Additional information courtesy of David Slinger and Nico Bacon (Viking Fishing, Cape Town)

Technical

Official Number: 303800
Yard Number: 996
Completed: 1965
Gross Tonnage: 431
Length: 140 ft
Breadth: 29′ 4″
Depth: 15′ 6″
Built: Beverley 1965 by C.D Holmes & Co Ltd

History

1965: In ownership of Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd.
1966: Fleetwood’s highest grossing vessel.
1967: Fleetwood’s highest grossing vessel. £107,425 Skipper Bill Rawcliffe.
02.1968: Carried out experiments by the Palmer Aero Products company using de-icing equipment, that reduced the likelihood of capsizing. Despite its modest cost of £2,000, Palmers received no orders.
1970: Fleetwood’s 2nd highest grossing vessel. £153,995 Skipper Bill Rawcliffe.
1971: First Fleetwood Trawler to fitted with a gutting machine.
1972: Fleetwood’s highest grossing vessel. £161,874 Skipper Bill Rawcliffe.
12.1972: Transferred to Grimsby.
10.1973: Set a new port record for a 140 feet vessel. Landed 2,258 kits. Grossed £34,339 Skipper Derek Brown. 22 Days Iceland.
1974: Grimsby’s highest grossing vessel in the 140 feet class, £292,970.
7.12.1978: Arrived at Lowestoft to be converted to an Oil Rig Stand by Safety Vessel.
01.1979: Work Completed. Fleetwood fishing registry closed. Transferred to Grimsby Near Water Trawlers Ltd, Grimsby.
1982: Chartered by Colne Shipping of Lowestoft.
1984: Sold to Colne Group (Claridge Trawlers Ltd.) for oil rig support work.
04.1985: Renamed COLNE PHANTOM.
1987: Registration transferred to Claridge Trawlers Ltd, a subsidiary of Colne.
1991: Laid up.
01.1992: Sold for scrapping to Caravel Maritime Ltd, Rainham, Kent for breaking up
6.1.1992: Sailed from Lowestoft bound for Rainham, Kent on the River Thames for scrapping for breaking at Bloor’s Wharf.
1992: Sold to Caroline Paternity (Pty) Limited, Cape Town, South Africa.
4.4.1992: Arrived Lowestoft in tow of ANGLIAN WARRIOR and subsequently slipped for repairs and a survey.
2.5.1992: Sailed from Lowestoft as COLNE PHANTOM. Registered at Kingstown bound for South Africa.
1992: In ownership of Caroline Pty Ltd.
In 1992: she was Converted to a stern trawler and returned to fishing.
1995: in ownership of Viking Fishing Co Pty Ltd.
1996: Prawn fishing in Mozambique.
14.9.2000: Vessel has been refitted at the cost of 1,000,000 Rand.
26.3.2009: The BOSTON PHANTOM now “COLNE PHANTOM” was Last seen in Cape Town fish dock laid up.
2009: Broken up.

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M.T. Boston Phantom FD252
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M.T. Boston Phantom FD252

M.T. Boston Phantom FD252
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M.T. Boston Phantom FD252

S.S.V. Boston Phantom
Picture courtesy of Clione (TPF)

S.S.V. Boston Phantom

S.S.V. Boston Phantom
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

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Technical

Official Number: 187846
Yard Number: 429
Completed: 1956
Gross Tonnage: 166
Length: 103 ft
Breadth: 22′ 4″
Depth: 10′ 9″
Built: Richards Ironworks Ltd, Lowestoft, 1956

History

1956: To Fleetwood as a new vessel.
Undated: Transferred to Pegasus Trawling, Lowestoft as LT432
06.02.1965: Sailed from Lowestoft for the Horn Reef area under the command of skipper Brian Moyse with a crew of nine hands all told. She commenced fishing at Horn Reef the next day in the company of two other trawlers the BOSTON WIDGEON and the ROY STEVENS.
12.02.1965: With the weather freshening and winds forecast up to force 10 all three skippers decided to move westward to be closer to the land. At about 19:30 hours the BOSTON PIONAIR was seen hauling her gear and heading off in a WSW direction. That was the last time she was seen. For the next two days the weather was very bad with very high seas.
13.02.1965: Weather estimated to be force 10 +. BOSTON WIDGEON reported that she had been forced to heave to. At 0630 contacted BOSTON PIONAIR. Skipper Moyse advised that they had been laying to but thought he would soon have to start dodging again.

