YARMOUTH BL9

John Stevenson Collection

Official No:  117737  Port and Year:   Bristol, 1907 (BL9)                                                                Fleetwood, 1919 (FD334)                                                                Ostend, 1949 (O336)

Description: Steel side trawler; steam screw, coal burning.  Ketch rigged.

Crew:

Built: 1907 by Smith's Dock Co., North Shields.  (Yard no. 357)

Tonnage: 235 grt  91 net. [1949: 242 grt; 97 net]

Length / breadth / depth (feet): 120.4 / 21.6 / 11.6

Engine: T-3Cyl.  68 rhp; by W.V.V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge, Glasgow.    1949: Unicorn oil engine; 450 bhp 8-cyl;  by Porn & Dunwoody, London.

Owners:   As BL9 Sep 1907: Western Steam Trawling Co., Docks, Milford Manager: Sidney Morgan Price    As FD334 25 Jul 1919: Saxon Steam Trawlers, Siding Rd., Fleetwood Manager: Joseph H. Taylor (1924: New Docks Steam Trawling Co (Fleetwood)   1938: Clifton Steam Trawlers, Station Rd., Fleetwood.   As O336 1948:  Charles & Victor Seghers, Ostend

Landed at Milford: 24 Sep 1907 - 9 Aug 1914

Skippers: T. W. Leggett (1914)

Notes: Aug 1914: Requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted for bomb throwing and minesweeping duties (Admy.No.281). 1 x 3pdr.  1 x 7.5" bomb thrower. Feb 1915: Renamed YARMOUTH II. 1919: Returned to owners and reverted to YARMOUTH (BL9). 4 Dec 1950: Stranded on Scroby Sands, 3-4 miles off Gt. Yarmouth, and abandoned.

Accidents and Incidents

From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 25th September 1907:

 

    The steam trawler "Yarmouth", the latest addition to Messrs. Sellick, Morley and Price's fleet, is expected in for this morning's market (Wednesday), with her maiden cargo.  She was built at the famous yard of Smith's Dock Company, Shields, and engined by M. W. Ridgewood, Coatbridge.  The skipper is Mr. J. Rumble.

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From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 1st March 1911:

 

    Trawlers coming in from sea on Monday reported trying experiences at sea in the westerly gales of last week.  The steam trawler "Yarmouth" (Sellick, Morley and Price) appears to have fared the worst, for she met a severe gale 360 miles out in the Atlantic.  A tremendous sea swept over her, washing away her lifeboat and hatches  The bulwarks and cabin windows were smashed in, and the vessel nearly swamped.  The boatswain was thrown violently against the cabin door, and had his right arm fractured.  The skipper is Captain Rumbold.

  

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From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 18th June 1919:

 

    Some excitement was manifested on the Milford Docks during last week when it became known that Messrs. Sellick, Morley and Price were disposing of their fleet of steam trawlers.  For a considerable time negotiations had been proceeding with the Consolidation Company of Grimsby, but these recently fell through.  It is gratifying to know that the greater portion of the fleet has been retained for the port, as will be seen from the following list.  Several local gentlemen having come forward, the competition was very keen.

    The Alnmouth, Weigelia, and Exmouth have been sold to Fleetwood firms, while the Charmouth, Macaw, Tacsonia, Rosa, Xylopia, Essex, Uhdea, Petunia, Lynmouth, Kalmia, Portsmouth, Weymouth, Syringa, Yarmouth and Magnolia have all found local buyers.

    This opens out the question of the need for local trades people and others to invest in the staple industry of this fishing port, as has been done in competing fishing centres.

 

 

 

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