SS Calder

[Peter Harrison]

Any help appreciated with the crew list SS Calder lost with all hands 1931 thanks

[Gulliver]

No doubt someone will come up with a crew list from official sources,but I can only direct you to the Official Wreck Report on line.
　
http://www.plimsoll.org/resources/SCCLibraries/WreckReports/14086.asp　
　
Extract below mentions:-
The total number of persons employed in any capacity on board the s.s. "Calder" was 18. Their ratings were, master, 1st and 2nd officers, 1st and 2nd engineers, one cook and steward, one donkeyman and fireman, one deck boy, five A.B.s and five firemen.
　
Name of Master : Captain Tom William Sutherby
Name of 2nd Officer Mr C.G.Harmer








Best Regards

[Gulliver]

Hi Pedro.
I see you are a regular contributor to a Goole website ( http://www.goole-on-the-web.org.uk/main.php?key=191 )

Just having a quick scan through the forums on that site,it has been suggested that the names may be either 'commemorated on the Lock Hill memorial,or in a Goole church'.
Perhaps you are aware of that?
Best Regards

[Peter Harrison]

yes but found some names missing probobly the ones who did not reside locally most of the name plaques on the memorial are put there by relatives. The memorial itself was established by us old sea dogs.many thanks

[DeepSea]

Unfortunately there are no surving records of Crew Agreements for 1931 for the Calder. There are copies of her 1930 Crew Agreements in Canada, held under her Official No. It maybe possible she had the same crew for 1931.

http://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/viewc...cial_No=161047

[Peter Harrison]

Many thanks lads

[Hugh]

The crew: All Goole men except where indicated.

T.W. Sutherby, master.
S. Chapman, chief officer.
C.G. Harman, [Hull], second Officer.
E. Kitwood, steward.
S. Coult, deckboy.

Able Seamen

J. Guest.
E. Knght.
H. Snasdell.
L. Armitage.
S. Stevens.


S. Doubtfire, chief engineer.
F. Sherwood, second engineer.
H. Preston, donkeyman.

Firemen

H. Braithwaite.
L.G. Ellis.
J. Lydon.
G. Smith.
J. Cockburn.

Regards
Hugh

[Hugh]

You may already have this information but for the benefit of all I can add some more information to the tragedy.
The Master, Captain T.W.Sutherby was sailing in his first voyage on the vessel. The regular master was Captain Robert Sherwood, who had commanded the ship for nine trips before the last tragic voyage, decided almost on the eve of the vessel leaving Goole to take his annual three weeks leave.

The second engineer, Mr. F. Sherwood was Captain Sherwood's cousin.

Regards
Hugh

[Peter Harrison]

Many many thanks Hugh

[Paul Headon]

Hi,

I've found it very interesting reading this thread - Robert Henry Hayes Sherwood was my great-grandfather, and it is scary to think how close to death he came here (although my grandfather was already born by the time of the Calder, so I would not have disappeared even had circumstances been different)!

Thanks to everyone who's posted information here - it helps to add to the picture I'd been able to assemble from the various pieces of evidence.

RHH Sherwood had an eventful life - as well as just missing out on the Calder disaster, he was also one of the first POWs of WW1, as his ship was in Hamburg at the outbreak of war, and he was detained there with his two young sons Robert (7) and John (6). Although they were released fairly swiftly, RHH spent most of the war in Ruhleben POW camp.

Robert Jr also went on to have an eventful maritime career, being awarded the DSO for his defence of North Atlantic convoys in WW2 as a Commander in the RNR.

Thanks again,
Paul