Additional information courtesy of David Slinger

Technical

Official Number: 308571
Yard Number: 554
Completed: 1967
Gross Tonnage: 1179
Length: 247.9 ft
Breadth: 40.8 ft
Depth: 8.08 m
Built: Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole
Engine: Diesel-electric 2 x 12-cyl ‘V’ oil engines 1550bhp by English Electric Ltd, Preston connected to 1 x electric motor 2100shp – 15 knots
Capable of freezing 600 kits per day in 90LB blocks.

History

017.10.1966: Launched at Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole (Yd.No.554) by Mrs E.Stirk (mother in law of Geoffrey Alan Marr) for J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood as SWANELLA.
1967: Completed. Registered at Hull (H421).
31.01.1967: Ran sea trials.
03.02.1967: Sailed from Hull on her maiden voyage (Skipper Charles Drever) bound for the Newfoundland fishing grounds. Halfway through her maiden voyage she suffered a fractured crank shaft which reduced the engine power by 50% This proved inadequate and she was brought home early arriving back at Hull on the 27th March landing 447 tonnes.
1967: Set up a new record catch of 665.5 tonnes (Skipper Charles Drever).
1969: The company’s top trawler landing 4,105 tonnes of fish for 307 days at sea, only 64 tonnes behind the top freezer LADY PARKES H397 which recieved a place in the Guinness book of records.
12.6.1981: Sold to KaareMisje & Co, Bergen and converted to a diving support ship.
1982: Hull registry closed. Registered at Panama as ARCHEMEDES.
19855: DRIVE PERFORMER.
1988: NORTH SEA COMMANDER.
1990: Sold to DSND Shipping, Norway. Renamed SEAWAY COMMANDER.
2004: ALLIED COMMANDER, Panama flag.
2009: Sold to How Choi Marine Ltd, Hong Kong. Renamed EGS EXPLORER St Vincent & Grenadines Flag.
2013: Renamed GEO EXPLORER, Nevis & St. Kitts flag.

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M.T. Swanella H421
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M.T. Swanella H421
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M.V. Seaway Commander
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M.V. Allied Commander
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M.T. Swanella H421
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M.T. Swanella H421
Picture courtesy of The Ted Hammill Collection

Changelog
29/01/2018: Page published.
30/01/2017: Added information and images.

Technical

Official Number: 359076
Yard Number: 578
Completed: 1973
Gross Tonnage: 299
Net Tonnage: 113
Length: 106′ 7″
Breadth: 27′ 5″
Depth: 15′ 7″
Built by: Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Co Ltd, Goole

History

04.07.1973 Launched by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd, Goole (Yd. No. 578) for J. Marr & Son Ltd Hull as “GLEN COE”.
1973 Completed & registered at Aberdeen as (A283).
1980 Transferred from Aberdeen to Hull and laid up.
07.1983 Resumed fishing.
Late 1980: Laid up.
06.1992 Sold to Jade Fishing Co. Ltd, Vancouver Canada.
07.1992 Sailed from Hull for Canada.
2005 Still registered.

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M.T. Glen Coe A283
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M.T. Glen Coe A283
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M.T. Glen Coe A283

M.T. Glen Coe A283
Picture courtesy of Phil Smith

M.T. Glen Coe A283

M.T. Glen Coe A283
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M.T. Glen Coe A283
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M.T. Glen Coe A283
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Changelog
30/11/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.
15/10/2018: Pictures added.
02/12/2019: Added an image.

Technical

Official Number: 712673
Yard Number: 143
Completed: 1988
Gross Tonnage: 555
Net Tonnage: 166
Length: 38.57 m
Breadth: 33.50 m
Depth: 9.70 m
Built: Cochrane & Son Ltd, Selby
Oil engine: 6-cyl 1700bhp/1268kW by Ruston Diesels Ltd, Newton-le-Willows

History

21.12.1987: Launched by Cochrane Shipbuilders Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.143) for J. Marr Ltd, Hull as THORNELLA.
3.1988: Completed. Registered at Hull (H96).
6.1996: Sold to Thornella Ltd, Hull (Marr Fishing Vessel Management Ltd, Hull, managers).
3.10.2003: Last trip from Hull.
24.10.2003: Landed in Germany.
11.2003: Sold to Baines Bros Ltd, New Holland (en bloc with LANCELLA (H98)) for breaking up (under English Decommissioning Scheme).
12.2003: Hull registry closed.

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M.T. Thornella H96
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M.T. Thornella H96
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M.T. Thornella H96
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M.T. Thornella H96
Picture courtesy of Alan Hirst

Changelog
06/11/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.

