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S.D/T. Patria LT178 (Seasonal)

Technical

Official Number: 149235
Yard Number: 1033
Completed: 1916
Gross Tonnage: 140.33
Net Tonnage: 66.09
Length: 102.2 ft (31.15m)
Breadth: 20.7 ft (6.31m)
Depth: 9.7 ft (2.95m)
Built by Gebr. Boot, Leiderdorp, The Netherlands
Engine T.3-cyl and boiler by Burgerhout’s Maschfb., Rotterdam

History

1916: Completed by Gebr. Boot Scheepsbouwwerf “De Hoop”, Leiderdorp (Yd.No.1033) for N.V. Visscherij Exploitatie Maats “Witte Star”, IJmuiden as ATLANTIC (IJM256).
1919: Sold to Union des Pêcheries Maritimes S. A., Brussels & Ostend. R. Pelteir designated manager. Renamed IRMA. Registered at Fécamp, France.
1928: Sold to W. Loendersloot, IJmuiden. Renamed PATRIA (IJM19).
6.1930: Sold to John C. Hayward (21/64), Alexander D. Penman (21/64) & George F. Spashett (22/64), Lowestoft.
6.1930: IJmuiden registry closed.
1930: Re-measured 102.3 x 20.4 x 9.5 feet.
4.6.1930: Registered at Lowestoft (Part I & IV) as PATRIA O.N.149235 (LT178).
1932: Transferred to fish out of Fleetwood (Alex Keay, managing agent).
09.04.1932: Broken main steam pipe at Fleetwood.
14.11.1933: Broken propeller Fleetwood.
25.03.1935: Damaged in collision with Belgian motor boat at sea during a gale.
02.12.1937: Damaged in collision with steam drifter PRIMEVERE (LT345).
24.12.1937: Damaged H.P. cylinder at Milford Haven.
15.01.1938: Returned to Milford Haven with damage from heavy seas.
30.11.1939: Damaged in collision with steam drifter KIDDAW (LT361).
9.3.1939: Sold to Kittiwake Ltd, Lowestoft. John Victor Breach designated manager. Fishing out of Fleetwood during WW2.
19.01.1941: Broken propeller.
15.2.1941: Suffered boiler damage, steam trawler CONNI (SH107) connected and delivered Fleetwood.
05.06.1942: Broken tail shaft off Fleetwood.
7.5.1943: Typical wartime landing. 104 kits – cod/codling-13, plaice-31, flats-1, roker-50, gurnard-4, sole & prime-5.
19.11.1943: Towed the disabled trawler WARREN (GY1096) into Fleetwood.
03.11.1944: Damaged in collision with hopper at Fleetwood.
15.12.1944: Broken mainmast off Peel, I.O.M.
9.4.1945: R. H. Self designated manager.
28.2.1946: Sold to Jack Breach Ltd, Lowestoft. Charles W. Dance designated manager.
6.1946: Company taken over by Small & Co Ltd, Lowestoft.
26.6.1946: Owners re-styled The Shoals Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft. Charles W. Dance designated manager.
18.10.1947: At Lowestoft (Sk. H. G. Meen) landed 253 crans from Dowsing ground. Prunier Trophy winner.
26.10.1947: Stood by steam drifter MARGARET HIDE (LT 746) damaged by heavy weather.
1.12.1947: Broken propeller.
24.5.1948: Damaged stem and bow plating after striking quay at Aberdeen.
16.12.1949: Sprung mizzen mast in heavy weather.
4.10.1952: When entering Lowestoft in collision with steam trawler WITHAM (GY283).
8.11.1952: Put into Lowestoft with 77 of her complement of 91 nets damaged.
30.1.1954: Sold to Colne Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft for breaking up under White Fish Authority “scrap & build” programme. Dennis Arthur Stephens, manager. 8.8.1954: Sailed Lowestoft for Antwerp towing steam drifter BUCKLER (LT756) also sold for breaking up.
9.8.1954: Lowestoft registry closed.

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S.T Patria LT178

S.T Patria LT178
Picture courtesy of the Barry Banham Maritime Photo Collection

S.D/T. Patria LT178

S.D/T. Patria LT178
Picture courtesy of The Peter Green Collection

S.D/T. Patria LT178

S.D/T. Patria LT178
Picture courtesy of The Robert Durrant Collection

Changelog
03/01/2009: Page published. 8 updates since then.
18/08/2017: Added an image and removed FMHT watermark.
10/07/2021: Updated history and technical details.

