In Marr (Fleetwood) ownership. Did not fish from the port.
Information © Mike Thompson

Technical

Official Number: 183389
Yard Number: 802
Completed: 1949
Gross Tonnage: 684
Net Tonnage: 246
Length: 181.7 ft
Breadth: 30.6 ft
Depth: 15.1 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Fitted for burning oil fuel, F.P. above 150° F

History

20.11.1948: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.802) for J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood as FARNELLA.
9.3.1949: Completed (Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Hull, manager) and registered at Hull (H41). First Skipper, William Rendell Drever.
12.1.1952: Sold to Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull (William George O’Dell, manager) for £145,000. Final cost of fitting out and fees, £147,209.4.6d.
2.1952: Escorted steam trawler YORKSHIRE ROSE (H16) 869 miles from Iceland to Hull; payment received £700.
8.2.1952: Registered at Hull as KINGSTON ANDALUSITE (H41).
1953: Made two trips to Greenland fishery.
27.10.1954: Shares in Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd taken over in equal amounts by Thomas Hamling & Co Ltd, Hellyer Bros Ltd & Hudson Brothers Trawlers Ltd for a payment of £226,000 each.
25.5.1959: Donald Holmes Swift appointed manager.
5.4.1961: Lawrence Hall Swaine appointed manager.
10.12.1961: Amalgamated with Associated Fisheries.
29.6.1966: Sold to Hellyer Brothers Ltd, Hull (Hellyer/Associated Fisheries) (Laurence Hall Swaine, manager).
25.1.1968: Sailed for Icelandic grounds (Sk. Len Whur).
5.2.1968: Stranded whilst entering Isafjordur, Iceland.
6.2.1968: Refloated, repaired for passage to Hull for permanent repair.
12.2.1968: At Hull landed 534 kits grossed £2,738.
26.11.1968: Sailed Hull for Icelandic grounds on last trip (Sk. T. Lawrence).
17.12.1968: At Hull landed 1265 kits grossed £6,047. Laid up.
14.2.1969: Sold to Van den Bossche & Co, Belgium for breaking up.
19.2.1969: Hull registry closed. 4.1969: Breaking up commenced at Boom.
Voyage totals 1953-1966:
1953: 326 days 27,238 kits £67,172.
1954: 325 days 29,609 kits £85,356.
1955: 329 days 36,076 kits £103,075.
1956: 328 days 35,568 kits £102,755.
1957: 325 days 23,095 kits £78,946.
1958: 334 days 24,873 kits £88,777.
1959: 336 days 26,821 kits £83,609.
1960: 337 days 25,712 kits £106,133.
1961: 328 days 21,630 kits £96,264.
1962: 347 days 25,275 kits £89,451.
1963: 334 days 21,040 kits £81,309.
1964: 329 days 21,570 kits £102,394.
1965: 319 days 22,612 kits £106,699.
1966: 303 days 22,494 kits £102,674.

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S.T. Farnella H41
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

S.T. Farnella H41
Picture courtesy of The Phil Smith Collection

S.T. Kingston Andalusite H41
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

Changelog
09/06/2011: Page published. 7 revisions since then.
29/09/2014: Picture added.
15/12/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
17/08/2020: Updated history.