Technical

Official Number: 185289
Yard Number: 1382
Completed: 1953
Gross Tonnage: 275
Net Tonnage: 101
Length: 115 ft
Breadth: 25.1 ft
Depth: 11.1 ft
Engine: 600bhp x 8-cyl Crossley
Built: Cochrane &Sons Ltd, Selby
Speed: 12 knots
Built by: Cochrane &Sons Ltd, Selby, 1953
Owner: Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd, Fleetwood

History

1953: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd No. 1382) for St. Andrews Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull.
27.02.1953 Registered at Fleetwood as St LEONARD.
14.01.1955 sold to Great Western Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
1955 transferred to Grimsby.
04.07.1956 sold to W A Phillips, Anderson & Co Ltd London (FD179).
01.1957 Transferred to Fleetwood.
08.02.1960 sold to Fishery Products Ltd St. John’s Newfoundland.
09.02.1960 Sailed for Canada.
10.02.1960 Fleetwood registry closed.
02.1960 registered at St. John’s as ZEBRA. Noted Class withdrawn at owners request 5/61.
12.12.1966 Vessel went aground one mile from Ile Aux Morts, Newfoundland and became a total loss. One crew lost.

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M.T. St Leonard FD179
Picture courtesy of Jan Harteveld

M.T. St Leonard FD179
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

Changelog
12/09/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.