GLEANER SA13

Official No:  89818   Port and Year:   North Shields, 1886 (SN1515)

                                                                Swansea, 1890 (SA13)

Description: Iron steam trawler.

Crew:  

Built: South Shields, 1886

Tonnage:  75 grt  24 net.

Length / breadth / depth (feet): 85.0  / 16.9 / 9.0

Engine: 25 hp.

Owners:

 

1886: William Osten Jnr., North Shields.

 

1890: John Benson, Swansea.

Managing owner.

 

Landed at Milford:  18 Dec 1890 - 10 Mar 1892.

Skippers:  1890-91: George Horth

1891-92: B. Jackson

Notes: 

20 March 1889: Steering gear failed when entering North Shields in a gale, but was repaired by the crew, and she entered port safely. [The Times,  23rd March 1889.]

23 Mar 1892:  Foundered off the Smalls. [See below.]

Accidents and Incidents

 

From The Liverpool Mercury of Saturday 26th March 1892:

 

Gleaner (Milford, March 25) The steam trawler Gleaner, of Swansea, foundered on the 23rd, 20 miles S.S.W. off Smalls.  Blowdown cock of boiler off, vessel filled and foundered.

 

 

 

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