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Fleetwood Trawler - Boston Wellvale FD209
Official Number: 301893
Built by: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1961
Yard Number: 974
Launched: June 30 1961
Registered: December 14 1961
Gross Tonnage: 419
Length: 137′ 2” ft
Breadth: 28′ 4” ft
Draught: 14′ 6” ft
Engine: 1050 hp engine by CD Holmes/Werkspoor
Speed: 12 knots
Owner: Boston Deep Sea Fisheries

History
1961: To Fleetwood from new.

June 1962: Suffered an accommodation fire off St Kilda.

November 25 1966: Sold to North Cape Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby.

December 12 1966: Ran ashore at Cape Arnanes in a gale and snowstorm whilst proceding to Isafjordhur to have her radar repaired. An Icelandic rescue party answered the distress call and took off all 17 crew by breeches buoy.

August 08 1967: Refloated 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 (PLN GK42).

May 16 1980: Sold to Issfodin H/F, Gardur and renamed INGOLFUR.

March 16 1984: Sold to Nidursuduverks Midjunni H/F, Isafirdi and renamed ARNANES (IS 42).

March 08 1985: Sold to Torfnesi H/F, Isafirdi.

April 08 1988: Sold to Sacdori H/F, Siglufirdi (S 170).

1999: Sold to Thormodur Rammi-Saeberg, Guayamas, Mexico.

Undated: She has been rebuilt as a stern trawler as shown in the image below.

Images

Boston Wellvale FD209 courtesy of Peter Brady

Boston Wellvale - FD209 aground at Cape Arnanes in 1966, Courtesy of Nicolina, shipsnostalgia.com

Boston Wellvale as Arnanes - Courtesy of Nicolina shipsnostalgia.com

Boston Wellvale as Arnanes rebuilt as a stern trawler - Courtesy of Nicolina shipsnostalgia.com

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Fleetwood Trawler - Bartholomew FD27
Official Number: 185300
Yard Number: 903
Launched: March 12 1955
Registered: June 16 1955
Gross Tonnage: 421
Length: 133.6 ft
Breadth: 28.4 ft
Propulsion: British Polar developing 960 BHP
Speed: 11.5 knots
Built by: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley 1955
Owner: Boston Deep Sea Fisheries

History
1955: Built for St Andrews Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood.

Jan 1 1964: sold to Iago Steam Fishing Co.

1965: Sold to Partrederiet Utheim, Kristiansund, Norway and renamed BJOGNA.

May 5 1965: Left Fleetwood for Norway.

1972: Owners name changed to Sigmund Utheim Partrederie

1977: Sold to Per OG Reidar Smadal, Alesund.

1980: Sold to Kare Misje & Co, Alesund and renamed NAUTIK.

1983: Name changed to NAUTIKA.

1985: Sold to Tamis Ltd, Aberdeen as stand by safety vessel.

1990: Sold to Cam Offshore Ltd Aberdeen and renamed CAM VANGUARD.

1993: Sold to John Crowson, Aberdeen and renamed JON PAUL.

1998: Renamed CAM VANGUARD.

1999: Last reported still in service as a standby safety vessel.

Images

St. Bartholomew FD27

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Fleetwood Trawler - M.V. Corena FD173
Official Number: 301876
Built: Selby in 1959 by Cochrane & Sons Ltd
Yard Number: 1439
Gross Tonnage: 352
Length: 132′ 9” ft
Breadth: 27′ 1” ft
Draught: 12′ 2” ft
Owner: J Marr & Son

History
1959: To Fleetwood by J Marr & Son Ltd as a new vessel. She was the first trawler to have a variable pitch propellor.

1970: Sold to Ranger Fishing Co, Aberdeen.

1976: Sold to Colne Shipping, Lowestoft as standby safety vessel and renamed TRINIDAD.

January 31 1987: Sold to Liguria Maritime Ltd for scrapping at Sittingbourne.
Images

M.V. Corena FD173

Pictures taken from Gavina courtesy of Peter Brady
During this exercise, off Scotland in a force 9, Skipper George Beech worked Corena so hard that the hull plates buckled requiring her to be slipped for repair.

M.V. Corena FD173

M.V. Corena FD173

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