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M.F.V. Craigmillar – A303

Fleetwood Trawler – Craigmillar A303
Official Number: A10438
Gross Tonnage: 50
Net Tonnage: 50
Length: 22.25 m
Breadth: 5.97 m
Depth: 2.53 m
Engine: Lister Blackstone EVSM4, 264 bhp
Built: 1959 by Fairmile Construction Co. Ltd, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Yard Number: B509
Owners: Bon Accord Mutual Ship Stores Ltd, Aberdeen

History
1959: Built as Craigmillar A303 for Bon Accord Mutual Ship Stores Ltd, Aberdeen.

1970: Registered owners are now John N. Ward & Son Ltd, Fleetwood.

1979: Sold to Alistair G. Hamilton, Kent and registered as Craigmillar BA303.

1985: Owners now John Crairford, Fleetwood and Thomas J. Gordon, Preston.

1994: In this year her owner is David Rainford, Fleetwood.

1997: Owner, Chris Neve, Fleetwood.

February 1998: Decommissioned.

Known Alterations
Whaleback & New Wheelhouse

Notes
Broke the ports record for a pocket trawler grossing £3,300 in a single trip.

Images

Craigmillar BA303 - Photo courtesy of Tony Frith