mfv Girl Doris – FD365

Technical

Registered Part IV
Gross Tonnage: 49
Net Tonnage: 49
Length: 64 ft
Engine: Oil Engine

History

2.1948: Launched by Jones Buckie Shipyard Ltd, Buckie for Alexander Murray,Buckie & others as HAZARD, rigged as a seine netter. Completed. Registered at Buckie (BCK182).
By 1956: Owned by A. Green, Buckie & others.
By 1960: Owned by G. I. Wilson, Tynemouth & T. Rucas, Whitley Bay. Registered at Buckie as DORENCE (BCK182).
By 1961: Owned by Boris Net Co Ltd, Fleetwood & Jan Delroy, Cleveleys.
1962: Converted at Fraserburgh to a trawler at a cost of £9,000. Registered at Buckie as GIRL DORIS
(BCK182).
6.3.1962: Landed first catch at Aberdeen.
By 1972: Owned by Jan Delroy, Cleveleys & others.
By 1973: Owned by Jan Delroy & Vera M. J. Delroy, Cleveleys.
1978: Buckie registry closed. Registered at Douglas,IoM (DO65).
1979: Sold to Wilfred Clark, Fleetwood. Douglas registry closed. Registered at Fleetwood (FD365).
1986: De-commissioned. Fleetwood registry closed.
1987: Broken up at Fleetwood.

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mfv Girl Doris BCK182

mfv Girl Doris BCK182
Picture courtesy of The John Bonner Collection

mfv Girl Doris FD365

mfv Girl Doris BCK182
Picture courtesy of The Phil Rogers Collection

mfv Girl Doris FD365

mfv Girl Doris FD365
Picture from the Internet

mfv Girl Doris FD365

mfv Girl Doris FD365
Picture courtesy of The John Worthington Collection

Changelog
07/10/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.
26/11/2017: Removed FMHT watermark and added image.
13/03/2020: Added an image.
16/08/2020: Added an image.