Emma Trechmann - a general history

Official No. 58758: Code Letters KBGM: Code Letters MBTF.

Owners: 1871 Otto Trechmann & Co, Hartlepool: 1888 Lambert Brothers, London-renamed Halling: 1892 Societe Maritime Belge, Brussels-renamed Terneuzen: 1894 Little & Johnson, London-renamed Halling: 1906 Little & Johnson, London-renamed River Scheldt: 1913 Cavounidis Bros, Piraeus, Greece-renamed Gnosithea: 1917 Ligne Cetoise de Nav a Vapeur F. Puech Fils, Cette, France-renamed Craonne

Masters: 1871-72 Cooper: 1872-74 PA Heuer: 1876 G Seaboy: 1875 R Redhead: 1876-78 J Sergent: 1880-83 Otto Thoren: 1884-85 J Browning: 1887 J Johnson: 1888 J Hastie: 1890 J Nicholson: 1890-92 J Udall: 1894-95 T Baker: 1896 WR Facer: 1897 GS Harris: 1899-1905 T Baker: 1906-08 J Bissett: 1909 T Baker.

Voyages: On 21 December 1875 at South Shields William McLaren (C.N. 81048) was sentenced to a month in prison with hard labour & had his certificate cancelled for larceny of rope: from Cardiff for Genoa February 1876 arrived at Gibraltar: February 1876 Thomas Jones was imprisoned at Genoa for 3 weeks for desertion. He stated that he had only gone ashore & did not intend to desert the vessel: 17 March 1885 arrived at Hull from Malaga: 15 December 1885 arrived at Breman from Valencia.

On a voyage from Cette to Algiers with a cargo of barrels, wood & resin & a total crew of 23 Craonne was sunk by gunfire from German submarine (U-63 Otto Schultze) 60 miles north of Cape Bougaroni, Algiers in 38.06N/05.49E on 23 June 1917. Survivors were picked up the armed French trawler Isole. 1 life was lost.

Crew 1876

Jones, Thomas, able seaman

MacLaren, William, mate

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