Copyright 2010 Barry Banham

Technical

Official Number: 149246
Yard Number: 583
Completed: 1930
Gross Tonnage: 115
Net Tonnage: 51
Length: 92.0 ft
Breadth: 20.0 ft
Depth: 9.4 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by W. Burrell & Co, Gt Yarmouth (installed at Yarmouth)
Boiler: Riley Bros (Boilermakers) Ltd, Stockton on Tees
Built: John Chambers Ltd, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft

History

1930: Launched by John Chambers Ltd, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft (Yd.No.583) for The Herring Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft as TRITONIA.
11.10.1930: Registered at Lowestoft (LT188).
10.1930: Completed (Ritson J. Tripp, manager).
1930s: Seasonal white fish trawling from Milford and Fleetwood (Lowestoft Fish Selling Co Ltd, Lowestoft, managing agent).
21.4.1936: Sold at auction to Sidney J. Tripp, Lowestoft for £4600.
27.11.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeping drifter (P.No.FY.973) (Hire rate £64.16.7d/month).
12.1943: Employed on miscellaneous Naval duties.
1.12.1945: Sold to Vigilant Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft (David F. Cartwright MBE MC, manager).
1.1946: Returned to owner.
1949/1950s: Seasonal white fish trawling from Fleetwood.
18.10.1949: At Lowestoft landed 110 crans of herring.
6.10.1953: Sold to Mitchell Tritonia Ltd, Lowestoft.
20.10.1953: At Lowestoft landed 2471/4 crans of herring which had taken 141/2 hours to haul.
1957-20.3.1957: Converted to motor by Richards Ironworks Ltd, Lowestoft. Re-engined with 4 stroke 3-cyl 335bhp oil engine by Ruston & Hornsby Ltd, Lincoln.
20.3.1957: Ran trials after conversion to motor.
26.11.1975: Sold to Colne Fishing Co Ltd, Luton (John Leggett, Lowestoft, manager). Berthed at North Quay, Lowestoft and stripped of all usable parts.
1976: Sold to T. G. Darling, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft for breaking up.
12.7.1976: Lowestoft registry closed.

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S.T. Tritonia LT188
Picture courtesy of The Barry Banham Maritime Photo Collection

S.D/T. Tritonia LT188
Picture courtesy of The Billy Worrall Collection

S.D/T Tritonia LT188
Picture courtesy of The Robert Durrant Collection

M.T. Tritonia LT188
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M.T. Tritonia LT188
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M.T. Tritonia LT188
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Changelog
10/04/2010: Page published.
19/05/2014: Picture added.
20/11/2014: Picture added.
13/04/2015: Picture added.
08/07/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
07/04/2019: Added an image.

Copyright 2010 © by Barry Banham for FMHT.

Technical

Official Number: 161633
Yard Number: 627
Completed: 1930
Gross Tonnage: 125
Net Tonnage: 55
Length: 94.3 ft
Breadth: 20.1 ft
Depth: 9.7 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl A Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Boiler: Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Hebburn-on-Tyne
Built: A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

1930: Launched by A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.627) for Bloomfields Ltd, Great Yarmouth as OCEAN VIM.
28.5.1930: Registered at Yarmouth (YH88).
5.1930: Completed (Neil Mackay, manager).
1930s: Seasonal trawling from Padstow and Fleetwood (Bloomfields Ltd, Fleetwood, managing agents).
7.9.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (LL Sweep) (P.No.FY.951) (Hire rate £70.9.4d/month).
1941: Based Barrow.
28.10.1939: Stood down role not determined.
13.11.1939: Employed on port duties.
5.1943: Employed on miscellaneous Naval duties.
2.1944: Re-deployed on miscellaneous Naval duties.
3.1946: Returned to owner.
7.11.1949: Landed 205 crans of herring at Yarmouth.
1950s: Seasonal white fish trawling from Fleetwood.
31.12.1954: Sold to Milford Haven Coal Supplies Ltd, Milford Haven (William Wilcox, manager).
25.11.1955: Registered at Yarmouth as SALLY MCCABE (YH88).
2.5.1957: Sold to East Briton Fishing Co Ltd, Milford Haven (Frank Squires, manager).
5.1958: Arrived Lowestoft for conversion to diesel propulsion.
7.1958: Converted to diesel propulsion by Richards Iron Works Ltd, Lowestoft – 5-cyl 360bhp oil engine by Crossley Bros Ltd, Manchester.
23.7.1958: Sailed Lowestoft for Milford on completion of conversion.
2.1970: Company in liquidation.
3.1970: Sold by the liquidators to Hubert Jones (Trawlers) Ltd, Swansea (Frank Squires, Milford appointed manager).
5.4.1970: Sheltering off Rosslare, Co. Wexford (Sk. Louie Kominek), John E. Norman, 2nd Eng, washed overboard.
1976: Sold to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up at Briton Ferry. Arrived Briton Ferry in tow of JADESTAR GYPSY (LT53).
21.6.1976: Yarmouth registry closed.

