Pasadena

Pasadena
Pasadena
Pasadena
iBase ID
260876
Vessel name
Pasadena
Fishing number
FD103
Type of vessel
ST
Official number
128750
Previous names
G M
Year constructed
1910
Constructed by
Smith's Dock Co Ltd
Constructed at
Middlesbrough
Gross tons
225
Length
120 ft
Beam
21.5 ft
Depth
11.7 ft
Construction notes
Yard No. 420
Owner/Manager
F Thornley
Previous owner
Tudor Steam Trawling
Date sunk
September 1932
Place sunk
Malin Head, Donegal
General notes
Previously registered at Milford Haven (M47).
Served with the Royal Navy as a mine-sweeper.
1919 To Fleetwood for the Tudor Steam Trawling Co Ltd and named G M (FD103).
1927 To F Thornley and renamed PASADENA.
In September 1932 the trawler ran aground and sank on her way to the fishing grounds 6 miles north east of Malin Head. Whilst steaming through Inishtrahull Sound, the trawler struck a rock and her hull was extensively damaged. In an effort to save the ship by beaching her the skipper made towards the mainland. The engine room soon flooded and within two miles of the shore the Pasadena had to be abandoned. Immediately after putting off in the small boat the trawler foundered. With rough seas and high winds it took two hours hard rowing for the crew to land at Portalee, Glengad. All the men eventually arrived safely back in Fleetwood after crossing from Londonderry to Heysham.

Image No 674 courtesy of Dave Buckley Collection.
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