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Fleetwood Trawler - M.V. Boston Marauder FD168
Official Number: 300776
Built: Aberdeen, 1958 by J. Lewis & Sons Ltd
Yard Number: 278
Gross Tonnage: 448
Length: 115 ft
Breadth: 28′ 4” ft
Draught: 14′ 6” ft
Owner: Iago Steam Trawling Co Ltd

History
1958: To Fleetwood as a new vessel.

1972: Became BOSTON MARAUDER FD168 after Iago Steam Trawling Co Ltd was bought by Boston Deep Sea Fisheries.

1976: Sold to Panamanian registraton as LINA V.

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Boston Marauder FD168, Courtesy of Frank Pook

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Fleetwood Trawler - Omega B FD221
Official Number: 362621
Built: Hessle, 1973 by R Dunston Ltd
Yard Number: 893
Gross Tonnage: 309
Length: 101 ft
Breadth: 27 ft
Draught: 15′ 9” ft
Owner: J Marr & Son Ltd & V Buschini

History
1973: Built as COLLENA. Registered at Fleetwood from new but worked from Aberdeen.

1979: Renamed GLEN RUSHEN.

1987: Renamed OMEGA B and owned jointly by Andrew Marr International and Victor Buschini. Converted in Norway from stern trawler to purse seiner.

1997: Re-engined with a Stork-Werkspoor 4 stroke 6-cyl

1998: Sold to Gustus AB, Gothenburg, renamed SUNNANO (IMO 7324144) and registered at Fiskeback. Her tonnage was amended to 598gt 179net.

2008: Scrapped at Frederikshavn, Denmark.

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Omega B - FD221

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Fleetwood Trawler - M.V. Boston Corsair LT148

Official Number: 301515
IMO: 5049207
Built: 1959 in Lowestoft by Richards Ironworks Ltd
Yard Number: 447
Gross Tonnage: 361
Length: 92 ft
Breadth: 22 ft
Draught: 10′ 6” ft
Owner: Boston Deep Sea Fisheries

History
1962: Employed as ORSV.

1986: Sold to Spanish owners and reverted to commercial fishing. She was sold in an ebloc deal to bloc deal to Parafleet Ltd, Plymouth (Cmaine (Shipping) Ltd, Stonehouse, Plymouth, managers) (Joseph O’Connor, J.L.J. Couceiro & Others) along with the following vessels.

BOSTON ARGOSY
BOSTON COMET
BOSTON HORNET
BOSTON WHIRLWIND.

November 1986: They left Lowestoft for Plymouth for La Corunna. The vessels were refitted in Spain and reverted to their original UK PRNs ie LT364, LT183, LT148, LT173 & LT453 respectively.

1994: Reported to have sunk in port.

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