16.02.1965: After failure to contact BOSTON PIONAIR over the past two days a full scale search was started, including two naval vessels, a shackleton aircraft and over sixty trawlers. Articles belonging to BOSTON PIONAIR was found over 130 miles WSW of the position she was last seen.
02.12.1965: Formal BOT investigation at Lowestoft concluded “…..that the BOSTON PIONAIR was overwhelmed in severe weather conditions by a wave or succession of waves which caused her to roll with such severity that her righting lever was extinguished and that she had thereby lost her ability to right herself. The possibility of damage to the hull or superstructure cannot be excluded.
All the crew* were lost.

*Crew
B Moyse (SNR) – Skipper
G Beamish – Mate
M Lark – Bosun
A Thurston – Chief Engineer
W Thurston – 2nd Engineer
J Genery – Deckhand
W Stebbings – Deckhand
M Lee – Deckhand
B Moyse – Deckhand

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M.T. Boston Pionair FD96
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Technical

Official Number: 187842
Yard Number: 1407
Completed: 1956
Gross Tonnage: 338
Net Tonnage: 119
Length: 132 ft
Breadth: 27 ft
Depth: 13 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby
Engine: 736bhp 4-stroke 7-cyl oil engine by Mirrlees, Bickerton & Day Ltd, Stockport
Speed: 11.25 knots

History

21.7.1955: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.1407) for Wyre Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood as WYRE DEFENCE.
11.1.1956: Completed. Registered at Fleetwood as (FD37).
01.07.1969: Became part of British United Trawlers fleet.
1973: On an Icelandic trip (Sk. Don Evans). One of two vessels (BRUCELLA was the second) involved in an incident with the patrol boat AEGIR. Unsubstantiated reports claimed several blanks were fired and, possibly, one live shell. AEGIR countered by claiming that BRUCELLA had fired a line carrying rocket at the patrol boat.
1974: Converted along with WYRE MAJESTIC (FD433) to pair trawl for pelagic species (herring & mackerel).
18.05.1978: Transferred to British United Trawlers (Aberdeen) Ltd Aberdeen (FD37).
1979: Sold to shipbreakers J Gibson Johnson Ltd, Hull en bloc with WYRE REVENGE, then resold to H Kitson Vickers & Sons (Engineering) Ltd.
12.1979: Resold to Stephen Dalton Skip Hire Ltd, Edinburgh.
12.1979: Arrived Bo’ness and breaking up commenced.
14.1.1980: Fleetwood registry closed.

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M.T. Wyre Defence FD37
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M.T. Wyre Defence FD37
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M.T. Wyre Defence FD37
Picture courtesy of Peter Hearn

M.T. Wyre Defence FD37

M.T. Wyre Defence FD37
Picture courtesy of Stephen Myerscough

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Seasonal visitor

Technical

RSS Number: B12975
Completed: 1977
Gross Tonnage: 259.31
Length: 37,10 m (121.72 ft)
Breadth: 7,54 m (24.74 ft)
Depth: 3,75 m (12,30 ft)
Oil Engine: Stork Werkspoor 1500bhp/1119kW by Stork Werkspoor Diesel BV, Zwolle

History

1974: Completed by Gebr W. Visser & Zoon, Den Helder for J. Bakker & Zonen, Den Helder as HOOP OP ZEGEN. Registered at Den Helder (HD26). When seasonal beaming in Irish Sea landing into Fleetwood usually for onward trucking to Belgium.
1983: Re-engined with Stork Werkspoor 1500bhp by Stork Werkspoor Diesel BV, Zwolle.
1985: Engine uprated to 2000bhp/1492kW.
1988: Sold to Rederij Jac. Bakker & Zonen, Den Helder.
1992: Sold to Ian James Ritchie, Fraserburgh. Den Helder registry closed. Registered at Fraserburgh as OCEAN DAWN (FR347).
1992: Remeasured 269grt 80n regd length 33.00 metres (108.27 feet).
1993: Converted to single boat trawling for whitefish.
1993: At Methil fitted with full length shelterdeck by J. W. Miller & Sons Ltd.
1994: Embarked on new venture trawling off the coast of Brazil.
1995: Fraserburgh registry closed. The venture was not a success and vessel eventually abandoned in South America.

