The Bosun's Watch
S.T. Braconglen FD283
Pictures courtesy of nicolina
| Official Number | 180337 |
| Yard Number | 377 |
| Launched | December 02 1948 |
| Gross Tonnage | 338 |
| Net Tonnage | 123 |
| Length | 137.5 ft |
| Breadth | 25.6 ft |
| Draught | 12.3 ft |
| Engine | T.3-cyl by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull. Built 1945, fitted 1949. Fitted for burning oil fuel, F.P. above 150° F |
| Built at | Richards Ironworks Ltd, Lowestoft, 1948 |
| Owner | Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood |
| December 02 1948 |
Launched by Richards Ironworks Ltd, Lowestoft (Yd.No.377) for Don Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood) (Basil A. Parkes, manager) as BRACONGLEN. |
| March 1949 | Completed. Registered at Fleetwood (FD283). |
| July 1950 | Sold to Government of Ceylon, Colombo (Edmund R. A. de Zylva, Director of Fisheries). (Modified by Richards and with refrigerated fishroom and air conditioning). |
| 1950 | Fleetwood registry closed. |
| 1951 | Registered at Colombo. |
| Pre 1966 | Transferred to Government of Ceylon (Government Stores Dept), Colombo. |
| 1971 | Sank in Colombo harbour. |
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