Additional information courtesy of David Slinger

Technical

Official Number: 180469
Yard Number: 758
Completed: 1946
Gross Tonnage: 361
Net Tonnage: 138
Length: 136.1 ft
Breadth: 25.2 ft
Depth: 13.2 ft
Engine: 600ihp T.3-cyl by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley, 1945

History

21.11.1945: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.758) for Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull as St. BOTOLPH.
22.1.1946: Completed. Registered at Hull (H188). Basil Arthur Parkes designated manager.
1946: Sold to Neale & West Ltd, Cardiff. Hull registry closed. Registered at Cardiff (CF8).
4.4.1949: Outward for the fishing grounds (Sk. Rymer). In heavy seas off Barra responded to distress rockets from Icelandic fish carrier ELDBORG (280grt/1928) bound Fleetwood disabled with engine damage. Connected and commenced 250 mile tow to Fleetwood.
5.4.1949: Delivered Fleetwood, ELDBORG landed 2,900 kits.
5.1956: Neale & West Ltd closed their Cardiff base citing high coal prices, unruly crews and Spanish over-fishing; vessels for sale.
5.1956: Five vessels bought en bloc by Fred Parkes, Blackpool – AKITA (CF4), CHAFFCOMBE (CF18), OKU (CF3), SASEBO (CF27) and St. BOTOLPH (CF8).
6.1956: Sold to St. Christopher Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood. Cardiff registry closed.
11.1956: Converted for burning oil fuel, F.P. above 150° F.
20.6.1956: Registered at Fleetwood (FD31). Fred Parkes, Blackpool, designated manager.
20.3.1963: Laid up in Glasson Dock.
9.1963: Sold to Lacmots Ltd, Glasson Dock for breaking up.
11.11.1963: Breaking up commenced. Fleetwood registry closed.

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S.T. St. Botolph CF8
Picture from the Internet

S.T. St Botolph CF8
Picture courtesy of The David Buckley Collection

S.T. St Botolph FD31
Picture courtesy of The Frank Pook Collection

S.T. St. Botolph FD31
Picture © Mike Helm

S.T. St. Botolph FD31
Picture courtesy of The Osta Collection

Changelog
24/01/2009: Page published. 6 updates since then.
14/03/2017: Added image and removed disputed image.
05/07/2020: Updated information and added an image.