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S.T. Alcmaria LT48






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Official Number 162977


Yard Number1301


Pennant Number (WWII) FY. 1525


Gross Tonnage143


Net Tonnage47


Length102.1 ft


Net Tonnage20.7 ft


Draught9.5 ft


Engine250 hp T.3-cyl by Industrieele Maats. "Hera", Ymuiden


Built atGebr. Boot, Leiderdorp, 1916


OwnerDalby Steam Fishing Co Ltd (Bowden Ramster)







		

    History
	



		

    1916
Launched by Gebr. Boot, Leiderdorp (Yd No.1031 ) for Naam VennStoomviss "Zaanstroom VI" (P. J. D. & Joh. Dil & S.Yff, Zaandijk, managers) as ZAANSTROOM VI.



1917Completed.


Pre 1920Sold to N.V. Visscherij Maats "Zaanstroom II", Ymuiden (N.V. Scheeps Exploit Maats "Maastroom", managers). Renamed ZAANSTROOM II


19??Sold to ?? renamed ARIA.


Pre 1927Sold to N.V.  Zeevissch Maats "Alcmaria", Ymuiden.  Renamed ALCMARIA.


1935Sold to Bowden Ramster, Lowestoft.


March 21 1935Registered at Lowestoft (LT48).


1936Transferred to Fleetwood.


1939Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No.FY.1525) (Nore/Yarmouth).


May 30 1940Sailed Yarmouth with twelve other drifters for Ramsgate.


August 1940Fitting out at Leith.


October 1940Transferred to Royal Norwegian Navy (Rosyth/Port Edgar).


December 1944At Dundee minesweeping gear removed.


February 1945Paid off and placed on disposal List.


September 03 1945Sold to the Dalby Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Bowden Ramster, Cleveleys, manager).


February 1957Disabled with machinery problems off Maughold Head, IoM, towed back to Fleetwood by DEAN SWIFT (FD29).  Beyond economical repair.


February 26 1957Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for demolition at Barrow-in-Furness.