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M.T. Boston Seahawk – A178

Fleetwood Trawler – Boston Seahawk A178
Official number: 183991
Gross Tonnage: 180 grt / 62 nrt
Length: 102.2 ft
Breadth: 22.1 ft
Draught: 9.8 ft
Built: 1953, Hessle
Engine: 2 stroke 4-cyl 500bhp oil engine by H. Widdop& Co Ltd, Keighley.
Owner: Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd

History
18.2.1953: Launched by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle (Yd.No.S.702) for Boston Deep Sea Fisheries & Ice Co Ltd, Lowestoft as Boston Sea Hawk.

6.1953: Completed. Registered at Lowestoft (LT430).

pre1956: Sold to North Eastern Trawlers Ltd, Milford Haven (John C. Llewellin, manager).

1957: Sold to George Wood (Aberdeen) Ltd, Aberdeen (George R. Wood, manager). Lowestoft registry closed. Registered at Aberdeen (A178).

1959: Sold to Wilronwood Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (George R. Wood, manager).

1964: Re-engined 4 stroke 6-cyl 495bhp by Lister Blackstone Ltd, Dursley

1975?: Sold to Grant Broad Ltd, Douglas, IoM.

1979: Sold to Seahawk Fishing Co (Fleetwood) Ltd, Fleetwood (E. Salthouse & J. R. Brackenbury).

1984: Sold to Iolo C. Hughes, Barmouth.

1986: Sold for demolition.

Images

Boston Seahawk - A178, Picture Courtesy of David Slinger