Additional material courtesy of Barry Banham

Technical

Admiralty Number: 4125
Official Number: 137613
Yard Number: 566
Completed: 1919
Gross Tonnage: 96
Net Tonnage: 41
Length: 86.2 ft
Breadth: 18.5 ft
Depth: 9.3 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Boiler: James Abernethy & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Built: A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

3.1919: Launched by A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.566) (“Admiralty drifter”) for The Admiralty as GALE (Ad.No.4125).
5.1919: Sold to W. J. E. Green Ltd, Great Yarmouth (William J. E. Green, manager).
6.6.1919: Completed as OCEAN LOVER.
7.6.1919: Registered at Yarmouth (YH107).
30.10.1925: Landed at IJmuiden 125 crans grossed £285.
13.1.1926: Landed 5 tons of white fish at Yarmouth having been delayed two days by fog.
1930s: Seasonal fishing from Fleetwood (Alex Keay, Fleetwood/Lowestoft Fish Selling Co Ltd, Lowestoft, managing agent) (Notable skipper, Arthur Cobb, Lowestoft).
17.3.1940: Requisitioned for war service under Naval control (Hire rate £32.0.0d/month). Based Southend.
15.11.1945: Returned to owner.
9.1.1946: Sold to Arthur P. Buchan (22/64), Peter Buchan (21/64) & John F. Buchan (21/64), Peterhead.
6.3.1946: Yarmouth registry closed.
3.1945: Registered at Peterhead (PD157).
6.1950: Off Rattray Head (Sk. Arthur Buchan) in thick fog, foundered after being in collision with steam trawler CUNNINGHAM (GY86). Nine crew picked up but Sk. Buchan who was taking this trip as a relief for his son Peter Buchan, was lost. Survivors landed at Peterhead.
7.1950: Peterhead registry closed.

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S.D/T. Ocean Lover YH107
Picture courtesy of The Barry Banham Maritime Photo Collection

S.D/T. Ocean Lover YH107
Picture courtesy of The Greenday Collection

S.D/T. Ocean Lover PD157
Picture from the Internet

Changelog

14/06/2011: Page published. 5 updates since then.
24/12/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.