Technical

Official Number: 149249
Yard Number: 1103
Completed: 1930
Gross Tonnage: 117
Net Tonnage: 53
Length: 94.1 ft
Breadth: 20.1 ft
Draught: 9.5 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by Elliott & Garwood Ltd, Beccles.
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby

History

20.12.1930: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.1103) for Arthur George Catchpole, Kessingland as SILVER SEAS.
25.1.1931: Completed.
21.3.1931: Registered at Lowestoft (LT235).
1930s: Seasonal trawling from Fleetwood (Lowestoft Fish Selling Co Ltd, Lowestoft, managing agent).
8.5.1937: Off Isle of Man, steam drifter ADVISEABLE (LT168) stripped propeller. Connected and delivered Fleetwood.
24.5.1939: A. G. Catchpole died.
1939: Transferred to George Catchpole, Victor Charles Catchpole, Arthur George Catchpole, Frederick Ernest Catchpole, Lowestoft (in accordance with the Will).
13.11.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.946) (Hire rate £69.3.6d/month).
5.4.1940: Sold to Silver Fishing Co (Lowestoft) Ltd, Lowestoft (Benjamin Utting, manager) (company owned by the Catchpole family).
12.1943: Employed on port duties.
5.1944: Employed on miscellaneous Naval duties.
8.1944: Returned to owner.
1960: Converted and re engined by L.B.S. Engineering Co Ltd, Lowestoft with a 4 stroke 3-cyl oil engine 300bhp by A. K. Diesels Ltd, Lowestoft
1960: Re measured 121g 44n
12.2.1960: Sold to Alick King, Lowestoft for conversion to diesel power.
18.2.1960: Sold to George Wood (Aberdeen) Ltd, Aberdeen William Wood, manager).
11.3.1960: Registered at Aberdeen (A65).
16.3.1960: Lowestoft registry closed.
1971: Sold to P. & W. McLellan Ltd, Bo’ness for breaking up.
3.1971: Arrived Bo’ness in tow of NETHERLEY (A723) also for breaking up.

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S.D/T Silver Seas LT235
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S.T. Neves LT246
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S.T. Neves LT246
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Technical

Admiralty Number: 4148
Yard Number: 499
Official Number: 139888
Completed: 1919
Gross Tonnage: 96
Net Tonnage: 41
Length: 86.2 ft
Breadth: 18.5 ft
Draught: 9.3 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by John Chambers & Co Ltd, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft
Boiler: Danks, Edwind & Co (Oldbury) Ltd, Oldbury,Birmingham
Built: John Chambers & Co Ltd, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft

History

1919: Launched by John Chambers & Co Ltd, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft (Yd.No.499) (“Admiralty drifter”) for The Admiralty as CURRENT.
3.12.1919: Completed as a fishing vessel.
29.9.1920: Transferred to Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, London and placed on sales list.
8.1920: Sold to H. B. Thompson, North Shields.
30.8.1920: Registered at North Shields (SN43).
26.5.1922: North Shields registry closed “Ceased fishing”.
1922: Sold to A. Grant & John T. Graham, Cellardyke. Registered at Kirkcaldy as COPIOUS (KY175).
1925: Sold to W. C. Wilson, North Shields & Others (John T. Graham, Cellardyke, manager).
8.1.1940: Requisitioned for war service on miscellaneous Naval duties (P.No.FY.337) (Hire rate £32.0.0d/month).
1945: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (B. A. Parkes, Cleveleys, manager).
8.1945: Returned to owner.
1947: Sold to The Adam Steam Fishing Co Ltd, London (B. A. Parkes, manager).
2.1948: Sold to Bloomfields Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth (Cecil Frank Mayo, manager).
2.2.1948: Registered at Yarmouth (YH296).
25.3.1948: Registered at Yarmouth as OCEAN HUNTER (YH296). Seasonal Fishing from Fleetwood and Padstow.
31.12.1952: Sold to Edward Albert Beamish, Lowestoft.
31.1.1953: Registered at Lowestoft (LT322)
10.2.1953: Yarmouth registry closed.
24.10.1953: At Lowestoft landed 145 crans of herring.
1.1955: Sold for breaking up.
18.1.1955: Sailed Lowestoft for breakers.
26.5.1955: Lowestoft registry closed “Vessel broken up”.

