KAYJAY Posted 22 April , 2004 Share Posted 22 April , 2004 Hi Guys, Can anyone help with these two ships as I'm trying to find out what happened to a man who was lost on each in 1918. v.V. ANNIE B. SMITH 12/10/1918. S.S. RIVER THAMES 25/10/1918. Thanks Ken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 22 April , 2004 Share Posted 22 April , 2004 ANNIE SMITH , Admlty No 2413, Port No INS 422 ( Inverness) 84 tons launched 1907, Net minesweeper lost in collision off Lundy Island 9th April 1918. Can't find a River Thames but there was an HMS Thames. Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRS Posted 21 February , 2019 Share Posted 21 February , 2019 Annie Smith and Annie B Smith are two different ships. Malcolm's reply is for Annie Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Hall Posted 25 February , 2019 Share Posted 25 February , 2019 From http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=1958 Name Official number Flag IMO ANNIE B SMITH 60619 GBR Year built Date launched Date completed 1869 29/01/1869 Vessel type Vessel description Coaster General Cargo Wood Sailing Vessel Schooner Builder Yard Yard no Peter Barclay & Son, Ardrossan Ardrossan Harbour 25 Tonnage Length Breadth Depth Draft 51 grt / 51 nrt / 66.9 ft 18.5 ft 7.9 ft Engine builder , Engine detail First owner First port of register Registration date Archibald Thomson, Ardrossan. Ardrossan 10/02/1869 Other names Subsequent owner and registration history c1872 Charles Hendry, Ardrossan 1879 James Hamilton, Arran c1883 James F Waldie, Legbramock Collieries, Holytown, nr Glasgow c1887 Malcolm Leitch, Roseneath c1894 Archibald Robertson, Glasgow c1912 John Bie, Dalbeattie c1916 James C Gould, Cardiff Vessel history Clyde service. Remarks End year Fate / Status 1918 Foundered 12/10/1918 Disposal Detail Foundered at Hartland Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Currell Posted 25 February , 2019 Share Posted 25 February , 2019 (edited) Kayjay, The 1919-20 edition of Lloyd's Register has an entry for the River Thames, so presumably she survived the war. Some brief information: Iron Screw Steamer, Official No. 63689, 792 GRT, 200.6 feet long, Built 1870 by Withy, Alexander & Co., ex-Londres, ex-Ann Webster. The owners in 1919 were Little & Johnson, and her master was W. Nicholls (since 1913). This doesn't answer the question of the lost man, but I hope it will provide some clues. (Edit: I noticed after posting this that the original question was from 2004, but maybe the information will be of use to someone eventually.) Regards, Ralph Edited 25 February , 2019 by Ralph Currell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe R Posted 25 February , 2019 Share Posted 25 February , 2019 A little more data on River Thames http://www.teesbuiltships.co.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=165727&vessel=ANN+WEBSTER Respectfully, Joe R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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