XYLOPIA  M102

 

John Stevenson Collection

Official No:  128755   Port Number and Year: 10th in Milford, 1911 (M102)

                                                                                  -    in Grimsby, 1922 (GY1306)

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

Crew:  9 men (1911); 10 men (14 Apr 1919); 11 men (1922).

Registered at Milford: 27 Jul 1911.

Built: 1911, Cochrane & Sons, Selby.  (Yard no. 486)

Tonnage: 261.53 grt  102.69 net.

Length / breadth / depth (feet): 125.2 / 22.0 / 12.25

Engine: T-3Cyl; 76 nhp; 10.5 kts; by Charles D. Holmes & Co., Hull. 

Boiler by J. T. Eltringham, South Shields.

Owners:

 

As M102

3 Aug 1911:  Southern Steam Trawlers Co. Ltd., 127 Quay, Waterford, Ireland.

(Messrs. Sellick, Morley and Price, Milford Docks.)

Manager: Cornelius Cecil Morley, "Cnocaitiun"*, Milford.  

(*Probably "Cnoc Áine" , Co. Limerick: "Aine's Hill". )

 

7 Jul 1919: Emma Bishop, 74 Dew St., Haverfordwest.

John Walters, The Docks, Milford

Thomas George Bishop, 'Bryn-y-Graig', Goodwick

Evan Davies, French Walk, Fishguard

David Morgan, Brodog, Fishguard.

Manager: John H. Bishop, Docks, Milford.

 

10 Apr 1920: Direct Fishing Supplies, 3 London Wall Buildings, London E.C.

Manager: George W. P. Margarson.

7 Nov 1921: As GY1306

 

Sep 1922: Thomas W. Baskomb, Fish Docks, Grimsby.

Managing owner.

 

24 Oct 1935: Charles D. Dobson, Robinson Lane, Fish Docks, Grimsby.

Managing owner.

 

May 1941: Kopanes Steam Fishing Co., Grimsby.

Manager: J. G. Little. 1944: J. R. Cobley.

 

Landed at Milford: 16 Aug 1911 - 29 Sep 1912;

15 Jul 1919 - 12 Dec 1920; 30 Jun 1921 - 11 Sep 1921.

Skippers: 

Benjamin H. Blockwell cert. 2523, age 47, born Yarmouth; signed on 8 Jan, 1 Jul 1912;

George Bird 4628, 43, Ingham; 1 Oct 1912; 1 Jan 1913

Ernest Ash 5732, 35, Brixham; 17 Oct 1912

John Bowman 08039, 33, Hull; 28 Jan 1913

W. Rayworth 3868, 41, Leeds; 18 Feb 1913.

Henry William Salter  827, - , Exeter.

Notes: 

Xylopia is an African evergreen tree or shrub.

Oct 1912: Landed at Fleetwood, until returning from 15 Jul 1919.

26 Feb 1913: Fitted out at Pembroke Dock for Admiralty charter.

Jul 1914: Purchased by the Admiralty and converted to a minesweeper (Admy. No.17). 1 x 12 pdr. AA.

28 Dec 1915: Landed 9 survivors at Harwich from WILLIAM MORRISON (A355) (Ad.No.3217), mined and lost 2 miles NNE of Sunk Head Buoy. [Information from Gil Mayes.]

Jul 1919: Sold to mercantile.

17 Aug 1942: Requisitioned for war service and designated for miscellaneous Naval duties.

19 Aug 1942: Returned to owners.

Mar 1952: Broken up by C.W. Corkin at Gateshead.  Grimsby registry closed.

[Lofthouse T., Mayes G., Newton D., & Thompson M. (2012): Cochrane Shipbuilders Vol.1: 1884 - 1914.]

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 14 Oct 1921.  Vessel transferred to the port of Grimsby.

Accidents and Incidents

From the Haverfordwest & Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 18th June 1919:

 

    Some excitement was manifested on the Milford Docks during last week when it became known that Messrs. Sellick, Morley and Price were disposing of their fleet of steam trawlers.  For a considerable time negotiations had been proceeding with the Consolidation Company of Grimsby, but these recently fell through.  It is gratifying to know that the greater portion of the fleet has been retained for the port, as will be seen from the following list.  Several local gentlemen having come forward, the competition was very keen.

    The Alnmouth, Weigelia, and Exmouth have been sold to Fleetwood firms, while the Charmouth, Macaw, Tacsonia, Rosa, Xylopia, Essex, Uhdea, Petunia, Lynmouth, Kalmia, Portsmouth, Weymouth, Syringa, Yarmouth and Magnolia have all found local buyers.

    This opens out the question of the need for local trades people and others to invest in the staple industry of this fishing port, as has been done in competing fishing centres.

 

 

   

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