The FOUR Shortlived Vessels
Hello All;
Thanks to Charley the MAY 1st information should be good. The other three may well be questionable. I have tried to gather information from every available [to me] source. I may even have some of these vessels wrong from the outset, but would ask any of you for your views. Any corrections, additions and or deletions will be most welcomed, however small they might be.
The Port of Southampton site with their online Lloyds Registers has helped a great deal. I have noticed that, at the moment, only the registers for 1937 and up seem to work. Those for the years 1930 to 1936, though shown, do not contain any information. Is anyone else here having this problem?
Cheers,
Rory
MAY-1898
IDNo: 108625
A039 - In-Service for KELLY: 1919-1919
1898 Built by John Fullerton & Co., Paisley (Yard# 142)
as MAY for Captain T.Burns, Wm.Dunn and T. Matthews, Bangor. NI
Code Flags
261 grt 130' x 21' x 9'5'' 50hp.
1915 Sold to T.Collier, Bray, Co. Wicklow.
1915 Sold to Kynoch Arklow Ltd; London.
1919 (Summer) Sold to J.Kelly, Belfast.
1919 (Fall) Samuel B. Stevenson, Derry. R/N SILVERSPRINGS
1928 Sold to Wilson and Reid, Belfast.
1930 Sold to P. Berrill, Bristol.
1935 Scrapped Briton Ferry.
ELLER-1896
IDNo: 102463
A040 - In-Service for KELLY: 1919-1919
1896 Built by John Fullerton & Co., Paisley (Yard# 129)
As ELLER for R Simpson, Whitehaven
Code Flags MKNV
243 grt, 54 net 125' x 20'1'' x 9'2'' Engine 2cy 16½'' & 34'' by 24'' CP 43rhp by Ross & Duncan Glasgow
1919 Sold to Samuel B. Stevenson, Derry.
1919 r/n THRUSHFIELD
Status: Sunk - 28.04.1936, Wrecked 6 miles SE of Rathlin on passage to Ballyshannon with coal.
Owners at time of loss William Reid Ltd Belfast
GLENARM-1904
IDNo: 119143
A041 - In-Service for KELLY: 1919-1919
1904 Built by Bow McLachlan, Paisley (Yard# 175)
as LYCIDAS for Ritson & Co.
Code Flags MCFS
281 grt 132.8 x 23.1 x 9.7 Engine 2cy 16½'' & 34'' by 24'' CP 47rhp by Bow McLachin & Co., Paisley.
1919 Sold to John Kelly, Belfast
1919 Sold to Samuel B. Stevenson, Derry.
1920 r/n ROSSGARRAGH
1927 r/n ISLESMAN
1955.06 BU Nieuw Lekkerland
RIVER AVOCA-1909
IDNo: 128493
A042 - In-Service for KELLY: 1919-1919
1909 Built by John Fullerton & Co., Paisley (Yard# 210)
as CARDIFF CITY for Despatch S.S.Co Ltd (J. Tyrrell), Cardiff
Code Flags
322 grt, 43.3m x 7.2m x ?m, Engine 1 CP
1914 EDENSIDE
1916 RIVER AVOCA
1919 Sold to John Kelly, Belfast
1919 Sold to Samuel B. Stevenson, Derry.
1920 GLENCREGAGH
1929 Wrecked Vazon Bay, Guernsey 03.06.1929