

Frederick J. Hancock, Point Street, Hakin, summoned John Stroud, Charles Street, master mariner, for piloting the steam trawler "Essex" out of the port of Milford without holding the necessary certificate. David J. Davies, of Great North Road, master of the steam trawler "Gillygate"; James Keen, Dewsland Street, master mariner of the steam trawler "Syringa"; and Thomas Leggett, Waterloo Road, master mariner of the steam trawler "St. Clear", were summoned for a like offence. It was mentioned that the cases had all been settled, and they were struck out.

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Log book entries:

Gallows bent and port rail aft indented. Cause - collision with the steam trawler "St Bride" of Milford. This took place 14 miles N of Ballycotton.

Port rail, bulwark broken, and beading bent. Cause - collision with steam trawler "Kalmia"

While on the fishing grounds, the cook going into the galley, ship lurched and fell onto the bulwarks and broke seaman's ribs. proceeded to port at once to see doctor. Port made - Valencia.

From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 16th November 1910:

On Sunday morning the trawler 'St.Clear' put back into harbour with one of the crew, John Evans, second engineer, brought ashore, suffering burns. It appears he was engaged in getting carbide from a case on deck and taking it to the tank for the manufacture of acetylene gas. On taking it out, ... by some means the carbide exploded. Evans received the force of it in the face, the right side of which was badly burnt. He was also temporarily blinded.

He was taken to Doctor Griffiths' surgery, where his injuries were attended to by Doctor Walker, and afterwards, with his head swathed in bandages, he was conveyed home in a cab to Waterston.

From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 15th November 1911:

On Sunday afternoon a gale of great force came on somewhat suddenly, and lasted the whole of the night. Several large vessels put into the harbour for shelter, but no damage or casualty is reported. The steam trawler "St. Clear" had her small boat damaged, and the liner "Rodney" came in with two blades of her propellers broken. The steam trawler "Teesmouth" had her lifeboat carried away.