Technical

Official Number: 138941
Yard Number: 712
Completed: 1915
Gross Tonnage: 302
Net Tonnage: 159
Length: 135.3 ft
Breadth: 23.5 ft
Depth: 12.4 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by Gt. Central Co-op Engineering & Ship Repairing Co Ltd, Grimsby

History

1915: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.712) for Anchor Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby as PREFECT.
5.11.1915: Registered at Grimsby (GY737).
18.1.1916: Completed (George S. Letten, manager).
3.1916: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-4”, 1-12pdr, 1-7.5” Howitzer) (Ad.No.1984). Based Granton.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Grimsby.
10.1923: Sold to Atlas Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (Frank S. Letten, manager).
8.1936: Sold to Earl Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (Sir Alec Black, Bart, Manager).
22.4.1937: Registered at Grimsby as NORLAND (GY737).
1.9.1939: Sold to Fishing Vessel Brokers Ltd, Hull.
29.11.1939: Grimsby registry closed.
1.12.1939: Registered at Hull (H266).
17.1.1940: Sold to City Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Fleetwood, manager).
30.5.1940: Requisitioned for war service as a anti submarine trawler (P.No.4.106) (Hire rate £83.1.0d/month).
9.1941: Employed on miscellaneous Naval duties.
1943: Based Grimsby with M/S Group 22.
12.10.1944: Sold to Marine Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (Lewis A. Walton, manager).
1945: Sold to Lewis A. Walton, Hull.
11.10.1945: Returned to owner.
21.12.1945: Sold to Yorkshire Trawlers Ltd, Hull.
1949: New engine by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough (Built 1919).
17.11.1949: Sold to George Robb & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen.
11.1949: Hull registry closed.
11.1949: Registered at Aberdeen (A643).
6.1952: Registered at Aberdeen as VIKING ALLIANCE (A643).
10.6.1956: Sold to BISCO (£4900) and allocated to Shipbreaking Industries Ltd, Charlestown, Fife for breaking up (Contract No.4E).
6.1956: Delivered Charlestown from Aberdeen under own power. Aberdeen registry closed.
8.1956: Breaking up commenced.

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S.T. Viking Alliance A643

Changelog
26/03/2010: Page published. 4 revisions since then.
04/10/2014: Mended broken picture link.
02/07/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.