Swan

Swan
Swan
Swan
iBase ID
261027
Vessel name
Swan
Fishing number
FD116
Type of vessel
ST
Official number
124688
Year constructed
1907
Constructed by
Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Co Ltd
Constructed at
Goole
Gross tons
270
Length
130 ft
Beam
23.1 ft
Depth
12 ft
Construction notes
Yard No. 96
Owner/Manager
Cygnet Steam Fishing Co
Date sunk
07/03/1921
Place sunk
Westen Approaches
Casualties
07/03/1921 - H Martin (skipper), John Wignall (chief engineer), George Bond (2nd engineer), George Waring (fireman), T Allen (cook), M Falloon (deckhand)
General notes
SWAN (FD116) came to Fleetwood as a newly built vessel for the Cygnet Steam Fishing Co Ltd. Served as a mine-sweeper from 1914-1919 (listed by the Royal Navy as SWAN lll). The trawler was lost on 07/03/1921 when she collided with the US steamer 'Edgemont' in thick fog in the Western Approaches, 800 miles off Lands End. The collision almost cut her in half. 6 men were lost and 5 were saved. The surviving crew members returned to Fleetwood aboard the trawler 'Arley'.
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