Information courtesy of David Slinger and Phillip Rogers.

Technical

Official Number: 302383
Numbers in () taken from Lloyds 1950/51
Numbers in {} taken from Lloyds 1961/62
Gross Tonnage: (111)
Net Tonnage: (48)
Depth: (9.3)
Gross Tonnage: {105}
Net Tonnage: {65}
Length overall {88.0 ft}
Breadth: {21.8}
Built: Built Abeking & Rasmussen Lemwerder Germany 1949
1950/51: (Oil Engine 6 cylinder by Mtrn Werke Mannheim A. G.)
1961/62 Oil engine 5 cylinder 280hp Blackstone. by Blackstone & Co Ltd. Stamford.

History

1949: Built for Flohr & Co Bremerhaven as MARTIN SCHILLING BX?
1953: Sold to An Bord Iascaigh Mhain. Ireland = (sea fishery board) renamed LOCH LORGAN D413.
1960. Sold to Claridge Trawlers Ltd. Lowestoft.
23.7.1960. Arrived Lowestoft. Colne Fishing Co Ltd. Lowestoft. managers. registered LOCH LORGAN LT335
1961: Working on a seasonal basis from Fleetwood.
13.12.1963: At four minutes after midnight Gorleston Coastguard notified coxswain J.R. Plummer of the Caister lifeboat JOSE NEVILLE of a possible vessel in distress. At 12:10am a Mayday was transmitted from LOCH LORGAN, aground on Middle Caister Shoal. Cox. Plummer took his lifeboat alongside and rescued all crew. LOCH LORGAN refloated with the rising tide and drove ashore on North Beach, Yarmouth. Salved and returned to service.
19.12.1968: Last ever landing at Fleetwood landed 70 kits.
28.12.1968: Transferring to Lowestoft (Sk. Charles Pennington). At 11.07am transmitted Mayday call, “Position 51.08n 05.43w, disabled with engine and pump failure and taking on water in severe gale conditions”. Tug GRONINGEN AND Clovelly lifeboat attended and delivered to Milford Haven after a 5 hour tow.
04.1969. Vessel offered for sale £8,000
1970. Sold for breaking up
2.6.1970. Sailed Lowestoft along with the LOCH LAOI LT332 for Blyth for breaking up

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M.T. Loch Lorgan LT335
Picture courtesy of The David Slinger Collection.

Loch Lorgan Fleetwood Landing
Picture courtesy of The David Slinger Collection.

Loch Lorgan News report
Picture courtesy of The David Slinger Collection.

M.T. Loch Lorgan LT335
Picture courtesy of The Phil Rogers Collection

Loch Lorgan Crew
Picture courtesy of The Phil Rogers Collection

Changelog
14/06/2022: Page published.
15/06/2022: Updated info and added images.