Fleetwood Trawler - M.V. Belgaum GY218
Official number: 184939
Yard number: 927
Launched: 16/01/1956
Registered: 24/04/1956
Gross tonnage: 577
Length: 160.9 ft
Breadth: 30.3 ft
Engine by Mirlees, Bickerton & Day developing 1050 BHP
Speed: 13 knots
Built by: Cook, Welton & Gemmel, 1956 for F & T Ross Ltd, Grimsby (Prince Philip GY 218)
History
12/08/1961: Sold to Abunda Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby and renamed BELGAUM.
01/01/1975: Sold to Iago Steam Fishing Co, Fleetwood.
1978: Sold to Dominion Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
1979: Sold for scrap to Medway Secondary Metals Ltd
17/03/1979 arrived at Rainham, Kent for breaking.
Images
M.V. Belgaum GY218 - Picture courtesy of Nicolina, shipsnostalgia.com
Posted under Fleetwood Trawlers
This post was written by Alan Duggan on November 13, 2008
