Technical

Official Number: 110756
Yard Number: 247
Completed: 1899
Gross Tonnage: 159
Net Tonnage: 63
Length: 106.8 ft
Breadth: 21 ft
Depth: 11 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by Amos & Smith, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull

History

15.11.1899: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Hull (Yd.No.247) for The Hull Steam Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Hull as TOBAGO.
16.12.1899: Registered at Hull (H482).
12.1899: Completed (Henry Toozes, manager).
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
1919: Released (Joseph Vivian, manager).
22.12.1923: Sold to George G. Utting, Lowestoft (managing owner).
24.12.1923: Registered at Lowestoft (LT1293).
1926: Sold to Thomas A. Utting, Lowestoft (managing owner).
7.10.1929: Registered at Lowestoft as TRESCO (LT1293) (M/RG 1433/29).
1930s: Seasonal white fish trawling from Milford and Fleetwood (Alex Keay, managing agent).
29.8.1932: Fishing 18 miles WbyN of St. Ann’s Head, observed Belgian motor trawler NEPTUN in distress. Hauled and closed. Informed mechanical failure. At 8.00 a.m. connected and towed to Milford arriving at 12.00.
1943: Sold to Respondo Trawlers Ltd, Milford Haven (J. Yolland, manager).
1.1944: Fishing from Fleetwood.
4.8.1944: Last landing at Fleetwood.
30.8.1944: Landed at Milford.
1945: Sold to F. Uglow & Son, Milford Haven (W. D. Uglow, manager).
25.8.1950: Last landing at Milford. Laid up.
10.1951: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up.
22.9.1951: Arrived at Castle Pill, Milford Haven.
1952: Breaking up completed.

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S.T. Tresco LT1239
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Changelog
08/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
05/04/2016: Picture added.
27/04/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.