XANIA LT138
Official No: 108470 Port and Year: Grimsby, 1897 (GY330)
Lowestoft, 1925 (LT138)
Description: Steel side / beam trawler, steam screw, coal burning. Yawl rigged Pareja (pair) fishing.
Crew:
Built: 1897; by Mackie & Thomson, Glasgow. (Yard no. 143)
Tonnage: 161 grt 63 net
Length / breadth / depth (feet): 104.2 / 20.5 / 10.7
Engine: T.3-cyl; 45 rhp; by Muir & Houston, Glasgow
Owners:
As GY330
May 1897: Hagerup & Doughty, Grimsby
Apr 1906 Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co., Grimsby
As LT138Jan 1925: Consolidated Fisheries, Lowestoft
Manager: Sir John D. Marsden.
19 Nov 1937: Don Trawling Co., (Milford Haven)
Manager: J. C. Llewellin
17 Mar 1939: Pair Fishing Co., Docks, Milford.
Manager: H. J. Horwood.
Landed at Milford: 23 Oct 1937 - 8 Mar 1940
Skippers:
Notes: Oct 1914: Requisitioned by the Admiralty (No.641) and converted to a minesweeper. 1 x 6pdr.AA
1919: Returned to owners.
22 Mar 1940: Sank after collision. [See below.]
Accidents and Incidents
From an unknown local newspaper dated c. 28th October 1937:
Another pair of locally owned trawlers put to sea on Tuesday night's tide. They were the s.t. Rattray and the s.t, Charmouth, recently purchased by the Don Fishing Company from Fleetwood and Aberdeen, and reconditioned and adapted for the Spanish "Pareja" method of fishing.
This enterprising firm has purchased four more of this class of trawlers from Fleetwood, viz., s.t Aberdeen, s.t. Xania, s.t. Ilfracombe and the s.t Scarborough, two of which have arrived in Milford Docks to be fitted out.
This makes five pairs of boats under the management of Yolland and Llewellyn.
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From the West Wales Guardian, Friday 22nd March 1940:
Disaster befell the Milford steam trawler "'Xania" whilst on the fishing grounds during the week-end. She sank after being in collision with her pair mate trawler the steam trawler "Aberdeen". The skipper and crew of the "Xania" fortunately were all rescued and brought safely home to Milford by the "Aberdeen".
The "Xania" has been in the port for a few years and was bought from the East Coast for the purpose of working the pair system method. As things are going at present there is little doubt the vessel will be replaced by the enterprising Pair Fishing Company, who continue to smash records.
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