SS Aureole

[David McKenna]

Now, this came as a surprise.. Eustace Charlie Watson b1899 Southwold. I knew when his fisherman father died, his mother remarried and went to live in Brightlingsea. Eustace attended school there while his stepfather ran his shop. This information was taken from the 1911 census. By 1921 he was back at Southwold with all the family and he sailed off to Los Angeles at the end of 1922. I looked at the Kelly's census, and it listed someone else at the property in 1914. This got me curious..Did they all go back to Southwold? Well, no, not entirely sure. It was believed that Eustace had nothing to do with the sea, but ! I have just stumbled on a Eustace Watson b1899 Southwold, being on his first trip a 'Mess Steward' on the 'SS Aureole' out of Harwich 1915. His elder brother William Duncan Watson live in Harwich at the time, so i'm absolutely certain I have the right Eustace.

Now, on to the question, Does anyone have any information on the SS Aureole? What i'd like to know is, where did it sail to? Did Eustace serve on another ship after?

Sorry it was a bit longwinded

Thanks for reading, and any help is appreciated

David

[Graham Shaw]

Hello David...some info about the SS AUREOLE a steam tanker) I cannot find any other vessel listed with that name that was in existence for the period in question.Single Ship Report for "1104290"

IDNo:	1104290	Year:	1895
Name:	AUREOLE	Keel:
Type:	Tanker	Launch Date:	24.7.95
Flag:	GBR	Date of completion:	27.8.95

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Tons:	3975	Link:	1497
DWT:		Yard No:	106
Length overall:		Ship Design:
LPP:	105.2	Country of build:	GBR
Beam:	14.4	Builder:	Tyne Iron SB Co
Material of build:		Location of yard:	Willington Quay
Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn):	1T-12

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Naval or paramilitary marking :
A:	*
End:	1920

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Subsequent History:

Disposal Data:

wrecked Lister, near Farsund 15.1.20 [New York-Copenhagen, petrol]


View a tabulated list of registered ownership 1895 -1902 Hunting & Sons,Newcastle upon Tyne;1902- 1920 Northern Petroleum Tank SS Co,Newcastle.


Copyright R. B. Haworth, Wellington, New Zealand, 2006.

[David McKenna]

Thanks for spending the time researching Graham, very much appreciated

[Doc Vernon]

Hi David
If this is the same ship?
Afew Details and Crew Lists available here

Crew List Index Project

A wee bit of info on the Person on that Ship in 1915 ?? Is this the one ?

1915crewlists.rmg.co.uk/document/185613#&gid=1&pid=2

Click on Page three when site opens, scroll down page .
He is listed as First Ship age 15. Cannot make out his Ranking!??
Cheers

[David McKenna]

Oh wow ! thankyou, that's amazing ! So much information there. This is Eustace.