S.T. Ocean Favourite YH239 (Seasonal)

Wartime visitor

Technical

Official Number: 135046
Completed: 1913
Gross Tonnage: 99
Net Tonnage: 34
Length: 88.7 ft
Breadth: 19.7 ft
Depth: 9.9 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Crabtree & Co Ltd, Gt Yarmouth
Boiler: Riley Bros (Boilermakers) Ltd, Stockton on Tees
Built: Beeching Bros Ltd, Gt Yarmouth, 1913
Owner: Bloomfield’s Ltd, Fleetwood

History

1913: Launched by Beeching Bros Ltd, Gt Yarmouth (Yd.No.) for Bloomfields Ltd, Gt Yarmouth as OCEAN FAVOURITE.
5.5.1913: Registered at Yarmouth (YH239).
5.1913: Completed at a cost of £3147 (James Bloomfield, manager).
9.1914: Requisitioned for war service and employed on patrol duties (Ad.No.245). Based Liverpool.
By 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Gt. Yarmouth (Bloomfields Ltd, Gy. Yarmouth).
18.12.1923: Seining off Dogger Bank (Sk. Hewitt) struck by heavy seas sustaining considerable damage. Returned Yarmouth a day overdue.
13.10.1924: Landed estimated 300 crans at Yarmouth.
12.8.1937: In dense fog at mouth of River Tyne took onboard from Montrose steamer BELFORD (366grt/1920) crew of steam drifter WELCOME BOYS (LT11) which had been in collision with BELFORD and foundered. Landed survivors at North Shields.
1942: Transferred to Bloomfield’s Ltd, Fleetwood management. Landing at Fleetwood and occasionally at Ullapool.
1943. Transferred to Bloomfield’s Ltd, Gt Yarmouth.
1949: Sold for breaking up.
26.10.1949: Yarmouth registry closed. (Engine removed and fitted in HARRY EASTICK (YH278)).

Changelog
01/01/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.

S.D. Golden View FR44

Technical

Admiralty Number: 3988
Official Number: 146481
Yard Number: 92
Completed: 1918
Gross Tonnage: 96
Net Tonnage: 35
Length: 86.2 ft
Breadth: 18.5 ft
Depth: 9.1 ft
Built: Colby Brothers Ltd, Oulton Broad
Engine: T.3-cyl by Pollit & Wigzell Ltd, Sowerby Bridge
Boiler: Edwin Dank & Co Ltd, Oldbury

History

18.10.1918: Launched by Colby Brothers Ltd, Oulton Broad (Yd.No.92) (“Admiralty drifter”) for The Admiralty as NODE (Ad.No.3988).
1918: Completed.
1922: Sold to Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull.
16.6.1922: Registered at Hull as TIGER’s EYE O.N.146481 (H577). Walter Scott designated manager.
1924: Sold to William J. Allan and William Lambert, Grimsby.
24.9.1924: Hull registry closed.
26.9.1924: Registered at Grimsby (GY60). Harold A. Jeffries designated manager.
30.6.1928: At Fleetwood landed 100 boxes – 60 boxes hake and 40 boxes mixed fish.
1931: Sold to Arthur Duthie & Co Ltd, James Flett, James Smith & W. Cormack, Lossiemouth.
12.5.1931: Grimsby registry closed.
5.1931: Registered at Inverness as LOSSIE (INS125). James Flett, Lossiemouth designated managing owner.
1934: Sold to Arthur Duthie & Co Ltd, Lossiemouth & Charles Summers, John Tait, John Hay, Robert B. Stephen & George Walker, Fraserburgh. Inverness registry closed. Registered at Fraserburgh as GOLDEN VIEW (FR44). Charles Summers, designated managing owner.
1937-1938: Seasonal white fish lining from Fleetwood.
Pre 1939: Sold to Charles Summers & George Walker (c/o G. Walker & Sons), Fraserburgh. Charles Summers designated managing owner.
10.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeping drifter (P.No.FY.745) (Hire rate £32.0.0d/month).
4.1943: Employed on miscellaneous naval duties.
1945: Sold to Fred. Parkes, North Shore, Blackpool.
11.3.1946: Laid up pending return.
3.1946: Returned to owner. Laid up not restored.
1948: Sold to Robert Reid, Peterhead & Albert Johnston, Dufftown. Registered at Peterhead (PD23).
1954: Sold for breaking up. Peterhead registry closed.

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S.D/L. Golden View PD23

S.D/L. Golden View PD23
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Changelog
21/12/2008: Page published. 2 updates since then.
22/03/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
06/12/2020: Updated history.