M.T. Navena – FD323
Official Number: 365784
Yard Number: 1564
Completed: 1976
Gross Tonnage: 393
Net Tonnage: 156
Length: 129′ 8” ft
Breadth: 27′ 8” ft
Depth: 11′ 4” ft
Engine: 4 stroke 16-cyl 1700BHPby Mirlees National Ltd, Dursley
Built: Beverley Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Beverley
History
December 05 1975: Launched by Beverley Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.1564). Last of Marr’s ships to be built at Beverley.
June 1976: Completed.
1982: Moved to Hull.
January 27 1984: Ingress of water onto factory deck. CASSAMANDA (SH128) (Skipper/owner Dave Bevan) Connected and commenced tow to Scarborough. Refused entry by port officials. Vessel stranded and capsized at Scarborough. All crew members where rescued by helicopter.
March 1984: Salvaged and sold to Marine Partners Ltd, Middlesbrough as a CTL.
March 1985: Sold to S & S (Sunderland) Marine Ltd, Sunderland in damaged condition for repair.
1996: Decommissioned.
Notes
Crew members from Fleetwood and Poulton who were aboard NAVENA when she was stranded at Scarborough.
J Sumner
H M Thomas
N Buston
William McAlpine
J Randals
Robert Tate
C A Wilson
Click to enlarge Images
M.V. Navena FD323 - Picture by J. Pottinger courtesy of Mark Stopper
M.T. Navena FD323
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection
M.V. Navena FD323 Pair Trawling - Picture by J. Pottinger courtesy of Mark Stopper
M.V. Navena FD323 - beached at Scarborough. Pictures courtesy of Ray Stopper
M.V. Navena FD323 - beached at Scarborough. Pictures courtesy of Ray Stopper
Navena FD323 being salvaged after being beached at Scarborough. Pictures courtesy of Cynthia
M.V. Cassamanda SH128
Picyure courtesy of The George Westwood Collection
am the son of h m thomas never seen these pics before just remember the story on how it happend .
Yes I was on the Navena at the time, thank goodness for the RAF / coastguard rescue team.
I have a colour picture of her on the beach, I will see if I can dig it out.
Hello Neil, my uncle is William Mcalpine who was aboard the Navena with you. He never spoke of the accident. I have the cutting from the paper that was given to me by his daughter, my cousin.