FLYING SCOTCHMAN M20
The paddle trawler FLYING SCOTCHMAN in the newly-opened Dock, c.1888
[From Warburton J (1984): Milford Haven in Old Postcards.]
Official No: 80440 Port Number and Year: - in Milford, 1888
- in Dundee, 1890 (DE42)
Description: Steam paddle coal burner; iron side / beam trawler.
Crew: 6 men, 1 boy
Registered at Milford: 25 Jan 1888
Built: J. T. Eltringham, Stone Quay, South Shields; in 1879. (Yard no. 76)
Tonnage: 111 grt 41 net
Length / breadth / depth (feet): 98.8 / 18.2 / 9.5
Engine: One lever, one cylinder; 70 rhp; by J.P. Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields.
Owners:
25 Jan 1888: Pembrokeshire Steam Trawling Co.
J. Phillips, 27 Hamilton Tce., Milford
William Wolfe.
As DE42
1890: William High, Dundee. (Fish merchant)
[See photograph below.]
Landed at Milford: [Landed at Neyland before Milford Docks opened] 31 Jan 1889 - 9 Nov 1890
Skippers: D. Griffiths cert 2067, age 58, born Cardigan, residing - ; signed on 2 Jan, 3 Sep 1888
George Bartlett 0275, 30, Brixham, - ; 6 Feb, 21 Jul,
Thomas May 0162, 48, Brixham, Railway Hotel, Victoria Rd., Milford; 3 Sep 1888; 9 May 1889
William Barrett 34321, - , Middlesborough, - ; 6 Jan 1889
Robert Limbrick 758, 30, London, Mount Pleasant Rd., Brixham; 6 Feb 1890
Notes: 19 Mar 1879: Launched as a steam paddle tug.
1895: Renamed TITCHFIELD
Dec 1902: Broken up at Annalong, Co.Down.
Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 3 Dec 1890. Vessel transferred to the port of Dundee.
Accidents and Incidents
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From the Western Mail of Saturday 14th May 1887:
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
TUG REPORT
The ship Nanpactus, 1,399 tons register, of Yarmouth, N.S., was left by the steam tug Flying Scotsman [sic] on Wednesday May 11th, at 8.30 a.m., off Lundy Island, bearing E.S.E., distance five miles. Wind N.W., moderate; fine.
From the Western Mail of Thursday 23rd June 1887:
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
SIGNALLED OFF LUNDY ISLAND
June 22.― Wind, N.E., light; hazy; sea, smooth; barometer, 38.18, steady. Passed up: One of G.Greenshell, Cowie and Co's steamers, blue funnel, white band, black top; barque Nantique, of Havre, in tow of the tug Flying Scotsman [sic]. Passed down: Ship Ardencaple, of Glasgow.
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From the Aberdeen Weekly Journal of Wednesday 9th May 1888:
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
CASUALTIES
(From Lloyd's ― Tuesday)
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The steam trawler Flying Scotsman has gone ashore on Marloes Sand, near Milford Haven; crew saved by steamer West Strand.
Log book entry:
8 May 1888
Marloes Sands
Stranded, dense fog.
D. Griffiths (Skipper)
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Other log book entries:
27 Jun 1888
Dismasted 25 miles WNW of the Smalls. The heavy haul of fish split the bag and brought the mast down.
D. Griffiths (Skipper)
25 Jan 1889
J. Johnson from Neyland was injured. The nature and cause of the accident was jammed by a hand spike.
William Barrett (Skipper)
26 Dec 1889
N. Rees, Chief Engineer, and R. Cochrane, fireman, were punished by a fine, for causing delay to the ship.
R. Limbrick (Skipper.
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The Times, Friday, Feb 15, 1889; pg. 11; Issue 32623; col F
Disasters At Sea.
Last evening there were landed at Swansea the crew of the ship South Australian. They were brought to the port by the steam trawler Flying Scotchman of Milford, which had taken them from the schooner Spray, of Wexford, bound from Swansea to Plymouth. This vessel picked them up in the Bristol Channel, where for 12 hours they had been drifting in a boat.
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From Reynolds's Newspaper of Sunday 11th December 1892:
GENERAL NEWS
At Forfar, Henry William Evans, captain of the steam trawler Flying Scotsman [sic], was fined £50 for having trawled within the three miles' limit east of Buddoness on October 25 last.
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From the Aberdeen Weekly Journal of Friday 12th July 1895:
SCOTLAND DAY BY DAY
COMINGS, GOINGS, DOINGS
Mr. William High, fish salesman, Dundee, has disposed of the powerful steam tug and trawler Flying Scotsman [sic] to his Grace, the Duke of Argyll, to be employed on the Ayrshire coast for heavy towage work.
In Dundee Harbour.
Behind the "Flying Scotchman" is the "Flying Scud", DE 48.
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