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S.T. Ocean Hunter YH298
Picture courtesy of The Barry Banham Maritime Photo Collection

Technical

Official Number: 135082
Completed: 1914
Yard Number: 15?
Gross Tonnage: 99
Net Tonnage: 42
Length: 87.80 ft
Breadth: 18.7 ft
Draught: 9.3 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Crabtree & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth
Boiler: Riley Brothers (Boilermakers) Ltd, Stockton on Tees
Built: Livingstone & Cooper Ltd, Hessle

History

1914: Launched by Livingstone & Cooper Ltd, Hessle (Yd.No.15?) for John Thomas Cullen Salmon, Gt. Yarmouth as HERRING SEARCHER.
16.6.1914: Arrived Gt. Yarmouth in tow of HULLMAN for installation of machinery.
23.6.1914: Registered at Yarmouth (YH51).
3.1915: Requisitioned for war service as an A/S net drifter (1-6pdr HA) (Ad.No.2216). Based Aegean Sea.
1919: Returned to owner.
1920: Seasonal fishing from Fleetwood and Padstow.
7.3.1928: Sold to Henry Frederick James Eastick, Gorleston.
18.10.1928: At Yarmouth landed 224 crans of herring.
21.10.1929: At Yarmouth landed 210 crans.
21.4.1939: Sold to Bisset Buchan Coull, Peterhead.
31.5.1939: Yarmouth registry closed.
6.1939: Registered at Peterhead (PD79).
12.1944: Sold to A. Johnston, Gardenstown & Others.
12.1944: Peterhead registry closed.
26.12.1944: Registered at Banff (BF19).
1.1947: Sold to Shoals Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft (William Dance, manager).
1.1947: Banff registry closed.
14.1.1947: Registered at Lowestoft (LT276).
1949: Won the Prunier Trophy with a landing at Lowestoft of 253 3/4 crans (Sk. Stanley Turrell).
6.1954: Sold for breaking up.
9.6.1954: Sailed Lowestoft for breakers.
27.5.1955: Lowestoft registry closed.

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S.T. Herring Searcher YH51
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Technical

Official Number:
Yard Number: 416
Completed: 1911
Gross Tonnage: 99
Net Tonnage: 34
Length: 87.5 ft
Breadth: 18.5 ft
Draught: 10.4 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by W. V. V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge
Boiler: A. W. Dalglish, Pollockshaws
Built: Mackie & Thomson Ltd, Govan

History

15.8.1911: Launched by Mackie & Thomson Ltd, Govan (Yd.No.416) for J. Archibald, Buckie & J. Reid, Portgordan & Others as DARDA.
1911: Completed John Reid managing owner.
1911: Registered at Buckie (BCK99).
7.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a boom defence drifter. Based Scapa.
1919: Required for minesweeping post war. Returned to owner.
30.10.1925: At Yarmouth landed 180 crans of herring.
Pre 1937: Sold to John Reid, Portgordan & George Bruce, Buckie (J. Reid managing owner).
Pre 1939: George Bruce appointed managing owner.
30.9.1939: Requisitioned for war service on port duties/miscellaneous Naval duties (Hire rate £25.10.0d/month).
12.1941: Employed on port duties. John Reid appointed managing owner.
1946 : Returned to owner.
10.1946: Sold to Bloomfields Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth (Cecil Mayo, manager).
10.1946: Buckie registry closed.
19.10.1946: Registered at Yarmouth (YH151).
16.6.1947: Renamed OCEAN VETERAN (YH151).
1946 – 1950s: Seasonal trawling from Fleetwood and Padstow.
8.10.1948: At Yarmouth landed 130 crans.
4.10.1949: At Yarmouth landed 130 crans.
12.10.1949: At Yarmouth landed 130 crans.
18.7.1954: Sold to Kings & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth for breaking up.
11.9.1954: Yarmouth registry closed.

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S.T. Ocean Veteran YH151

Technical

Admiralty Number: 3880
Official Number: 118610
Yard Number: 445
Completed: 1918
Gross Tonnage: 96
Net Tonnage: 41
Length: 86.0 ft
Breadth: 18.6 ft
Draught: 9.2 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by William Beardmore & Co Ltd, Coatbridge
Boiler: A. & W. Dalglish, Pollockshaws, Glasgow
Built: J. Duthie, Torry Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

