The Bosun's Watch
Boston Typhoon FD183 in South Africa
Picture courtesy of Janet Hannah
Information courtesy of Gil Mayes
| Official Number | 301877 |
| Yard Number | 943 |
| Launched | April 11 1959 |
| Registered | July 09 1959 |
| Gross Tonnage | 425 |
| Length | 140 ft |
| Breadth | 28.5 ft |
| Engine | C D Holmes / Werkspoor |
| Built by | Cook Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1959 |
| Owner | Boston Deep Sea Fisheries |
| January 01 1964 |
Sold to Iago Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
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| February 04 1968 |
Stranded at the entrance to Isafjordur, Iceland. |
| February 06 1968 | Refloated.
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| August 28 1968 | Sold to Irvin Johnson Ltd, Cape Town, SA (CTA 298). |
| April 25 1978 | Towed into Cape Town after being damaged by engine room fire 56 miles NW of Saldanha Bay and declared a constructive loss.
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| November 04 1978 | Scuttled off Robben Island as part of an artificial reef.
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