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Brabant
Technical
Admiralty Number3717
Pennant NumberFY.690
Official Number144640
Yard number333
Gross Tonnage279
Net Tonnage106
Length125.6 ft
Breadth23.5 ft
Draught12.8 ft
Built atAilsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Ayr, 1918
EngineT.3-cyl by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon
OwnerClifton Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood
History
April 25 1918 Launched by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Ayr ("Castle" class) for The Admiralty as EMMANUEL CAMELAIRE.
May 25 1918 Completed.
January 24 1921 Registered by The Admiralty as a fishing vessel at London (LO497).
1922 Sold to Cie Belge Maritime du Congo, Antwerp and used as a tug. Renamed PRESIDENT FRANCQUE. Registered at Antwerp.
October 04 1923 London fishing registry closed.
19??Registered at Matadi, Belgian Congo.
1936Sold to Soc. Anon Pêcheries du Nord, Fecamp. Re-classed as a trawler.
November 1938Sold to Rhondda Steam Fishing Co (Grimsby) Ltd, Grimsby (Consolidated Fisheries Ltd). Renamed BRABANT (GY544).
August 1939Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties.
December 1945Returned.
September 1946Sold to The Clifton Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood. Registered at Fleetwood (FD239).
June 1956Company taken over by Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd, Fleetwood. (Fred Parkes, Blackpool, manager).
March 04 1957Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for demolition at Milford Haven.
April 29 1957Arrived Milford Haven.