Technical

Official Number: 160101
Yard Number: 1013
Completed: 1928
Gross Tonnage: 270
Net Tonnage: 98
Length: 125.7 ft
Breadth: 23.5 ft
Depth: 8.9 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull

History

8.2.1928: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.1013) for Ceylon Fisheries Ltd, Colombo, Ceylon as CEYLON BUL-BUL.
23.3.1928: Registered at Hull (H412).
31.3.1928: Completed.
10.4.1928: Hull registry closed.
4.1928: Registered at Colombo.
9.1935: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys, manager). Colombo registry closed.
21.11.1935: Registered at Fleetwood as OUR MAVIS (FD52).
8.12.1935: First landing at Fleetwood..
1936: Sold to Uruguayan Government (Servicio Oceanografic y de Pesca), Montevideo.
3.12.1937: Completed fitting out and survey at Fleetwood following sale.
28.3.1938: Fleetwood registry closed. Registered at Montevideo as ANTARES.
1940: Removed from LR, vessel’s continued existence in doubt.

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S.T. Ceylon Bul-Bul H412
Picture courtesy of The Osta Collection

S.T. Ceylon Bul-Bul H412
Picture courtesy of Hull Maritime Museum

Changelog
26/04/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
10/01/2020: Updated information and added an image.