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S.T. Ocean Vim YH88
Picture courtesy of The Barry Banham Maritime Photo Collection

S.T. Ocean Vim YH88
Picture © John Clarkson

S.T. Ocean Vim YH88
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HMS Ocean Vim
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S.D/T. Ocean Vim YH88
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S.D/T. Ocean Vim YH88
Picture (at Padstow) courtesy of Maureen Tatlow

S.D/T. Ocean Vim YH88
Picture (at Padstow) courtesy of Maureen Tatlow

S.D/T. Sally McCabe YH88
Picture courtesy of Peter Green

M.T. Sally McCabe YH88
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M.T. Sally McCabe YH88
Picture courtesy of Peter Green

Changelog
02/04/2010: Page published. 6 updates since then.
08/12/2015: Pictures added.
07/04/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.

Copyright 2010 © by Barry Banham.

Technical

Official Number: 140020
Yard Number: 17
Completed: 1920
Gross Tonnage: 96
Net Tonnage: 44
Length: 86.0 ft
Breadth: 18.5 ft
Depth: 9.3 ft
Built: J. W. Brooke & Co Ltd, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by Elliott & Garood Ltd, Beccles

History

1918: Ordered by The Admiralty from J. W. Brooke & Co Ltd, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft (“Admiralty drifter”) as OUTLINE.
17.12.1918: Order cancelled but steel ordered and decided to go ahead with build on spec.
1920: Launched (Yd.No.17) for John W. Brooke (32/64), Adrian Lodge & John W. M. Brooke, Lowestoft (32/64 joint shares) as OUTLINE.
12.1920: Completed.
2.12.1920: Registered at Lowestoft (LT1211).
1.4.1921: Sold to William B. Jenner (24/64), John A. Jenner (24/64) & Edward Kemp, (16/64) all Lowestoft.
9.10.1924: Sold to Arthur Gouldby, Lowestoft.
6.5.1926: Renamed INSPIRATION (LT1211).
1920/30s: Seasonal trawling from Fleetwood (New Docks Steam Trawling Co (Fleetwood) Ltd, Fleetwood, managing agent).
27.6.1928: Typical landing at Fleetwood, 50 boxes.
2.7.1934: Connected to FLORA TAYLOR (LT239) disabled with machinery problem and delivered Fleetwood.
28.1.1935: Put into Dover with machinery problem (broken HP slipper).
7.11.1936: Sold to P. W. Watson & Sons Ltd, Lowestoft (A. W. Watson, manager).
21.11.1936: Renamed NORBREEZE (LT1211). Seasonal white fish trawling from Fleetwood.
28.10.1939: Requisitioned for war service as boom defence support drifter (P.No.Z.162) (Hire rate £32.0.0d/month).
11.6.1943: Compulsorily purchased by M.O.W.T.
6.8.1943: Lowestoft registry closed “Registry no longer required”.
3.6.1947: Sold to P. W. Watson & Sons Ltd, Lowestoft (A. W. Watson, manager).
30.7.1947: Registered at Lowestoft (LT316).
30.10.1947: Sold to Nord (Lowestoft) Ltd, Lowestoft (A. W. Watson, manager).
1.1955: Sold to Belgian shipbreakers.
24.1.1955: Sailed Lowestoft for Antwerp.

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S.T. Inspiration LT1211
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Changelog
26/03/2010: Page published. 5 updates since then.
02/07/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
27/01/2021: Updated history.