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Technical

Official Number: 149233
Yard Number: 979
Completed: 1915
Gross Tonnage: 120
Net Tonnage: 36
Length:90.88 ft
Breadth: 21.65 ft
Depth: 9.84 ft
Built: Gebrs Boot Schps “de Hoop”, Leiderdorp
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by Arnhemsche Stoomsleephelling Maatschappij, Arnhem

History

1.1915: Ordered.
8.1915: Completed by Gebrs Boot Schps “de Hoop”, Leiderdorp (Yd.No.979) for N.V. Maatschappij De Oceaan Ster, IJmuiden (J. van der Made, manager) as OCEAANSTER I. At a cost of fl.51000 (guilders). Registered at IJmuiden (IJM232).
18.1.1919: Sold to Maatschappij Scheveningen (W. den Dulk Wzn, manager). Registered at Scheveningen as MARTINI (SCH135).
1921: Re-possessed by Veenkolen Bank Sappermeer, IJmuiden.
1921: Sold to N.V. Visscherij Onderneming – De VEM, IJmuiden. Registered at IJmuiden (IJM8).
4.10.1923: Sold to N.V. s’Gravenhaagsche Visscherij & Handels Maatschappijs, IJmuiden. Registered at IJmuiden as ANNIE (IJM8).
12.1929: Sold to Colls Durrant, Lowestoft (C. W. Dance, manager).
1930: Ijmuiden registry closed.
1930: Re measured 52n 94.1 x 20.0 x 9.4 feet.
22.5.1930: Registered at Lowestoft as BOYS’ FRIEND (LT151).
1930s: Seasonal white fish trawling from Fleetwood.
1935: Sold to Vigilant Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft (R. H. Self, manager).
Pre 1943 -1945: Seasonal white fish trawling from Fleetwood.
24.7.1943: Typical landing. 116 kits – hake-12, cod/codling-9, whiting-18, flats-14, ling/coley-1, roker-52. gurnard-3, sole & prime-7.
1946-1950s: Seasonal white fish trawling from Fleetwood.
9.1955: Sold to Belgium for breaking up.
26.9.1955: Sailed Lowestoft for Antwerp in tow of Margaret Hide (LT746) also for breaking up.
1955: Lowestoft registry closed.

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S.D/T. Martini SCH135
Picture courtesy of The Jan Harteveld Collection

S.D/T. Boys’ Friend LT151
Picture courtesy of The Robert Durrant Collection

S.D/T. Boys Friend LT151
Picture courtesy of The James Cullen Collection

S.D/T. Boys’ Friend LT151
Picture from the Internet

Changelog

14/05/2012: Page published. 8 updates since then.
14/10/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
19/09/2019: Updated information.