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M.T. Hoop Op Zegen HD26
Seasonal Visitor

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Scuttling video courtesy of Courtesy of Phil and Steph van Dusschoten, Diveworks Charters, www.whaleislandtours.com

Technical

Official Number: 187847
Yard Number: 736
Gross Tonnage: 314
Length: 127 ft
Breadth: 26.8 ft
Depth: 12.3 ft
Built: Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle
Engine: 2 stroke 5-cyl Polar diesel (740bhp) by British Polar Engines Ltd, Glasgow

History

July 1956 Built at Hessle as BUZZARD for Brixham Trawlers Ltd
August 01 1959 Sold along with the company to Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd, Fleetwood (Arthur J. Lewis, manager).
1961 Renamed Boston Seafire.
1969 Sold to New Zealand as NEPTUNE.
1974 Sold to Sealord Products Ltd, Nelson,NZ. Renamed Seafire registered at Nelson.
199? Sold to Duesouth Trawlers (NZ) Ltd, Nelson, NZ. Still in LR 2005-6.
2006: Berthed at Wellington. No longer used for fishing and being prepared for scuttling as an artificial reef. Engine removed and installed in local power station.
19.10.2008: Scuttled at Whale Island of the eastern Bay of Plenty coastline.

Click HERE for a video of the scuttling
Download Chris Carey’s story of Seafire (in PDF format.
More images available in the Seafire gallery

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M.T. Boston Seafire FD109

M.T. Boston Seafire FD109
Picture courtesy of Len Charnley

M.T. Boston Seafire FD109

M.T. Boston Seafire FD109
Picture courtesy of Chris Carey

M.T. Boston Seafire FD109
Picture courtesy of Chris Carey

M.T. Boston Seafire FD109
Picture courtesy of Emmanuel Makarios

M.T. Boston Seafire FD109
Picture courtesy of Emmanuel Makarios

M.T. Boston Seafire FD109
Picture courtesy of Phil and Steph van Dusschoten

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Technical

Official Number: 187843
Yard Number: 726
Completed: 1956
Gross Tonnage: 398
Length: 138 ft
Breadth: 28′ 5”
Depth: 14 ft
Built: Hessle, 1956 by H. Scarr Ltd

History

1956: Completed by H Scarr Ltd, Hessle.
1956: To Fleetwood as a new vessel, registered as FD42.
1970 – 1973: Based at Lowestoft.
1974: Sold to Putford Enterprises Ltd as WESTLEIGH (FD42).
1978: Became standby vessel ARKINHOLM (Salveson Offshore Services Ltd) and later GRAMPIAN CASTLE.
March 1987: Stranded and lost after running aground at Newborough Beach, Menai Straits, Wales.

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M.T. Boston Seafoam FD42
Picture courtesy of Len Charnley

M.T. Boston Seafoam FD42
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

M.T. Westleigh FD42
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

M.T. Westleigh FD42
Picture courtesy of David Slinger

S.S.V. Grampian Castle
Picture courtesy of Frank Pook

S.S.V. Grampian Castle
Picture courtesy of David Slinger

S.S.V. Grampian Castle
Picture courtesy of David Slinger

S.S.V. Grampian Castle
Picture courtesy of David Slinger

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Technical

Official Number: 365774
Completed: 1975
Gross Tonnage: 389
Length: 39.14m
Beam: 9.44m
Depth: 3.78m
Engine: 1700hp 16 cylinder Mirlees Blackstone oil engine

History

1975: Registered at Fleetwood as a new vessel
Re-registered as LO 336
31.10.1985 Sank after springing a leak at the mouth of Loch Broom at Tanera on the west coast of the Summer Isles.

