Angle

iBase ID

260241

Vessel name

Angle

Fishing number

FD57

Type of vessel

ST

Official number

127417

Year constructed

1908

Constructed by

Smiths Dock Co Ltd

Constructed at

North Shields

Gross tons

222

Length

120 ft

Engines

68 rhp triple expansion engine

Owner/Manager

Croston Steam Trawling Co

Date sunk

08/01/1924

Place sunk

Isle of Man

Casualties

08/01/1924 - William Glynn (skipper), James Flaxman (mate), Harry Gill (Bosun), James Casey (deckie), Ben Hickford (deckie), James Dennis (deckie), Charles Wilkinson (cook) , Ernest Lord (Chief Engineer), John Hay (second engineer), John Lord (fireman), William Smith (fireman), J perkins (pleasure tripper), F Barrar (pleasure tripper)

General notes

To Fleetwood registration in 1919 with Croston Steam Trawling Co Ltd (FD157).
Served as a minesweeper from 1915-1919.
In January 1924 the vessel grounded and broke up on Bahama Bank, Isle of Man in a severe storm. The trawler also over-ran her distance and the crew were unaware where they were because there were no lights. The trawler was lost with all hands (11 crewmen plus 2 pleasure trippers). There was later a mystery concerning the wreck when it was located four miles south east of Port of Ayr lighthouse. Divers were sent down in bad weather to try and identify the ship, but they struggled to do this because the funnel of the trawler (with the vessels name and number) had disappeared.

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