Technical

Official Number: ??
Yard Number: 546
Completed: 1960
Gross Tonnage: 50
Net Tonnage: 50
Length: 22.22 m
Breadth: 5.97 m
Depth: 2.52 m
Engine: 4 stroke 4-cyl 264bhp oil engine by Lister Blackstone Marine Ltd, Dursley
Built: 1960 by The Fairmile Construction Co. Ltd, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Yard Number: B546
Owner: Bon Accord Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

1.12.1960: Completed by Fairmile Shipyard (Berwick) Ltd, Berwick-on-Tweed (Yd.No.546) for Bon Accord Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (George Robb, manager) as BON ACCORD. Registered at Aberdeen (A493).
1968: Owner J Marr & Son Ltd Fleetwood. On her first trip under J Marr & Son she grossed £1,184 from 172 kits of fish.
1973: Owners John N. Ward & Son Ltd, Fleetwood. Renamed RESILIENCE (A493).
1980: Owners Ronald C. Sutherland, Latheran Wheel & Donald Sutherland, Dunbeath. Registered at Wick (WK493).
1981: Owners Ronald C. & Donald Sutherland, Caithness. Renamed FRAM (WK493).
1984: Owners William MacDougal, Peterhead & Others. Registered at Peterhead (PD244).
1985: Owners Louis Forbes, Fraserburgh & Others. Renamed ACTIVE (PD244).
1986: Ceased fishing after a major engine failure in this year. She was the laid up in Dunvegan, Isle of Skye for 2 years where all re-useable equipment was removed. However the hull was found to be in a great condition and was sold to a French owner and converted to a yacht.

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M.T. Bon Accord A493
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M.T. Bon Accord A493
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M.T. Bon Accord A493
Pivtire courtesy of The Phil Rogers Collection

S.T. Bon Accord A493
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M.T. Resilience A493
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Changelog
22/10/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.
07/02/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image and added a picture.
19/02/2019: Added an image.
21/09/2020: Added an image.
03/10/2020: Added an image.

Technical

Official Number: 341748
Yard Number: 1278
Completed: 1970
Gross Tonnage: 123
Net Tonnage: 44
Length: 88′ 5″
Breadth: 21′ 7″
Depth: 10′ 9″
Built: R Dunston Ltd,Thorne
Owner: J Marr & Son Ltd

History

1970: To Fleetwood as a new vessel.
February 1970: Landed her first catch at Fleetwood under the command of Skipper John Banks. 325 Boxes was landed after 12 days at sea, including 80 of coley, to make £1,914.
1972: Lengthened in Humber by St Andrew’s Engineering Company to 88 ft.
1973: Sold to J N Ward and renamed RESOUND.
1993: Fishing from Valetta, registered at Malta and renamed ARIANNA PREMIR.

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M.T. Merrydale FD104
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M.T. Merrydale FD104
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M.T. Merrydale FD104
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M.T. Merrydale FD104
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M.T. Merrydale FD104
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

M.T. Merrydale FD104
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M.T. Merrydale FD104
Picture courtesy of Phillip Dell

M.T. Resound
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Changelog
16/10/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.
16/09/2017: Removed FMHT watermark and added an image.
29/01/2018: Added an image.
24/09/2020: Added an image.

Technical

Official Number: 341758
Yard Number: 322
Completed: 1972
Net Tonnage: 178
Length: 142′ 8″
Breadth: 32′ 1”
Depth: 12′ 10”
Built: Clelands Shipbuilders Ltd, Wallsend
Owner: J Marr and Sons Ltd

History

1972: Launched by Clelands Shipbuilders Ltd, Wallsend for J. Marr & Sons Ltd, Fleetwood as JACINTA. Registered at Fleetwood (FD159).
1975: Became the record breaking vessel for a Fleetwood wet fish catch when she landed 188 tons after a 19 day trip to the Icelandic fishing grounds.
1982: Transferred to Hull.
1986: Britain’s top earning trawler when her catch value was over £1.3 million.
February 1991: Skippered by Dennis Beaumont, JACINTA set a British record catch landing 230 tons which sold for £270,516.
1994: Top earning British trawler earning over £1.9 million over 10 months.
09/02/1995: Left Hull under tow for Fleetwood to become the focal point of a maritime museum after engine repairs were judged too costly.
16/06/2020: In dock, developed a leak and sank alongside. Pumped out but judged too unseaworthy to move to a repair facility. Awaiting scrapping.

Notes

As a trawler working out of Fleetwood, The JACINTA became the most famous stern trawler of her generation. She returned to port with record catches and soon covered her building costs many times over. After years at sea, her engines failed and she seemed doomed for the scrapyard. However, a group of local Fleetwood people rallied to save her and she was bought from her owners for just one pound, and was towed home to Fleetwood. She was then fitted with a new engine to enable her to go to sea and attend heritage festivals.

In her 23 years at sea she earned over 17.3 million pounds.

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M.T. Jacinta FD159
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M.T. Jacinta FD159
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M.T. Jacinta FD159
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M.T. Jacinta FD159
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M.T. Jacinta FD159
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M.T. Jacinta FD159
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Changelog
14/10/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.
10/09/2017: Removed FMHT watermark and added an image.
21/06/2020: Added an image.