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M.T. Boston Stirling FD247
Picture courtesy of Frans Schaap

M.T. Boston Stirling FD247
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Technical

Official Number: 301877
Yard Number: 943
Completed: 1959
Launched: 11.04.1959
Registered: 09.07.1959
Gross Tonnage: 425
Length: 140 ft
Breadth: 28.5 ft
Engine: 1065hp oil engine by CD Holmes/Werkspoor
Speed : 12 knots

History

01/01/1964 sold to Iago Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood
04/02/1968 stranded at the entrance to Isafjordur, Iceland
06/02/1968 refloated
28/08/1968 sold to Irvin Johnson Ltd, Cape Town, SA (CTA 298)
25/04/1978 towed into Cape Town after being damaged by engine room fire on 23/04/1978 56 miles NW of Saldanha Bay and declared a constructive loss
04/11/1978 scuttled off Robben Island

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Typhoon Newsclipping
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M.T. Boston Typhoon FD183
Picture courtesy of David Slinger

M.T. Boston Typhoon FD183
Picture courtesy of David Slinger

M.T. Boston Typhoon FD183
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

M.T. Boston Typhoon FD183
Picture courtesy of Peter Brady

M.T. Boston Typhoon CTA298
Picture courtesy of Janet Hannah

M.T. Boston Typhoon CTA298
Picture courtesy of Janet Hannah

M.T. Boston Typhoon CTA298
Picture courtesy of Janet Hannah

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Technical

Official Number: 301893
Yard Number: 974
IMO No. 5049441
Completed: 1961
Registered: December 14 1961
Gross Tonnage: 419
Net Tonnage: 143
Depth: 14′ 6″
Length: 137′ 2″
Breadth: 28′ 4″
Engine: 1050HP by CD Holmes/Werkspoor
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1961
Owner: Boston Deep Sea Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood
Speed: 12 knots

History

1961: Completed by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yard No. 974) for Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd, Fleetwood as BOSTON WELLVALE. Registered at Fleetwood (FD209).
06.1962: Suffered an accommodation fire off St Kilda.
25.11.1966: Sold to North Cape Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby.
12.12.1966: Under the command of skipper Dave Venney she ran ashore at Cape Arnanes in a gale and snowstorm whilst proceeding to Isafjordhur to have her radar repaired and to land a sick crew member. An Icelandic rescue party answered the distress call and took off all 17 crew by breeches buoy. The insurance company decided the ship was a total loss. An Icelandic business man Eudmundur Marselliusson bought the wreck for £150.
08.08.1967: Refloated with the assistance of the Icelandic Gunboat ALBERT and sold for breaking. Vessel taken to Hafnarfjordur and refitted by an Icelandic company.
1971: Returned to service by Stalskip H/F Iceland and renamed RAN (GK42).
16.05.1980: Sold to Issfodin H/F, Gardur and renamed INGOLFUR (GK42).
16.03.1984: Sold to Nidursuduverks Midjunni H/F, Isafirdi and renamed ARNANES (IS42).
08.031985: Sold to Torfnesi H/F, Isafirdi.
08.04.1988: Sold to Sacdori H/F, Siglufirdi as Arnanes (SI42).
1999: Sold to Thormodur Rammi-Saeberg, Guayamas, Mexico.
2008: Still fishing and owned by Rammi H/F, Siglufjordur, Iceland.

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M.T. Boston Wellvale FD209
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M.T. Boston Wellvale FD209
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M.T. Boston Wellvale FD209
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M.T. Boston Wellvale FD209
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M.T. Boston Wellvale FD209
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M.T. Arnanes IS42

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Technical

Official Number: 187861
Yard Number: 507
Completed: 1957
Gross Tonnage: 426
Length: 139 ft
Breadth: 28 ft
Depth: 14 ft
Built: Goole Shipbuilding & Repairs Co Ltd

History

1957: Built by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairs Co Ltd for Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd as Boston Britannia. Registered at Fleetwood (FD139).
1969: Sold to Hewett Fishing Co and renamed KENNEDY. Put on oil rig safety work.
1976: Sold to Cam Shipping, Lowestoft.
1986: Scrapped.

