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Lord Lloyd


		
Technical
Official Number163155
Yard Number1115
LaunchedJuly 10 1933
Gross Tonnage397
Net Number151
Length150.5 ft
Breadth25.6 ft
Draught13.6 ft
EngineT.3-cyl by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull
BuiltCochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby, 1933
OwnerWyre Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood
History
July 10 1933Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.1115) for Pickering & Haldane's Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull as LORD LLOYD.
September 1933Completed. Registered at Hull (H508).
August 1939Sold to The Admiralty (£20,763) for war service and fitted out as an anti-submarine trawler (P.No. FY.157).
1945Sold to Lord Line Ltd, Hull. Registered at Hull (H263).
1950Owners re-styled Associated Fisheries Trawling Co Ltd, Hull (Thomas W. Boyd, manager).
1953Owners reverted to Lord Line Ltd, Hull (Thomas W. Boyd, manager).
1955Transferred within the Associated Fisheries Group to Wyre Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Leslie Wheildon, manager).
1956Registered at Fleetwood (FD52).
September 14 1960On E coast Icelandic grounds approx 30 miles from shore, in heavy weather and 45mph gale, vessel started to take water. Crew secured two liferafts together abandoned and taken onboard a Belgian trawler.
September 15 1960Vessel still afloat, boarded and secured line from WYRE MARINER (FD34) who towed to Seydisfjordur. (Leak caused by hull fitting of echo sounder breaking away).
1963Sold to West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co Ltd, Troon for demolition.
October 03 1963Sailed Fleetwood for Troon under own power.
NoteThe last Fleetwood coal fired steam trawler to go for demolition.