In Marr (Fleetwood) ownership. Did not fish from the port.

Technical

Official Number: 186678
Yard Number: 902
Completed: 1955
Gross Tonnage: 793
Net Tonnage: 279
Length: 190.2 ft
Breadth: 32.1 ft
Depth: 15.7 ft
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell, 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

11.2.1955: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.902) for J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood as MARBELLA.
16.6.1955: Completed (Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Hull, manager). Registered at Hull (H52).
1.6.1955: Sailed Hull on first trip to Iceland (Sk. W. Drever).
15.6.1955: At Hull landed 2,767 kits grossed £7,066.
1.1.1965: Sailed Hull for White Sea on last trip before sale (Sk. J. Yewster).
26.1.1965: At Hull landed 1,087 kits grossed £7,253.
1965: Sold to Boyd Line Ltd, Hull (T. W. Boyd, manager) for £124,000.
26.2.1965: Registered at Hull as ARCTIC BRIGAND (H52).
25.2.1965: Sailed Hull for Norway Coast first trip for new owners (Sk. G. Thompson).
25.2.1965: At Hull landed 1,279 kits grossed £5,775.
1967: First trawler to be awarded the Hull Distant Water Challenge Shield (value of catch on a points basis) 38,806 kits – £134,462 (Sk. Terence Thresh).
1975: Sold to Jacques Bakker en Zonen, Bruges for breaking up.
5.7.1975: Arrived Bruges. Hull registry closed.

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S.T. Marbella H52
Picture courtesy of The James Cullen Collection

S.T. Marbella H52
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

S.T. Marbella H52
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

S.T. Arctic Brigand H52
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

Changelog

21/06/2011: Page published. 9 updates since then.
27/12/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.