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M.T. Boston Britannia FD139
Picture courtesy of Frank Pook

M.T. Boston Britannia FD139
Picture courtesy of Stephen Myerscough

M.T. Kennedy FD139
Picture courtesy of Peter Hearn

M.T. Kennedy FD139
Picture courtesy of Peter Hearn

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Technical

Official Number: 187864
Yard Number: 511
Completed: 1958
Gross Tonnage: 426
Length: 138.3 ft
Breadth: 28.5 ft
Depth: 14.3 ft

History

1958: Completed by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairs Co Ltd, Goole, (Yd No. 511) for Mason Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood, as BROADWATER. Registered at Fleetwood (FD208).
1958: Sk. Tom Kirby.
19.06.1968: Inbound (Sk J Rawcliffe) and grounded at the Slade, 80yds from dock entrance. Three crewmen dived overboard and swam ashore. NIELS RISAGER was unsuccessful in an attempt to tow BROADWATER free. A tug pulled the vessel free on the morning tide and proceeded into dock.
1972: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fisheries and renamed BOSTON CRUSADER.
1977: Sold to the Colne Group and renamed JAMAICA. Used for safety standby work.
1986 scrapped

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M.T. Broadwater FD208
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M.T. Broadwater FD208
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M.T. Broadwater FD208
Picture courtesy of The Osta Collection

M.T. Broadwater FD208
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

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Technical

Official Number: 301884
Yard Number: 2536
Completed: 1959
Gross Tonnage: 310
Length: 115 ft
Breadth: 25′ 4″
Depth: 9′ 7″
Built: 1959, Portsmouth by Vosper Ltd
Owner: Fleetwood Near Water Trawlers Ltd

History

1959: Built at Portsmouth as the “pocket trawler” WINMARLEIGH.
03.01.1961: On voyage from Fleetwood (Sk. Charles Thomas Robinson). Cleared Lune Buoy at 1345 on a NW course at 10.5 knots. Mate James William Ball took over the watch.
After the change of watch the helmsman complained of feeling unwell but able to complete his watch, so the mate left the bridge to get some Beechams Powder for him.
At this time the vessel was said to be some 15 miles off Maughold Head but must have been only 5 miles off.
The inquiry heard that the helmsman stated that he was uneasy at the proximity of Maughold Head Light and called out twice to the mate, who didn’t return to the bridge prior to the stranding.
The helmsman was about to call out the skipper when the vessel grounded and the skipper responded immediately and put the wheel hard to starboard. Fortunately the vessel came about without bringing up.
WINMARLEIGH returned to Fleetwood and was slipped but had sustained no serious damage.
Blame for this incident was shared between the mate and the skipper with the mate’s certificate being suspended for 12 months.
1966: Renamed BOSTON HERCULES.
1968: Sold to H.K.F.Trawlers Ltd, Aberdeen.
1969: Transferred to Aberdeen as A160.
1975: Sold to the Colne Group (Claridge Trawlers) moved to Lowestoft and renamed ST VINCENT LT123.
1985: Sold to Henderson & Morez, Gravesend for demolition with de-commissioning grant paid.
19.10.1985: Sailed Lowestoft for Gravesend in tow of tug EUGENIO.
1986: Scrapped.
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Skipper died in cabin – Date Unknown
The Coroner (Mr. W. Blackhurst) decided that Skipper Charles Thomas Robinson’s death in his cabin aboard the 310 ton WINMARLEIGH on Saturday night was the result of natural causes and that an inquest was unnecessary.

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M.T. Winmarleigh FD193
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M.T. Winmarleigh FD193

M.T. Winmarleigh FD193
Picture courtesy of Peter Hearn

M.T. Boston Hercules A160
Picture courtesy of Phil Smith

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Technical

Official Number: 303221
Yard Number: 926
Completed: 1965
Gross Tonnage: 425
Length: 139.7 ft
Breadth: 29.4 ft
Depth: 12.1 ft
Fishroom: Approx 11,500 cubic feet.
Engine: 1150 Bhp, Mirrlees

History

1965: Built for Aberdeen Motor Trawlers Ltd (Boston Deep Sea Fisheries subsidiary).
10.3.1966: Arrived Fleetwood as ABERDEEN EXPLORER A765.
1967: Sold to Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co. Ltd, Manager B. A. Parkes.
3.12.1968: Renamed BOSTON EXPLORER.
1968: To Fleetwood registration FD15.
14.3.1973: Had both her trawl warps cut by the Icelandic coastguard vessel THOR.
11.7.1973: Had one of her trawl warps cut by the Icelandic coastguard vessel AEGIR.
02.1974: Sk. Bill Rawcliffe reported to owners that a stowaway, identified as Fleetwood schoolboy Arthur Dewhirst, had been discovered. Owners ordered him transferred to BOSTON LIGHTNING which was homeward bound.
October 1978: Laid up and in the same month sold to George Craig & Sons. Aberdeen.
1979: To oil-rig Safety Vessel renamed GRAMPIAN EXPLORER, Owner George Craig & Sons Limited.

