In Boston Lincs |
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Kirton GN 42
Built | 1886 Cochrane, Cooper & Schofield, Beverley (Iron) |
Yard No | 15 |
Owner at New | Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Boston Lincs (Alfred Wheatley Ansell, manager) |
ID no | 93404 |
Launch Date | 01.09.1886 |
Completed | 1886 |
Gross Tons | 123 |
Nett Tons | 57 |
Engine | 35 hp C.2-cyl by Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull |
Length | 92.3ft |
Breadth | 21ft |
Depth | 10.9ft |
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Owners | |
07.10.1886 | Registered at Boston BN 187 |
04.11.1886 | Re-registered at Boston BN 188 |
1887 | J.P. Mountain appointed manager. |
02.12.1892 | Collided with the steam tug “Boston” while travelling down the River Witham causing considerable damage. |
25.01.1895 | Towed into Boston by S.T. “Sturgeon” BN 17 after battling through one of the worst storms in years. She was struck by an enormous sea which washed away the bridge and with it George Hildred (Third hand) & Thomas Hughes (Skipper). |
1897 | James Bloomfield appointed manager. |
20.03.1899 | Landed the crew of the foundered S.S. “Recepta” (958g/1872) of London at Boston, the 13 crewmen were picked up from their small boat on 18th March; four other crewmen were lost. |
07.01.1905 | Deckhand John Miller (Lowestoft) washed overboard and lost. |
02.1907 | Boston registry closed. |
28.02.1907 | Owned by Thomas L. Devlin, Granton, Edinburgh (owner/manager). |
05.04.1907 | Registered at Granton GN 42. |
1909 | Stranded at St Cyrus Bay 5 miles NE of Montrose, crew taken off by lifeboat to Johnshaven, later refloated. |
05.1916 | Requisitioned and converted to Boom Defence Vessel based at Granton. |
28.02.1919 | Thomas L. Devlin deceased, (Robert D. Devlin & Thomas L. Devlin Jnr managers) (Company Trustees -Grace Darney Devlin (his wife); John Inglis, Peebles, Alex Stewart ( R. C. Priest) St Mary's Cathedral House Edinburgh)). |
17.06.1919 | Mortgaged by Thomas L. Devlin (Trustees), Granton Edinburgh (A) |
17.06.1919 | Mortgagee: John Inglis, Peebles, Peeblesshire. |
1919 | Returned to Owners |
25.02.1920 | Mortgage (A) discharged. |
25.02.1920 | Owned by William High, Dundee (owner/manager). |
1921 | 2nd Engineer David Wilson fined £5 or 30 days imprisonment for wilful damage to the engine while in the harbour. |
02.08.1923 | Owned by G. Ampetakiotis, Glasgow converted to salvage vessel. |
02.08.1923 | Granton registry closed. |
1923 | Renamed "GLEANER". |
1923 | Registered at Vathy, Greece. |
1930 | Owned by A. Demitriades, Vathy, Greece |
1930 | Renamed "TRITON". |
1934 | Owned by Demitriades Industries, Vathy Greece (A. Demitriades manager) |
1937 | Scrapped |