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S.T. Reneva FD7



Information courtesy of Gil Mayes



		

 

 	
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Picture courtesy of Peter Brady




  	  	 

  	  	  

  	  	  	
  	  	  	 

  	  	  	  

  	  	  	  	The Fleetwood trawler Reneva
  	  	  	  	
  	  	  	  

  	  	  	 

  	  	  			
  	  	  

  	  	 

		 
		  
		  


		

		

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Official Number164937


Yard Number1159


LaunchedMay 21 1936


Gross Tonnage 438


Net Tonnage172


Length157.3 ft


Breadth26.1 ft


Draught14.1 ft


EngineT.3-cyl by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull


BuiltCochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby, 1936


OwnerJ. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood







		

    History
	



		

    May 21 1936
	Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.1159) for J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood at a cost of£15950 as KIRKELLA.


July 03 1936Registered at Hull (H319).


July 1936Completed.


August 31 1939Sold to The Admiralty  £25,168) and converted for anti-submarine duties (P.No.FY.174).


December 1945Surveyed and restored at Liverpool. 


1946Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Hull.  Registered at Hull (H155).


December 17 1947Sold to Dinas Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood for£67500.


1949Sold to Parkholme Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood (Grimsby Industries (Trawler Managers) Ltd, managers).  Renamed MOORSOM (GY592).


1952Sold to  Great Western Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Basil A. Parkes, manager).  Renamed ST.BENEDICT (GY592).


January 31 1955Sold to The Cevic Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Richard Neave, manager).  Registered at Fleetwood (FD7).


1957Renamed RENEVA (FD7).


1960Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for demolition.


July 07 1960Sailed Fleetwood for Preston.


July 08 1960Delivered Preston.