HENE CASTLE H414
Official No: 109055 Port Number and Year: 60th in Hull, 1898 (H414)
23rd in Swansea, 1906 (SA34)
Description: Iron side trawler; steam screw, coal burning. Ketch rigged.
Crew: 9 men (1898).
Built: 1898, by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull. (Yard no.210a)
Tonnage: 161.86 grt 52.97 net
Length / breadth / depth (feet): 105.5 / 20.75 / 11.0
Engine: T 3-Cyl. 54 hp.; by Charles D. Holmes, Hull
Owners:
As H414
10 Sep 1898: Castle Steam Trawlers Ltd., 3 Lothbury, City, London.
Manager: George H.D. Birt, Milford.
As SA34
14 Aug 1906: Castle Steam Trawlers Ltd., Swansea.
Manager: Crawford Heron, 'Earlsmore', West Cross, Swansea.
As FUKAYE MARU
27 Jun 1908: Nagasaki Steamship Fishery Co., Nagasaki.
By 1936: Mitsubishi Kogyo K.K., Wakamatsu.
Landed at Milford: 25 Sep 1898 - 19 Jul 1904
Skippers: 1898: Wildridge
1899: Wildridge; Cox; Taylor; Foreman; Scott
1900: Foreman; Fears; Dodd; Taylor;
1901: Taylor; Dodd; Nichols
1902: Taylor
1903: Taylor; Dove
1904: Dove; Barnes
Notes:
1 Dec 1941: Sunk.
Accidents and Incidents
From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 29th August 1900:
In the early hours of Thursday morning last, an explosion occurred on board the steam trawler "Hene Castle", lying in the dry dock, Milford. It appeared that a lad named Lumsdaine, residing in Great North Road, was engaged on board the vessel in assisting to clean the boilers, when he removed the lid of the coal bunkers to look for a shovel, having in his hand at the time a lamp. The was the means of causing a terrific explosion and the unfortunate lad was burnt in a shocking manner about the legs and lower body.
The report brought PC Rigby, of the Dock Police, and PC John Griffiths to the scene, and they immediately conveyed Lumsdaine to Doctor Griffiths, and subsequently to his home. Although for some days the lad's life was in danger, there are now hopes that he may recover.
A good deal of damage was also caused to the "Hene Castle".
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From The Cambrian, of Friday 24th April 1908:
"ALL WELL" AT SINGAPORE
SWANSEA TRAWLER'S FINE VOYAGE TO JAPAN.
The Swansea trawler, Hene Castle, which is bound for Japan for her new owners, arrived at Singapore on Good Friday "All well."
She is a week ahead of her time, and as this is her last stopping place before reaching her destination, Nagasaki, her steaming record at the end of her voyage will be found to be a highly creditable one.
The Hene Castle is in charge of Capt. Jas. Davies, Graig-terrace, Swansea.
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