Cevic

iBase ID

260383

Vessel name

Cevic

Fishing number

FD186

Type of vessel

ST

Official number

105911

Previous names

Subsequent names

Year constructed

1895

Constructed by

Edwards Bros

Constructed at

North Shields

Gross tons

151

Length

106 ft

Beam

20.6 ft

Depth

11 ft

Engines

Construction notes

Yard No. 504

Owner/Manager

Devon Steam Trawling

Previous owner

Kelsall Bros & Beeching

Subsequent owner

Cevic Steam Fishing

Date scrapped

Place scrapped

Date sunk

26/06/1927

Place sunk

Ramsey Bay, Isle of Man

Casualties

General notes

CEVIC was previously with Kelsall Bros & Beeching Ltd in Fleetwood (FD133).
1898 Transferred to Hull (H76).
1913 Purchased by Devon Steam Fishing Co Ltd and re-registered at Fleetwood (FD186).
Later owned by Cevic Steam Fishing Co Ltd.
The trawler sank in June 1927 when she was driven onto Half Tide Rock in Ramsey Bay and broke up. The incident occured when the men aboard the Cevic were attempting to rescue the ship's lifeboat, which had got into trouble. A flare was sent up and the Ramsey lifeboat was launched. All the crewmen were saved, but the Cevic sank.
The men on board on this trip were Dick Collinson, J. Bywater, E. Salthouse, J. Hobbs, J. Dicks, J. Simms, P. Conigan, J. Kitchen, J. Harrison, T. Whiteside and W. Holden.

The remains of this vessel are still exposed at low tide at Ballure beach in the Isle of Man.

Image No 175 courtesy of Dave Buckley Collection.