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S.T. Ouse LT572


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Technical
Official Number113574
Yard Number208
LaunchedJuly 31 1900
Gross Tonnage168
Net Tonnage68
Length104.1 ft
Breadth21 ft
Draught10.7 ft
Engine45 hp T3 20" stroke by Muir & Houston, Glasgow
Built atMackie & Thompson Ltd, Govan, 1900
OwnerLoopey Fishing & Development Co Ltd, Lowestoft
History
July 31 1900 Launched by Mackie & Thompson Ltd, Govan (Yd.No.208) for James Leyman & Co Ltd, Hull as OUSE.
1900Completed. Registered at Hull (H514).
1912Sold to Paton's Trawlers Ltd, Glasgow. Registered at Glasgow (GW15).
February 1916Requisition for war service and converted for boom defence duties.
1919Returned.
1919 Sold to A. Goulby, Kessingland, Lowestoft. Registered at Lowestoft (LT572).
1935Sold to Mrs Edith C. Burton, Lowestoft.
1941Sold to Loopey Fishing & Development Co Ltd, Lowestoft (Harold D. Holland, manager).
1944Fishing from Fleetwood (Sk. V. Buschini Snr).
1945Returned to Lowestoft.
1950Served as an exhibition ship in Waveney Dock.
1954Returned to Lowestoft.