Technical

Official Number: 180342
Yard Number: 775
Completed: 1946
Gross Tonnage: 334
Net Tonnage: 134
Length: 130 ft
Breadth: 25.7 ft
Depth: 12.6 ft
Engine: 700IHP T.3-cyl by Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull. Fitted for burning oil fuel, F.P. above 150° F
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley
Speed: 11.4 knots

History

1.8.1946: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.775) for N.V. Motorvisscherij, Ostend as VAN DER WEYDEN (O293).
5.11.1946: Completed.
8.11.1946: Arrived Ostend from Hull.
9.11.1946: Naming ceremony.
14.11.1946: Sailed Ostend for Icelandic fishing grounds on maiden trip.
20.3.1951: Ostend registry closed.
17.4.1951: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Basil A. Parkes, manager). Registered at Fleetwood as BOSTON CANBERRA (FD68).
1951: Re-measured 323g 118n.
2.4.1955: Chartered by White Fish Authority for two experimental trips for hake fishing in areas off Orkney and Shetland.
16.12.1955: Sold to Findus Hammerfest, Hammerfest (Hammerfest Havfiske A/L, managers). Fleetwood registry closed. Registered at Hammerfest as GARGIA (F30H).
1958: Sold to Hammerfest Havfiske A/L, Hammerfest (Leif Throne-Holst, manager).
1958: Lengthened to158.6 ft 374g 126n.
Pre 1966: Delete manager.
1970: Sold to A/S H. Berling Shipsopphugging, Sandnesjoen for breaking up.
9.7.1970: Breaking up commenced at Sandnesjoen.

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Boston Canberra FD68 as Van Der Weyden
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S.T. Boston Canberra FD68
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S.T. Boston Camberra FD68
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S.T. Boston Canberra FD68
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Boston Canberra FD68
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S.T. Boston Canberra FD68 as Gargia F30H
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S.T. Boston Canberra FD68 as Gargia F30H
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Changelog
21/01/2009: Page published. 7 updates since then.
17/01/2017: Removed disputed image.