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M.T. Aberdeen Explorer A765
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M.T. Aberdeen Explorer A765

M.T. Boston Explorer FD15
Picture courtesy of The Osta Collection

S.S.V. Grampian Explorer

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Technical

Official number : 341753
Completed: 1972
Gross tonnage: 517
Length: 141 ft
Launched: 04.10.1971
Engine: 1950bhp 12-cyl vee oil engine by Ruston Paxman Diesels Ltd, Newton-le-Willows

History

04.10.1971: Launched for Boston Deep Sea Fisheries as BOSTON BLENHEIM.
01.1972: Completed. To Fleetwood as a new vessel. Registered at Fleetwood (FD137). Fished both home waters and Iceland and later worked the pelagic fisheries off the SW and NW coasts
1979 sold with Boston Beverley to Ben Mar Fishing Co, Chile
Later acquired by the Chilean Navy
2008: Registered at Valparaiso. Owners Pesca Chile SA, Santiago.
2013: Abandoned in Chincui Bay, Puerto Montt.

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M.T. Boston Blenheim FD137
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M.T. Boston Blenheim FD137
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M.T. Boston Blenheim FD137
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M.T. Boston Blenheim FD137
Picture courtesy of Frank Pook

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Technical

Official Number: 187866
Yard Number: SYC266
Completed: 1958
Gross Tonnage: 249
Net Tonnage: 81
Length: 116.25 ft
Breadth: 25.3 ft
Depth: 11.25 ft

History

1958: Completed by Brooke Marine, Lowestoft (Yd. No. SYC266) for the Cevic Steam Fishing Co.Ltd, Fleetwood as CEVIC. Registered at Fleetwood (FD241).
1970: Cevic Steam Fishing Co. Ltd taken over by J Marr & Son. Converted to a standby safety vessel.
1978: Sold to George Craig, Aberdeen and renamed GRAMPIAN RANGER.
08.1986 sold to D Deck for scrapping at Plymouth but sold on to Spanish owners and restored for fishing. Renamed VIKINGO (Panama).
14.02.1991 Sank in the Bay Of Biscay after springing a leak in the North Atlantic.

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M.T. Cevic FD241

M.T. Cevic FD241
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Technical

Official Number: 187854
Yard Number: S 737
Completed: 1956
Gross Tonnage: 314.1
Net Tonnage: 104.11
Length: 127.0 ft
Breadth: 27.1 ft
Depth: 13.0 ft
Built: Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle, East Yorkshire
Engine: 750bhp British Polar

History

1956: Completed by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle, East Yorkshire for Brixham Trawlers Ltd. Registered at Fleetwood (FD114).
18.09.63: On a voyage from Fleetwood (Sk. Peter William Cowell Chard).
19.09.63: Vessel off Butt of Lewis, Bosun reported sick. Entered Stornoway for medical treatment. Sailed Stornoway at 21:50 with skipper and second hand on the bridge. Conned by the skipper at dead slow until Goat Island was passed. At 23:15 stranded to the north of Holm Point.
20.09.63: On a rising tide, using the engines, vessel refloated and proceeded into Stornoway for inspection, after which she continued to fishing.
10.63: Returned to Fleetwood where bottom damage was repaired at a cost of £1472 10s 8d.
15.04.64: BOT formal inquiry adjudged that the stranding was caused by “….the wrongful act or default of her skipper, Peter William Cowell Chard” and his certificate was suspended for two years.
1964: Brixham Trawlers Ltd bought out by Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd.
1972: Renamed BOSTON NIMROD and transferred to Lowestoft registration (LT49).
1975: Transferred to Salveson Offshore Services Ltd. Renamed GLENFINNAN.
1978: Renamed GRAMPIAN STAR.
1993: Scrapped

