ANCHOR STAR M93
John Stevenson Collection
Official No: 127614 Port Number and Year: 35th in Lowestoft, 1908 (LT127)
4th in Milford, 1920
Description: Wooden liner and drift nets; steam screw, coal burning. Ketch rigged: mainsail and mizzen.
Crew: 10 men (1909, 1914); 9 men, 1 boy (1920).
Registered at Milford: 28 Apr 1920
Built: By H. Reynolds, Oulton Broad, in 1908.
Tonnage: 82.39 grt 35.28 net.
Length / breadth / depth (feet): 85.0 / 18.8 / 9.2
Engine: C 2-Cyl. 30 hp. 9.5 kts.
Owners:
As LT127
22 Jun 1908: The Star Drift Fishing Co., Star Buildings, Beach Rd., Lowestoft.
Manager: George Catchpole, Kessingland, Suffolk.
As M93
28 Apr 1920: Edward Charles Edwards, 27 Great North Rd., Milford (16/64)
John Henry Wynn, Priory Rd., Milford (16/64)
Florence James, 69 Berw Rd., Pontypridd (16/64)
Managing owner: Edward James Hellings, 5 Hamilton Tce., Milford (16/64)
10 Aug 1928: Florence James, 'Abernant', The Parade, Ferndale. (32/64)
Managing owner: Edward James Hellings, Docks, Milford (32/64)
9 May 1929: Edward James Hellings, Docks, Milford (64/64). (Managing owner.)
Landed at Milford:
As LT127: 6 Mar - 21 May 1911; 17 Feb - 6 May 1912; 27 Jan - 16 Apr 1913; 28 Feb - 4 May 1914; 13 Feb - 1 Oct 1915.
As M93: 5 May 1920 - 12 Feb 1928.
Skippers: Notes:
Dec 1915 - 1920: Admy. no. 2718; net. Tender to HMS GLORY, which was guardship 1916-19, in Archangel / Murmansk).
16 Apr 1920: Lowestoft register closed.
1920: New deck.
Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 31 Dec 1931. Vessel unfit for further sea service.
Accidents and Incidents
From the Pembrokeshire Telegraph of 3rd November 1920:
On Sunday afternoon the steam fishing liner 'Anchor Star' came up the Haven, having in tow a British submarine of the older type, which had broken away from her moorings near the entrance of the harbour. It is reported that it was bound from the port of Plymouth for Pembroke Dock to be broken up. The 'Anchor Star' was still alongside on Monday.
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