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  • Derek
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    • Oct 2012
    • 1322

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    Blazer ON 95158

    1888 THE ROSE, 1889 BLAZER, 1914 CHARM, 1915 BLAZER



    Registered: LR1890-91:412 /(GBR)ON 95158

    241 GRT, 29 NRT, (130.0'x23.5'x12.6')

    iron, 1 scr, C2cyl by "J. Gilmour & Co" at Glasgow, 130nhp



    THE ROSE

    1888: Built by "S. McKnight & Co" at Ayr (YN 12)

    1888 -xx/06: delivered to "Cardiff Steam Towing Co Ltd" at Cardiff

    1889: To "The Liverpool Steam Tug Co Ltd" at Liverpool, renamed BLAZER (Capt. J. Ellis)

    (GBR flag, regd Liverpool, ON 95158, c/s KTDJ)

    1910: To Trevor Tregaskis at Cardiff

    1910: To William & Walter Shelcott at London

    1910: To "Goole & Hull Steam Towing Co Ltd" at Goole

    1914 -04/12: requisitioned for Admiralty service, foreign & coastal towing duties, renamed CHARM

    1915: re-renamed BLAZER

    1918 -09/11: aground at Conger Ledge, St Mary's, Scilly Isles while still on Admiralty service and total loss

    1919: wreck sold to "Mann McNeil & Co"



    (coll. R.Cox)

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