Fleetwood owned and registered but did not fish from the port.

Technical

Official Number: 148230
Yard Number: 511
Completed: 1928
Gross Tonnage: 348
Net Tonnage: 165
Length: 140.2 ft
Breadth: 24.6 ft
Depth: 13.2 ft
Engine: 96NHP T.3-cyl by Charles D. Holmes Ltd, Hull
Built: Cook Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley

History

28.11.1928: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.511) for Fleetwood Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood as LORINDA.
19.12.1928: Registered at Fleetwood (FD182).
22.12.1928: Completed (Sir George E. J. Moody, Grimsby, manager). Fishing from Grimsby.
26.1.1934: Off Dyrafjord, west coast of Iceland with steam trawler EBOR WYKE (H78) searched for survivors amongst wreckage of trawler SABIC (GY58) which foundered following collision with trawler EUTHAMIA (GY716).
4.9.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No. NR) (Hire rate £155.3.0d/month).
12.9.1939 (Regd): Sold to Boyd Line Ltd, Hull.
10.10.1939 (Regd): Sold to Shire Trawlers Ltd, London (William A. Bennett, manager).
17.10.1939: Fleetwood registry closed.
18.10.1939: Registered at Grimsby (GY220).
20.8.1941: Foundered off Freetown, Sierra Leone after fire in machinery spaces.

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S.T. Lorinda FD182
Picture courtesy of James Cullen

Changelog
26/08/2008: Page published. Three updates since then.
08/06/2015: Picture added.
17/09/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.