Mohacsfield

In 1889/1900 the partnership of Maclean, Doughty & Co., was dissolved with Henry Doughty taking four steamers with him. He formed Doughty & Co,. in 1900 and changed the name to Doughty Shipping Co. Ltd. in 1901. Doughty also managed ships for the British Government during WW1. The company lost four steamers during WW1 and went out of business in 1919.

Family History:

Henry Doughty was born in 1859 at Middlesbrough. In the early 1890’s he volunteered and became captain in the 4^th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry and reached the rank of major. In 1881 Henry was living at Stranton and was listed as a commercial clerk in a shipping office. By 1891 He was living at Seaton Carew. In April 1908 he was given command of the newly organised Durham Royal Garrison Artillery and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in May 1909. Henry joined the Board of Directors of Hartlepool Gas and Water Company in 1916.  He moved to Harrogate, probably after 1919.

Henry died on 13 July 1927 at Harrogate and was interred at Harlow Cemetery. In his will, apart from £12,000 in bequests, the majority of £315,855 was given to various charities.

This section will, in time, contain the stories of more than 450 merchant ships built or owned in the Hartlepools, and which were lost during the First World War. As an illustration of the truly global nature of shipbuilding, these ships were owned by companies from 22 different countries, including more than 30 sailing under the German flag at the outbreak of war.

Steamship Mohacsfield.

LAUNCH AT WEST HARTLEPOOL

Northern Daily Mail January 14/10
    
Yesterday, Messrs. Wm Gray and Company Limited launched the handsome steel screw steamer Mohacsfield, which is the third steamer they have built for Messrs. the Doughty Shipping Co., Messrs. H. Doughty and Co., West Hartlepool, managers. She will take the highest class in Lloyd’s and is of the following dimensions, viz.: Length over all, 381ft. 6in., breadth, 51ft. 6in. and depth, 24ft. 4 ½ in., with extra long bridge, poop, and top-gallant forecastle.  

The saloon, staterooms, captain’s officers’ and engineers’ rooms etc., will be fitted up in houses on the bridge deck, and the crew’s berths in the forecastle. 

The hull is built with deep bulb-angle frames, cellular double bottom, and large after and fore peak ballast tanks. The equipment will include eight steam winches, steam steering gear amidships, hand screw gear aft, patent direct steam windlass, large horizontal multitubular donkey boiler, shifting boards throughout; stockless anchors, telescopic masts fore and aft rig, boats on deck overhead and all requirements for a first class cargo steamer.
    
Triple-expansion engines are being supplied by the Central Marine Engineering Works of the builders, having cylinders 25 ½ in., 40 ½ in., and 67in, diameter, with a piston stroke of 45in., and two large steel boilers adapted for a pressure of 180lbs. per square inch.
    
The ship and machinery have been constructed under the superintendence of Mr. H. Brandon, on behalf of the owners, and the ceremony of naming the steamer Mohacsfield was gracefully performed by ***** Doughty sister of the managing ********
    

TRIAL TRIP OF THE s.s. MOHACSFIELD

Northern Daily Mail March 8/10

On Saturday, the handsome steel screw steamer Mohacsfield, built by Messrs. Wm Gray and Co., Ltd., for Messrs. the Doughty Shipping Co., West Hartlepool, had her trial trip.

The vessel takes Lloyd’s highest class, and is of the following dimensions, viz.: Length over all, 381ft. 6in., breadth, 51ft. 6in. and depth, 24ft. 4 ½ in., a detailed description has already been published in the “Mail”.

Triple-expansion engines have been supplied by the Central Marine Engineering Works of the builders, having cylinders 25 ½ in., 40 ½ in., and 67in, diameter, with a piston stroke of 45in., and two large steel boilers adapted for a pressure of 180lbs. per square inch.

The vessel and her machinery have been constructed under the superintendence of Mr. H. Brandon, and that gentleman represented the owners on the trial; Mr. James Innes represented Lloyd’s Registry, Captain J. E. Murrell represented the shipbuilders, and Mr. Maurice S. Gibb the engine builders. An average speed of 11 ½ knots was made, the performance of the ship and machinery being entirely satisfactory.

On completion of the trial the vessel proceeded on her voyage to Barry to load.