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M.T. Hawfinch FD241
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M.T. Hawfinch FD241
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M.T. Hawfinch FD241
Picture courtesy of Peter Hearn

M.T. Hawfinch FD241
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

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Technical

Official Number: 185288
Yard No: 856
Completed: 1953
Gross Tonnage: 296 increased to 317
Net Tonnage: 117
Length: 123 ft increased to 135 ft
Breadth: 26.6 ft
Depth: 12.2 ft
Built: Cook Welton & Gemmell, Beverley
Engine: 772bhp by Mirlees, Bickerton & Day
Speed 11 knots

History

1952: Launched by Cook Welton & Gemmell, Beverley (Yd. No. 856) for J Marr & Son, Fleetwood, at a cost of £86,032.
1953: Completed, registered at Fleetwood (FD136).
1959: Lengthened by Humber St Andrews Engineering Co Ltd, Hull.
20.07.1967: Sold to P & J Johnstone, Aberdeen for £42,000.
1969: To Ranger Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (A793).
1974: Sold to Putford Enterprises Ltd, Lowestoft as standby vessel FALKIRK
1978: To Christian Salveson Ltd, Leith
08.1978: Sold to George Craig & Sons and renamed GRAMPIAN FALCON.
20.05.1986: Converted to auxiliary sailing vessel and renamed MIAMI CLIPPER.
1993: Reported scrapped.

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M.T. Idena FD136

M.T. Idena FD136
Picture courtesy of Robert Durrant

M.T. Idena A793
Picture courtesy of Philip Dell

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Technical

Official Number: 365779
Yard Number: 586
Completed: 1976
Launched: 6.11.1975
Registered: 1976
Gross Tonnage: 387
Net Tonnage: 145
Length: 129 ft
Breadth: 31.9 ft
Depth: 12. 6 ft
Engine: Blackstone 1700 hp / 1268 kw

History

1976: Completed by Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Co Ltd, Goole (Yd. No. 586) for J Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood as IDENA. Registered at Fleetwood (FD325
1977: 6th highest grossing vessel with a total of £355,677 after 19 trips.)
09.1978: IDENA, NORINA and ARMANA, took part in N. A. T. O.’s biggest exercise of the year called Operation Northern Wedding. The naval minesweeper “H. M. S. CROFTON” came into Fleetwood to put minesweeping equipment on board the trawlers, the exercise lasted two weeks.
3.7.1980: Set a new pair trawling grossing record with the “NORINA” (FD324). The two vessels landed a combined total catch of 3,419 10 stone kits for a grossing of £89,262.
07.1982: Transferred to Hull.
1999: Sold to Crystal Fishing Co. Ltd, (Anglo Spanish owners) Milford Haven, and converted for gill net fishing, J. & C. Souto, Milford Haven, agents, later re-named “SKUA” (FD325).
2004: Owned by the Pembroke Fishing Co. Ltd, Milford Haven.
2008: Still working.
Until 10.2012: named “FLOMER I” registered in Panama, fishing out of La Coruna, Spain.
Undated: Renamed “ESPEMAR DOS”, owners ??
23.4.2013: Reported fishing off the west coast Scotland, near Butt of Lewis.

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M.T. Idena FD325

M.T. Idena FD325

M.T. Idena FD325
Picture courtesy of Mark Stopper

M.T. Idena FD325
Picture courtesy of Mark Stopper

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Technical

Official Number: 341755
Yard Number: 543
IMO: 7122481
Completed: 1973
Gross: Tonnage 533
Net Tonnage: 178
Length: 137.8 ft
Breadth: 32.8 ft
Depth: 12.8 ft
Built: Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd
Engine: Oil engine (Type 12RKX) 4 stroke 12-cyl Vee 1901bhp/1398kW by Ruston Paxman Diesels Ltd, Newton-le-Willows – CP prop

History

19.10.1971: Launched by Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd, Grangemouth (Yd.No.543) for J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood as IRVANA.
3.1972: Completed. Registered at Fleetwood (FD141).
1982: Transferred to Hull.
1.1985: Sold in an en bloc deal along with GAVINA (FD126) and LUNEDA (FD134) to CAM Shipping Co Ltd, Hull (Claridge/Associated/Marr). Fleetwood fishing registry closed. Converted to offshore platform standby safety role – remeasured. Renamed CAM RETRIEVER.
1985: Re-measured 594gt, 178nt, 324dw.
1990: Owners restyled CAM Standby Ltd.
1995: CAM fleet sold to Viking Standby Ltd, Montrose, owner became Viking Standby 3 Ltd. Renamed VIKING RETRIEVER.
11.2005: Sold for demolition in Denmark.