9.7.1918: Launched by J. Duthie, Torry Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.445) (“Admiralty drifter”) for The Admiralty as DAYBREAK.
15.8.1818: Completed as a minesweeper (1-6pdr & W/T).
24.8.1920: Transferred to Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, London for disposal.
1920: Sold to J. Richardson, Douglas, IoM. Renamed RALPH HALL CAINE (DO90).
1.1923: Sold to Charles Henry George, Caister on Sea.
22.2.1923: Registered at Yarmouth (YH447). Seasonal fishing from Fleetwood and Padstow.
14.8.1925: Sold to Robert B. Duthie, Inverallochy, Robert B. Stephen & Thomas Buchan, Fraserburgh (Joseph Duthie, Rosehearty, managing owner).
21.8.1925: Yarmouth registry closed.
28.8.1925: Registered as ALLOCHY (FR124).
12.3.1940: Requisitioned for war service on miscellaneous Naval duties (Hire rate £32.0.0d/month).
7.8.1945: Sold to Yolland & Llewellin Trawling Co Ltd, Milford Haven (John C. Llewellin, Hakin; Joseph L. Yolland, Milford Haven; John Yolland Jnr, Fleetwood (all 17 shares) & Thomas Yolland (13 shares), Haverfordwest (John C. Llewellin, Hakin, manager).
8.1945: Fraserburgh registry closed.
7.8.1945: Registered at Lowestoft (LT109).
26.10.1945: Returned to owner.
1.1.1946: Messrs Yolland & Llewellin partnership dissolved.
2.1.1946: Sold to John Yolland Jnr, Joseph L. Yolland (24 shares each) & Thomas Yolland (13 shares), Milford Haven (John Yolland Jnr, manager).
5.7.1946: Sold to Yolland Brothers Ltd, Milford Haven (John Yolland Jnr, manager).
7.12.1949: Sold to Waterloo Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Milford Haven (John Yolland Jnr, manager).
10.10.1950: Sold to Cairo Fishing Co Ltd, Milford Haven (John Yolland Jnr, manager).
3.7.1954: Sold to Yolland Brothers Ltd, Milford Haven (John Yolland Jnr, manager).
27.5.1954: Last landing at Milford.
1954: Sold to Belgian shipbreakers and broken up.
23.11.1954: Lowestoft registry closed

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S.T. Ralph Hall Caine YH447
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Technical

Official Number: 149192
Completed: 1926
Yard Number: 307
Gross Tonnage: 100
Net Tonnage: 43
Length: 85.7 ft
Breadth: 19.7 ft
Draught: 10.2 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl (Fellows Admiralty type) and boiler by Elliot & Garood Ltd, Beccles

History

15.2.1926: Launched by Fellows & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth (Yd.No.307) for Stephen Granville Beamish, Lowestoft as RENASCENT.
26.5.1926: Ran trials.
5.1926: Completed.
2.6.1926: Registered at Lowestoft (LT288).
1930s: Seasonal fishing from Fleetwood & Padstow.
23.9.1932: Sold to Frederick William Moxey, Lowestoft.
10.12.1929: Connected to smack LESLIE (PLN?) disabled with gaff and boom carried away in gale and delivered Lowestoft.
11.9.1936: Attended steam drifter FORETHOUGHT (LT763) stranded at Scarborough, refloated and delivered Scarborough.
3.11.1936: At Yarmouth landed 190 crans of herring.
8.10.1937: In Yarmouth harbour in collision with steam drifter TWINKLING STAR (KY347) and sustained damage.
26.11.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.1520) (Hire rate £37.10.0d/month).
10.1944: Employed on miscellaneous Naval duties.
25.1.1946: Returned to owner.
1946: Sold to Norwegian owners.
16.9.1946: Lowestoft registry closed.
18.10.1946: Sailed Lowestoft for Norway but put back.
27.10.1946: Sailed Lowestoft for Norway.
28.10.1946: Foundered 70-90 miles from Lowestoft. Four Norwegian crew picked up by steam trawler GRACKLE (H224).

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S.T. Renascent LT288
Picture courtesy The Barry Banham Maritime Photo Collection

Technical

Official Number: 130039
Completed: 1911
Yard Number: 496
Gross Tonnage: 95
Net Tonnage: 42
Length: 87.0 ft
Breadth: 18.4 ft
Draught: 8.9 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Crabtree & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth
Boiler: Riley Brothers (Boilermakers) Ltd, Stockton on Tees
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby

