The Bosun's Watch
S.T. Navena FD149
Information courtesy of Gil Mayes
Picture courtesy of the late Alan Hirst
Picture courtesy of Nicolina
Navena as Iolite H372
| Official Number | 180328 |
| Yard Number | 757 |
| Launched | October 25 1945 |
| Gross Tonnage | 361 |
| Net Tonnage | 139 |
| Length | 136.1 ft |
| Breadth | 25.2 ft |
| Draught | 13.2 ft |
| Engine | 600 IHP T.3-cyl by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull |
| Speed | 11.8 knots |
| Built by | Cook Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1945 |
| Owner | J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood |
| October 25 1945 | Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.757) for J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood as NAVENA. |
| January 07 1946 | Completed. Registered at Fleetwood (FD149). |
| December 24 1946 | Sold to Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull for £55000. |
| January 1947 | Renamed IOLITE (H372). |
| August 11 1949 | Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Hull for £72000. |
| February 09 1951 | Sold to National Trawling & Fishing Co Ltd, Cape Town for £55000. Registered at Cape Town (CTA31).
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| Pre 1966 | Company sold to Irvin & Johnson Ltd, Cape Town, who became managers. |
| 1969 | Stripped of all useable parts and non-ferrous metals. |
| March 21 1969 | Scuttled at 'Irvin Johnson' artificial reef in False Bay. |
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