ANGLE M225

Official No:  127417    Port Number and Year: 6th in Milford, 1908                                                                                -   in Fleetwood, 1919 (FD57)

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

Crew:  9 men

Registered at Milford: 1 Oct 1908

Built: 1908 by Smith's Dock Co., N. Shields. (Yard no. 383)

Tonnage: 221.89 grt  86.38 net.

Length / breadth / depth (feet):120.5 / 21.5 / 11.6

Engine: T 3-cyl. 68 hp. 10 kts.  Engine: 1908, by W.V.V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge, Glasgow.  Boiler: 1908, by David Rowan & Co., Glasgow

Owners:   6 Oct 1908: Neyland Steam Trawling & Fishing Co., Neyland. (Enoch Davies, 'Belmont House' High St., Neyland.)  Manager: Alexander Scott.   24 Feb 1919: Croston Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Orient Buildings, Station Rd., Fleetwood Managers: Taylor & Tomlinson

Landed at Milford:  8 Oct - 6 Nov 1908; thereafter landed at Neyland

Skippers: Robert Major Limbrick, Cert 7616  age 49, born London, residing 14 Upper Hill St., Hakin; signed on 1 Jul 1909; 2 Feb 1910; 1 May 1911; 10 Jul 1912. Thomas Charles Jobson, 6950, 31, Newcastle, 54 Waterloo Rd., Hakin; 15 Jan 1910 Henry Bertram Clarke, 6177, 30, London, 13 Greville Rd., Milford; 24 Jan 1911 Wm. Henry Davies, 5716, 35, Caerphilly, 'Laburnam House', Hazelbeach, Neyland; 24 Sep 1912; 13 Jan 1913. B. Richards, 4775, 39, Tenby, -; 9 Jul 1913 George Medway 6777. - - -

Notes:  Apr 1915: Requisitioned and converted to a minesweeper (Admy. No. 1367) 1 x 12 pdr. 1919: Returned to owners. 7 Jan 1924: Sailed Fleetwood and streamed log, severe south-east gale and snow storm off Isle of Man. Distance travelled underestimated due to gale and ran on the Bahama Bank, Isle of Man. Investigation concluded that disaster might have been averted if Bahama Bank lightvessel had not been removed; eleven crew lost plus two pleasure trippers. [Information supplied by "The Bosun's Watch" website.]

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 4 Mar 1919. Transferred to the port of Fleetwood

 Accidents and Incidents

Log book entry:

13.06.1911

65 miles WNW of Fastnet.

T.Bryant, twenty one years of age, trimmer, British, born Neyland, residing in Neyland.  Fore finger of left hand injured - caused by falling from deck casing while in the act of turning ventilator.

    Henry Bertram Clarke (Skipper)

    W. Rogerson (Mate)

 

 

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