The Bosun's Watch
M.V. Princess Royal FD176
Picture courtesy of Fred Hobbs
Picture courtesy of Nicolina
Princess Royal as Acadia Heron
| Official Number | 185287 |
| Yard Number | 229 |
| Gross Tonnage | 318 |
| Length | 124.7 ft |
| Breadth | 25.2 ft |
| Draught | 12 ft |
| Engine | Engine number 301 (D) built by Messrs Mirlees, Bickerton & Day, Stockport |
| Built at | John Lewis and Sons, Aberdeen, 1952 |
| Owner | Great Western Fishing Co Ltd (Boston Deep Sea Fisheries) |
| 1952 | Launched by John Lewis and Sons, Aberdeen (Yd No.229) for Great Western Fishing Co Ltd as PRINCESS ROYAL (FD176). |
| 1953 | Represented the port at the Coronation Spithead Review along with RED HACKLE. |
| 1958 | Sold to Eton Fishing Co. Ltd, Fleetwood. Fishing number FD176 |
| 1959 | Sold to Acadia Fisheries Ltd, St Johns Newfoundland and renamed ACADIA HERON. |
| Undated | Owned later by St Andrews Steam Fishing Co. Ltd, Lowestoft LT713. |
| 1967 | Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft and renamed BOSTON LANCASTER. |
| 1970 | Sold to Offshore Diving & Finance Inc, Panama and renamed CORSAIR. |
| 1974 | Renamed SUBSEA CORSAIR. |
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