M.T. Starella – H219
Fleetwood Trawler – Starella H219
Official number : 301645
Built by: Cook Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1960
Yard number: 964
Launched: June 10 1960
Registered: October 06 1960
Gross tonnage: 606
Net Tonnage: 207
Length: 161′ 1” ft
Breadth: 30′ 5” ft
Draught: 16′ 3” ft
Engine: 1304 bhp engine Mirlees Bickerton & Day
Speed: 14 knots
Owner: J Marr & Son Ltd, Hull
History
August 11 1969: Transferred to Fleetwood.
January 01 1975: Sold to Boyd Line Ltd, Hull and renamed ARCTIC REBEL.
December 01 1976: Last British trawler to fish in Icelandic waters. She was ordered off the grounds as the 200 mile limit came into force.
May 01 1979: Sold to Huxley Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft and renamed ST MATTHEW and converted to oil rig support work.
December 16: 1986 Sold for scrap to K & M Davies (Pembroke), and arrived at Milford Haven for breaking.
Images
Starella H219 - Image courtesy of Mark Stopper
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