In Dinas and Marr ownership. Did not fish from Fleetwood
Technical
Official Number: 148957
Yard Number: 507
Completed: 1928
Gross Tonnage: 357
Net Tonnage: 154
Length: 140.4 ft
Breadth: 24 ft
Depth: 13.2 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley
Engine: 96nhp T.3-cyl and boiler by Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Speed: 10.6 knots
History
16.10.1928: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.507) for Loch Line Steam Trawling and Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen as LOCH LEVEN.
20.11.1928: Registered at Aberdeen (A379).
4.12.1928: Completed (Harry A. Holmes, manager).
1935: Sold to Caledonian Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Harry Wight, Hull, manager).
22.5.1935: Aberdeen registry closed.
24.5.1935: Registered at Hull (H186).
25.7.1939: Insured value £12,800.
23.8.1939: Managers became Loch Fishing Co of Hull Ltd.
24.8.1939: Sailed Hull for Iceland (Sk. G. Yates). Ordered to return from sea for requisitioning.
29.8.1939: Arrived Hull, 5 days steaming, no catch.
1939: To requisitioning, at Hull from Iceland (Sks. J. Searby, G. Yates, R. Reid) 215 days 12,618 kits £ 9,989.
31.8.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.642) (Hire rate £159.3.3d/month).
6.2.1946: Returned to owner.
22.1.1946: Sold to A. & M. Smith Ltd, Hull (Mark Hellyer & Graham Hellyer, managers).
1948: Sold to United Trawlers Ltd, Milford Haven (Henry J. Horwood, manager).
9.7.1948: Registered at Hull as George Hastings (H186).
Pre 10.1953: Laid up at Milford Haven.
1953: United Trawlers Ltd in liquidation.
25.2.1954: Sold to Dinas Steam Trawler Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Alfred J. Marr, manager). Registered at Fleetwood (FD9).
3.3.1954: Sailed Milford for Fleetwood.
4.5.1954: Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood for £7700.
1.6.1954: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Rees Shipbreaking Co Ltd, Llanelli for breaking up.
6.1954: Sailed Fleetwood for Llanelli.
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HMT Loch Leven
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Changelog
21/12/2008: Page published. 2 updates since then.
18/08/2017: Added an image.
05/11/2020: Updated history.