M.T. Thorina – H318

Fleetwood Trawler – Thorina H318
Official Number: 181277
Built in: 1946 by Cook Welton & Gemmell, Beverley
Yard Number: 766
Launched: 19 March 1946
Registered: 4 October 1946
Gross Tonnage: 315
Net Tonnage: 114
Length: 136′ 8” ft
Breadth: 25′ 6” ft
Draught: 12′ 6” ft
Engine: Ruston & Hornsby, 600 BHP
Speed: 10.5 knots
Owner: J Marr & Son Ltd, Hull

History
06/06/1947: Sold to NV Vissch Ijmuiden, Holland (IJM33).

1962: Sold to Claridge Trawlers Ltd, Lowestoft and Renamed ST. Georges LT402.

1981: Vessel sold for scrap after being scuttled during the making of the James Bond film “For Your Eyes Only”.

Images

Thorina - Picture courtesy of Peter Brady

Thorina - Picture courtesy of Peter Brady

Category: Fleetwood Trawlers

Comments

  1. E Chapman says:
    March 11, 2011 at 3:10 am

    Rumour has it that when ‘Old man Claridge found out how much the model cost for the sinking scene in ‘For Your Eyes Only’ he said they could have sunk her for real.She was scraped after return from a fishing trip with her fish hold flooded.

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