Technical

Official Number: 165651
Yard Number: 1025
Completed: February 25 1937
Gross Tonnage: 455
Net Tonnage: 166
Length: 175.5 ft
Breadth: 27.1 ft
Depth: 14.3 ft
Built: Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough
Engine: 825ihp T.3-cyl by by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough

History

25.2.1937: Launched by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.1025) for Devon Fishing Co Ltd, Hull as WOLBOROUGH.
4.1937: Completed (Mark Hellyer, manager). Registered at Hull (H414).
5.4.1937: Sailed Hull on first trip to Icelandic grounds (Sk. F. Whitley).
26.4.1937: At Hull landed 2314 kits grossed £1007.
11.1.1938: Stranded at Landöen, Batalden Island outside Florö on west coast of Norway. Salvage steamer ACHILLES (217grt/1893) attended.
13.1.1938: Refloated and delivered Florö for survey.
4.1949: Converted for burning oil fuel, F.P. above 150° F.
1939: Lengthened to 175.5 feet 459g 173n – 190.6 feet LOA.
6.6.1939: Insured value increased from £25,000 to £28,00 following lengthening of vessel.
23.7.1939: Responded to call for assistance from steam trawler GAUL (H292) which had been in collision with German steam trawler WESTERLAND of Wesermunde approximately 160 miles from Tees and leaking port side below the waterline. Pumps able to cope and escorted towards coast. At 11.30 pm. arrived river Tees.
25.7.1939: Insured value £28,700.
11.8.1939: Sailed Hull for Bear Island (Sk. W. Salmon).
30.8.1939: At Hull landed 2,086 kits grossed £1,531.
1939: To requisitioning, at Hull landed from Iceland/Bear Island/Norway Coast (Sks. J. T. Whisley, A. Salmon, R. Turner) 172 days 14,485 kits £11,857 gross.
26.9.1939: Requisitioned for war service as an anti-submarine trawler (P.No. FY.233)(Hire rate £309.16.6d/month).
1.1942: Transferred to Mediterranean Command.
1942: Sold to Pickering & Haldane’s Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull.
1944: Owners re-styled Lord Line Ltd, Hull (Thomas W. Boyd, manager).
4.1946: Registered at Hull as Lord Ancaster (H414).
8.1948: Sold to Hull Merchants Amalgamated Trawlers Ltd, Hull. Registered at Hull as MARATH (H414).
1953: Made one trip to Greenland fishery.
1955: Sold to Charleson-Smith Trawlers Ltd, Hull (Ross Group). Registered at Hull as STELLA PEGASI (H414).
24.9.1955: Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood (Geoffrey Marr, Hull, manager). Registered at Hull as SPURNELLA (H414).
22.7.1958: Sailed Hull for Iceland last trip before sale (Sk. W. Beamish).
9.8.1958: At Hull landed 1,223 kits grossed £4,677.
14.8.1958: Sold to Dinas Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
1.6.1959: Company taken over by J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood.
1.6.1959: Sold to Heward Trawlers Ltd, London & Fleetwood (R. S. Hewett & H. F. Hayward) (Robert S. Hewett, manager).
8.3.1960: Stranded outside dock when leaving Fleetwood for fishing grounds. Refloated without damage.
14.12.1962: Sold to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up.
20.12.1962: Delivered Barrow-in-Furness from Fleetwood under own power.

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S.T. Marath H414
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

S.T. Lord Ancaster H414
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

S.T. Spurnella H414
Picture courtesy of the Mark Stopper Collection

S.T. Spurnella H414
Picture courtesy of the JJ collection

S.T. Spurnella H414
Picture courtesy of The Osta Collection.

S.T. Spurnella H414
Picture courtesy of The Phillip Dell Collection

Changelog
16/01/2009: Page published. 7 updates since then.
23/04/201 Picture added.
10/06/2016: Information updated.
03/12/2017: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
03/08/2019: Updated information and added an image.