Courser  GN 33              

Built 1905   Cook  Welton & Gemmell,  Beverley (Steel)
   
Yard No 78
   
Owner at New Thomas  Baskcomb,  Grimsby (owner/manager)
   
ID no 122698
   
Launch Date 18.05.1905
   
Completed 08.1905
   
Gross Tons 277
 

 

Nett Tons 95
   
Engine 63 hp    T.3-cyl by Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
   
Length 124.9ft
   
Breadth 22ft
   
Depth 11.6ft
   
Owners  
01.08.1905 Registered at Grimsby  GY 79
12.10.1905 Mortgaged by Thomas Baskcomb, Grimsby (A).
12.10.1905 Mortgagee: George Jeffs, Grimsby (secure £3000 @ 5% interest).
12.04.1911 Mortgage (A) discharged.
08.07.1911 Mortgaged by Thomas  Baskcomb, Grimsby (B).
08.07.1911 Mortgagee: William & George Somerville Letten, Grimsby (secure £2000 @ 5.25% interest).
07.10.1911 Mortgage (B) discharged.
12.02.1913 Thomas Bascomb deceased, Mary Ann Baskcomb, Thomas William Baskcomb, John Cash Store and Herbert Crabtree executors.
19.10.1915 Bill of Sale: Owned by Thomas Baskcomb Ltd, Grimsby (Thomas Baskcomb manager).
01.02.1916 Two Bills of Sale: Owned by Arthur Smith & Harry Wood, Grimsby.
01.02.1916 Mortgaged x 2 by Arthur Smith & Harry Wood (C) (D).
01.02.1916 Mortgagee: National Provincial Bank, London (secure account & interest).
02.02.1916 Henry Croft Baker, Grimsby appointed manager.
02.02.1916 Mortgaged x 2 by Arthur Smith & Harry Wood (E) (F).
02.02.1916 Mortgagees: Herny Croft Baker & John Lawrence Green, Grimsby (secure account & interest).
03.02.1916 Bill of Sale (21 shares): Owned by Arthur Smith, Harry Wood & Tania Wood, Grimsby.
28.02.1916 Three Bills of Sale: Owned by Sydney Wood, Grimsby (Henry Croft Baker manager)
10.1916 Requisitioned and converted to Boom Defence Vessel based at Granton
18.04.1917 Mortgages (E) & (F) discharged.
24.04.1917 Mortgages (C) & (D) discharged.
24.04.1917 Mortgaged by Sydney Wood, Grimsby (G).
24.04.1917 Mortgagee: National Provincial Bank, London (secure account & interest).
01.08.1918 Bill of Sale: Owned by Harry Wood, Grimsby (owner/manager).
1919 Returned to Owners.
13.04.1919 Mortgage (G) discharged.
17.04.1919 Owned by Harry Wood & Co (Grimsby) Ltd, Grimsby (Harry Wood manager).
18.04.1919 Mortgaged by Harry Wood & Co (Grimsby) Ltd, Grimsby (H).
18.04.1919 Mortgagee: National Provincial Bank, London (secure account & interest).
17.09.1924 Bill of Sale (under mortgage (H): Owned by Charles.Dobson, Grimsby (owner/ manager).
10.07.1931 Mortgaged by Charles Dobson, Grimsby (I)
10.07.1931 Mortgagee: Midland Bank Ltd, London (secure account & interest).
08.07.1940 Mortgaged (I) discharged.
08.07.1940 Bill of Sale: Owned by Consolidated Fisheries Ltd, Grimsby (Sir John D. Marsden Bart manager)
09.1940 Requisitioned and converted to minesweeper (P No FY.1823) joined 72nd minesweeping group  based at Hull.
09.03.1942 Bill of Sale: Owned by J. Bennett ( Wholesale Ltd) Grimsby.
17.03.1942 William Alfred Bennett appointed manager.
04.1945 Renamed “CAVALCADE”.
31.12.1946 Returned to Owners reverted to "Courser".
30.01.1947 Bill of Sale: Owned by Planet Fishing Co Ltd, Granton Edinburgh  (Robert Lyle manager).
04.1947 Grimsby registry closed.
04.1947 Registered at Granton GN 33.
20.01.1949 Skipper Willie John Paterson towed Aberdeen S.T. "Tobruk" 160 miles through storm for five days to Aberdeen.
1952 Sold as scrap to BISCO (British Iron & Steel Co).
21.04.1952 Scrapped  by Malcolm Brechin at Granton Edinburgh.