Technical

Official Number: 137572
Completed: 1914
Gross Tonnage: 77
Net Tonnage: 37
Length: 90.8 ft
Breadth: 18.3 ft
Depth: 9.1 ft
Engine: C.2-cyl and boiler by Elliott & Garrood Ltd, Beccles
Built: John Chambers Ltd, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft

History

Wooden drifter/seiner

1914: Launched by John Chambers Ltd, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft (Yd.No.) for Bloomfields Ltd, Gt Yarmouth (43/64) & R. H. King, Winterton (21/64) as OCEAN TRUST.
23.11.1914: Ran sea trials.
4.12.1914: Registered at Yarmouth (YH160).
12.1914: Completed at a cost of £2607 (James Bloomfield, manager).
1.1918: Requisitioned for war service and employed on miscellaneous duties. Based Buncrana.
2.9.1919: Returned to owner at Gt. Yarmouth (Bloomfields Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth).
22.12.1922: Neil Mackay appointed manager.
21.10.1926: Landed 240 crans at Yarmouth.
194?: Transferred to Bloomfield’s Ltd, Fleetwood management. Landing Fleetwood and Ullapool.
1943. Transferred to Bloomfield’s Ltd, Gt Yarmouth.
18.10.1951: Landed 207 crans at Yarmouth having lost 8 nets (Sk. Leonard Stone).
1954: Sold for breaking up.
11.9.1954: Yarmouth registry closed.

Changelog
24/04/2009: Page published. 3 updates since then.