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Sisapon


Sisapon

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Sisapon


		
Technical
Admiralty NumberT395
Official Number166653
Yard Number734
LaunchedJuly 22 1944
Gross Tonnage579
Net Tonnage212
Length175 ft
Breadth30 ft
Draught15.2 ft
Engine1000 IHP T.3-cyl by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Speed11 knots
Built byCook Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley, 1944
OwnerWyre Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood
History
March 20 1943Ordered.
March 30 1944Laid down.
July 20 1944Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.734) ("Military" class) for The Admiralty as HMS ROYAL MARINE (P.No.T395).
October 30 1944Completed.
April 10 1946Sold to Standard Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (Albert W. Butt, manager). Renamed SISAPON (GY381).
October 1947Converted for burning oil fuel, F.P. above 150° F.
Pre 1959John Bennett appointed manager.
1963Company became part of Associated Fisheries Ltd.
March 26 1965Transferred within the Associated Fisheries Group to Wyre Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Leslie Wheildon, manager).
April 1965Grimsby registry closed.
April 1965Registered at Fleetwood (FD92).
June 1967Sold to Belgian shipbreakers for demolition.