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M.T. Irvana FD141
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M.T. Irvana FD141
Picture courtesy of Peter Hearn

M.T. Irvana FD141

S.S.V. Cam Retriever
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Additional information courtesy of David Slinger
technical

Official Number: 185291
Yard Number: 855
Launched: 19/09/1951
Registered: 06/01/1953
Completed: 1953
Gross Tonnage: 296
Net Tonnage: 102
Length: 128.2 ft
Breadth: 26.6 ft
Depth: 12.2 ft
Oil Engine : 700bhp 7-cyl by Mirlees Bickerton & Day
Speed 11 knots

History

19.09.1951: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.855) for J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood as IRVANA.
16.01.1953: Completed at a cost of £81,609.
01.1953: Registered at Fleetwood (FD152). Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Brough appointed manager (Mark Stanley Hamer, Fleetwood manager).
1959: Taken in hand by Humber St. Andrew’s Engineering Co Ltd, Hull for lengthening.
14.01.1960: Vessel registered anew in consequence of material alterations (FD152).
22.04.1961: At Fleetwood, having left lock for fishing grounds (Sk. E. Harris) grounded on Tiger’s Tail. In backing off in collision with trawler FLEETWOOD LADY (FD1) (Sk. Ken Beavers) which was following astern. No damage sustained and proceeded to sea.
23.03.1964: At 0930 sailed Fleetwood for west of Iceland grounds (Sk. Charles Louis Scott); seventeen hands all told. There was a southerly breeze with rain and drizzle though visibility was adequate. At some time Sk. Scott decided to make for Cushendun Bay, Co. Antrim, ostensibly to enable the crew to rig the gear as he believed the weather forecast would not enable them to do this safely on passage to Iceland. The skipper had been into Cushendun Bay on four previous occasions but never in darkness. This part of the Antrim coast is remarkably devoid of aids to navigation and the skipper attempted to find a safe anchorage using only radar and some shore lights; no attempt was made to use the two echo-sounders or hand lines. In consequence when ordering the anchor to be dropped Sk. Scott had no idea of how much water there was under the vessel nor did he take into account the direction and force of the tide. The skipper then retired to his cabin without ascertaining whether or not the anchor was holding. At 2150 the vessel struck rocks with her after end on the port side, engine was worked but propeller stripped and engine stopped. The vessel was held fast at the northern end of Cushendun Bay in position 55.8,12N 06.01,54W. Although the vessel was not making water, the order to abandon was given and all the crew safely reached the shore in the inflatable life-rafts.
25.04.1964: Refloated and towed to Port Glasgow for slipping and survey.
05.1964: Following survey declared beyond economical repair and sold to Shipbreaking Industries Ltd, Glasgow for breaking up at Faslane.
10.06.1964: Arrived Faslane from Port Glasgow in tow.
06.1964: Fleetwood registry closed.
18.11.1964: At the Formal Investigation (No.S.470) held at Fleetwood, the Court found that the stranding and consequent damage to IRVANA were caused by the wrongful act or default of Charles Louis Scott, her Skipper, in attempting to bring her to anchor in Cushendun Bay in darkness without taking the necessary steps to ascertain his position or the strength of the natural forces affecting the navigation of the vessel and suspended his Full Certificate of Competency for a period of 24 calendar months from 23rd day of March, 1964. Sk. Scott was ordered to pay £250 towards the cost of the Inquiry.

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M.T. Irvana FD152
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M.T. Irvana FD152

M.T. Irvana FD152
Picture courtesy of Les Howard

M.T. Irvana FD152
Picture courtesy of Philip Dell

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