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Tekoura

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Technical
Official Number161352
Yard Number1066
Gross Tonnage335
Net Tonnage142
Length135 ft
Breadth24.9 ft
Draught13.7 ft
Engine99 hp T.3-cyl by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull
Built byCochrane & Son Ltd, Selby
OwnerHeward Trawlers Ltd, London & Fleetwood
History
November 19 1929 Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby for Brand & Curzon Ltd, Milford Haven as TEKOURA.
January 1930 Completed. Registered at London (LO14).
September 17 1937Sold to Saint Andrew's Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull (B. A. Parkes, Cleveleys, manager).
October 1939Requisitioned for war service and converted for anti-submarine duties.
August 31 1943Sold to Heward Trawlers Ltd, London & Fleetwood (R. S. Hewett, manager).
April 1945Paid off to reserve.
August 1945Returned.
October 1948Sold to Ocean Fisheries Ltd, Milford Haven (M. Laboa, manager) for £39,000.
1949Henry J. Horwood became manager.
October 1953Laid up at Milford.
1953Ocean Fisheries Ltd in liquidation.
February 25 1954Sale to Dinas Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Alfred J. Marr, manager) for £5,000 announced.
February 27 1954Sailed Milford for Fleetwood. Registered at Fleetwood (FD12).
March 1954Docked at Birkenhead for survey including boiler and steam pipes.
March 30 1954First landing at Fleetwood (£2265).
July 14 1954Last landing at Fleetwood (£1351).
July 1954Sold for demolition in Belgium. Too big and too costly to run. Gross for her 7 trips from Fleetwood was £12923