Additional material courtesy of Roy Breach

Technical

Official Number: 132378
Yard Number: 132
Completed: 1912
Gross tonnage: 102
Net Tonnage: 46
Length: 89.1 ft
Breadth: 19.1 ft
Depth: 8.8 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Crabtree & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth
Boiler: Riley Bros (Boilermakers) Ltd, Stockton on Tees
Built: Crabtree & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth

History

1911: Ordered by J. T. C. & F. J. Salmon, Gt Yarmouth.
1912: Completed by Crabtree & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth (Yd.No.132) for John Thomas Cullen Salmon, Gt. Yarmouth as FRED SALMON.
20.7.1912: Registered at Yarmouth (YH665) (John Thomas Cullen Salmon managing owner).
9.1915: Requisitioned for war service as an A/S net drifter (1-3pdr) (Ad.No.1888).
1919: Returned to owner.
1.1921: Sold to John Windram, Berwick-on-Tweed (managing owner).
10.2.1921: Yarmouth registry closed.
2.1921: Registered at Berwick (BK417).
1923: Change of address to Eyemouth.
1923: Registered at Berwick as OCEAN PLOUGH (BK417).
1.1930: Sold to John Victor Breach (64/64), Lowestoft.
13.1.1930: Berwick registry closed.
14.1.1930: Registered at Lowestoft (LT133).
29.1.1930: Registered at Lowestoft as STRIVE (LT133) (BoT Minute RG1024/1930 dated 28.1.1930).
30.1.1930: Sold to John Victor Breach (43/21) & W. J. Powles (21/64), Lowestoft.
14.7.1930: At Lerwick in collision with steam drifter PLUMER (LT596).
1930s: Seasonal trawling from Padstow and Fleetwood.
23.7.1932: Off Fleetwood suffered broken tail shaft; steam drifter FEASIBLE (LT122) connected and delivered Fleetwood.
19.2.1933: On Small’s ground broke mainmast when hauling.
19.7.1933: At Castlebay with fractured propeller blade.
6.4.1934: Grounded in Caledonian Canal, tug connected and refloated.
20.3.1935: Sold to John Victor Breach (64/64). Lowestoft.
1.7.1935: At Lerwick with damage rudder caused by striking rock.
5.1.1936: Suffered heavy weather damage off St. Ann’s Head.
12.11.1936: In Lowestoft with damaged propeller.
9.2.1938: Sold to Explorator Ltd (64/64), Lowestoft (John Victor Breach, manager).
15.11.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeping drifter (2-MGs) (P.No.FY.922) (Hire rate £27.0.0d/month).
4.6.1940: At Dunkirk evacuation (Operation Dynamo) (Sk. W. A. Catchpole RNR).
1.1942: Based Harwich LL sweep drifter.
1.1944: John Victor Breach died.
9.1944: Employed on miscellaneous Naval duties.
9.4.1945: Robert Henry Self appointed manager.
23.5.1945: Sold to County Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Lowestoft (Robert Henry Self, manager).
21.12.1945: Returned to owner.
27.4.1947: Off Aberdeen suffered heavy weather damage.
5.11.1947: In collision with steam drifter SARAH HIDE (LT1157) and sustained damage.
9.4.1952: Leaving Aberdeen with heavy swell running lost man overboard and drowned.
4.11.1946: At Lowestoft landed 245 crans of herring. The Prunier Trophy winner was ROMANY ROSE (YH63) with a 2463/4 cran landing.
1953: Sold for breaking up.
28.5.1953: Lowestoft registry closed.

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S.D/T Strive LT133
Picture from the Internet

S.D/T. Ocean Plough BK417
Picture courtesy of DaveD (Trawler Photo Forum)

Changelog
05/07/2011: Page published. 6 revisions since then.
22/09/2014: Picture added.
30/12/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.