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S.T. John and Norah LT203




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John and Norah


		
Technical
Official Number 135770
Admiralty Number 1867
Launched 1913
Gross Tonnage95
Net Tonnage40
Length86 ft
Breadth19 ft
Draught9.7 ft
EngineT.3-cyl by Crabtree & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth
Built byCrabtree & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth, 1913
OwnerHead & Wright Ltd, Lowestoft
History
1913 Completed by Crabtree & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth (Yd.No. ?) as JOHN AND NORAH.
September 29 1913Registered at Lowestoft (LT203).
1914Requisitioned for war service and employed as a net drifter (Ad.No.1867).
1919Returned.
1939Owners were Head & Wright Ltd, Lowestoft.
November 18 1939Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (P.No.FY.924).
October 1944Employed as an examining vessel.
1945Returned.
March 1946Sold to East Anglian Fish Selling Co Ltd, Grimsby (Harry N. Franklin, manager). Lowestoft registry closed. Registered at Grimsby (GY215).
December 1946 Renamed VISCARIA (GY215).
August 1958Sold for demolition.