History

1.4.1911: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.496) for Arthur Evans, Ernest Wisker & Walter Bartlett (joint owners), Lowestoft as E.W.B..
4.7.1911: Completed.
7.7.1911: Registered at Lowestoft (LT1124).
8.6.1914: Sold to Arthur Evans (32 shares) & Walter Bartlett (32 shares), Lowestoft.
09.1915: Requisitioned for war service as an anti-submarine net drifter (1-3pdr) (Ad.No.1872).
11.8.1916 to Arthur Evans, Lowestoft.
29.1.1918: Sold to Frederick W. Moxey (32 shares), Bertha Richards & Charles Jordan (32 joint shares), Lowestoft.
1919: Returned to owner
17.12.1919: Sold to The Viking Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft.
2.4.1925 Sold to The Viking Steam Fishing Co Ltd (32 shares), Richard & Edward Mallet (16 shares each), Lowestoft.
3.2.1926 Sold to Frederick W. Moxey (32 shares), Thomas Richards & Herbert Drake (32 joint shares), Lowestoft.
17.4.1938 to Arthur Dexter, Brixham.
11.03.1939: to Thomas Richards Ltd & Reginald Riley (32 shares each), Brixham.
2.2.1940: Sold to Torbay Trawlers Ltd, Brixham.
6.1.1941–12.1.1942: Landing at Milford.
1.2.1946: Sold to Respondo Trawlers Ltd, Milford Haven.
17.11.1947 Sold to Cairo Fishing Co Ltd, Milford Haven.
29.10.1954: Sold to Yolland Brothers Ltd, Milford Haven.
22.7.1955: Last landing at Milford.
1955: Sold to shipbreakers in Belgium.
5.9.1955 Arrived Boom near Antwerp for breaking up.
19.9.1955 Lowestoft registry closed.

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S.T. E.W.B. LT1124
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Technical

Official Number: 144146
Completed: 1925
Yard Number: 964
Gross Tonnage: 93
Net Tonnage: 41
Length: 86.3 ft
Breadth: 18.6 ft
Draught: 9.0 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Crabtree & Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth
Boiler: Riley Bros (Boilermakers) Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby

History

25.4.1925: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.964) for Clifford Edward Strowger (32 shares) & Alfred Willie Wilkinson (32 shares), Gorleston as PLAYMATES.
25.5.1925: Completed.
27.6.1925: Registered at Yarmouth (YH141).
5.10.1939: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.738) (Hire rate £37.4.0d/month). Based Dover.
7.1943: Employed on balloon barrage.
9.10.1945: Returned to owner.
11.2.1946: Sold to East Briton Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft (Arthur Easto, manager).
24.10.1952: Moving in Hamilton Dock, Lowestoft, struck by lightning losing top of mainmast.
3.1955: Fishing mackeral out of Newlyn.
22.3.1955: On a trip last reported 40-50 miles WNW of Seven Stones Light Vessel.
28.3.1955: Posted missing, part of lifebuoy picked up, no other wreckage or survivors.
28.9.1955: Lowestoft registry closed.

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S.T. Playmates YH141
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Technical

Admiralty Number: 4122
Official Number: 137609
Yard Number: 563
Completed: 1918
Gross Tonnage: 96
Net Tonnage: 41
Length: 86.2 ft
Breadth: 18.5 ft
Draught: 9.3 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by W. Beardmore & Co Ltd, Coatbridge
Boiler: A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Built: A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

1918: Launched by A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.563) (“Admiralty drifter”) for The Admiralty as PHOSPHOROUS.
21.2.1919: Completed as a fishing vessel.
4.1919: Sold to Bloomfields Ltd , Gt. Yarmouth (James Bloomfield, manager) for £6590.
17.4.1919: Renamed OCEAN SPRITE (YH56).
22.12.1922: Neil Mackay appointed manager. (Fished from Yarmouth mainly as a trawler).
21.11.1935: Connected to TESSIE (YH769) disabled with lost rudder and delivered Yarmouth.
1936: Home fishing made £1200 but skipper (George Balls) sacked due to heavy weather damage at time of loss of motor drifter OLIVE BRANCH (PD77).
29.8.1939: Requisitioned for war service on miscellaneous Naval duties (Hire rate £32.0.0d/month).
1946: Returned to owner.
6.1946: Sold to Drifters (Peterhead) Ltd, Peterhead (Robert Foreman, manager).
1.7.1946: Yarmouth registry closed.
8.7.1946: Registered at Peterhead (PD94).
1952: Sold to Peter & George Buchan, Peterhead & Others.
1954: Used as a ‘barking vessel’ at Fraserburgh.
1960: Sold for breaking up. Peterhead registry closed.

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S.T. Ocean Sprite YH56
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