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Fleetwood Trawler – Boston Monarch FD19
Official Number: 185301
Built by: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby, 1955
Yard Number: 1403
Gross Tonnage: 466
Length: 139 ft
Breadth: 28′ 4” ft
Draught: 13′ 1” ft
Owner: Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd

History
1955: Brought to Fleetwood as a new vessel.

1964: Sold to Italy as OCEANIA ROSE.

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Fleetwood Trawler – Boston Typhoon FD183
Official Number: 301877
Built by: Cook Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1959
Yard Number: 943
Launched: April 11 1959
Registered: July 09 1959
Gross Tonnage: 425
Net Tonnage: 151
Length: 140 ft
Breadth: 28′ 5” ft
Draught: 14′ 6” ft
Engine: C D Holmes / Werkspoor 1065 BHP
Speed: 12 knots
Owner: Boston Deep Sea Fisheries, Fleetwood

History
January 01 1964: Sold to Iago Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood.

February 04 1968: Stranded at the entrance to Isafjordur, Iceland.

February 06 1968: Refloated.

August 28 1968: Sold to Irvin Johnson Ltd, Cape Town, SA (CTA 298).

April 25 1978: Towed into Cape Town after being damaged by engine room fire 56 miles NW of Saldanha Bay and declared a constructive loss.

November 04 1978: Scuttled off Robben Island as part of an artificial reef.

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Fleetwood Trawler – Luneda FD175
Official Number: 185293
Built by: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby, 1953
Yard Number: 1376
Gross Tonnage: 316
Net Tonnage: 109
Length: 127′ 7” ft
Breadth: 26′ 6” ft
Draught: 12′ 3” ft
Owner: J Marr & Son Ltd

History
1953: Cost £84,275 to build.

1964: Sold to P & J Johnstone, Aberdeen as A754.

1971: Scrapped.

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Fleetwood Trawler – Edwina FD162
Official Number: 187865
Built by: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1958
Yard Number: 940
Launched: June 5 1958
Registered: September 18 1958
Gross Tonnage: 392
Net Tonnage: 141
Length: 138′ 2” ft
Breadth: 27′ 6” ft
Draught: 11′ 6” ft
Engine: 1012 hp engine Mirlees Bickerton & Day
Speed: 12.5 knots
Owner: J Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood

History
1958: To Fleetwood as a new vessel.

1975: Converted to a standby safety vessel.

1984: Sold to G.L.A.D Lines Panama as stand by safety vessel.

2001: Scrapped.

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Fleetwood Trawler – Lavinda FD159
Official Number: 201805
Built by: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby, 1960
Yard Number: 1456
Launched: January 15 1960
Gross Tonnage: 262
Net Tonnage: 97
Length: 118′ 2” ft
Breadth: 25′ 1” ft
Draught: 11′ 1” ft
Owner: J Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood

History
1960: To Fleetwood as a new vessel.

April 14 1964: Sold to Richard Irvin, North Shields for £24,000 and renamed BEN ARTHUR A742.

1971: Sold to Icelandic owners and renamed FREYJA.

1975: Sold and renamed ARSAELL SIGURDSSON.

1983: Scrapped.

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Fleetwood Trawler – Boston Neptune FD14
Official Number: 185297
Built at: Goole 1955 by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairs Co Ltd
Yard Number: 498
Gross Tonnage: 328
Length: 132 ft
Breadth: 26′ 7” ft
Draught: 13 ft
Owner: Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd

History
1955: To Fleetwood as a new vessel.

1962: Sold to Canada as Acadia Neptune.

1973: Sold to Canso Seafoods.

1974: Sold to H.B.Nickerson & Sons of North Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Notes: Probably scrapped in the early 80’s following the collapse of the Nickerson empire due to an oversupply of fish and poor markets.

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Fleetwood Trawler – Zonia FD236

Official Number: 303794
Built by: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1965
Yard Number: 993
Gross Tonnage: 440
Net Tonnage: 149
Length: 135′ 2” ft
Breadth: 28′ 4” ft
Draught: 14′ 6” ft
Owner: J Marr & Son Ltd

History

1965: To Fleetwood from new. This class of trawler cost £169,000 to build and ZONIA was a top trawler for her class under Victor Buschini.

1977: Sold to the Boyd Line, Hull and renamed ARCTIC BRIGAND.

1979: Sold to Aberdeen and renamed GRAMPIAN HUNTER.

1987: Sold to David Atkinson and renamed STELLA ORION and re-registered at Fleetwood as FD58. Still in service as standby safety vessel.

1987: Sold to Spain and rebuilt with part shelterdeck.

2010: Berthed at Puerto de Santa Maria (as ROCHE) in the Cadiz province, after being used as a fish carrier out of Morocco.

2002: Still fishing.

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Technical

Official Number: Unknown
Registered Part IV
Completed: 1948
Gross Tonnage: 49
Net Tonnage: 49
Length: 64’-0”
Oil Engine

History

2.1948: Launched by Jones Buckie Shipyard Ltd, Buckie for Alexander Murray,Buckie & others as HAZARD 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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