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M.V. London Town LO70


  	  	 
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Picture Courtesy of Robert Hewett



LO70 London Town


		
Technical
Official Number 301043
Yard Number 955
Launched September 22 1959
Registered April 01 1960
Gross Tonnage 228
Length105 ft
Breadth 23.1 ft
484 bhp engine Mirlees Bickerton & Day
Speed 11.5 knots
Built byCook Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1955
OwnerHewett Fishing Co Ltd
History
August 1959 Built for Hewett Fishing Co Ltd.
1964 Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood for use as an oil rig safety vessel.
1981Sold to Putford Enterprises, Milford Haven.
1982Sold to Antony James, Milford Haven.
1984Sold to Huxley Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft and renamed GUANA.
1992Sold for scrap to Victor Montenegro Feijoo.
July 10 1992Arrived Vigo for breaking.