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Name: PRINCE CONSORT
Launched: 1874
Completed: 1874
Builder: JT Eltringham, South Shields
Yard Number: 36
Dimensions: 115grt, 24nrt, 110.6 x 18.5 x 9.4ft; (1887: 115grt, 11nrt); (1890: 123grt, 17nrt)
Engines: SL1cyl (36 x 54ins), 60nhp
Engines By: JP Rennoldson, South Shields
Propulsion: Paddle
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 70275
History:
1874 William Strong, Cardiff; registered at Cardiff
1882 Yorkshire Steam Trawling Co Ltd; registered at Scarborough
1887 Robert Laing, North Shields; registered at North Shields
30/09/1889 Robert Laing (t/a North Eastern Ice Co), Aberdeen
16/08/1900 Sank
Comments: 26/01/1882: Allocated fishing registration number SH81 at Scarborough
1884:Allocated fishing registration number SN27 at North Shields
13/04/1887: Towed upturned fishing smack SISTERS (KY221) to South Shields.
Six dead crewmen found onboard. One man lost, all seven men from Pittenweem.
Coroners Verdict: Death by accident, capsized during squall.
16/08/1900: Foundered 3 miles South of Stonehaven following a collision with
SPRAY from Aberdeen. Skipper J Laing & 6 crew rescued.
Thanks to Andrew Hall for the above news items