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

Technical

Official Number: 18339
Yard Number: 803
Completed: 1948
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: 1075ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Charles. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull

History

18.12.1948: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.803) for J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood as SWANELLA.
3.1949: Registered at Hull (H42).
24.3.1949: Completed at a cost of £102,794 (Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Hull, manager).
10.12.1951: Homeward from White Sea grounds (Sk.Leo Romyn DSC). Off Flamborough Head came across Dutch motor coaster WESTKUST (499grt/1951) abandoned with lights burning crew having been taken off by Scarborough lifeboat when in NW gale her coal cargo, loaded at Bo’ness for Hamburg, had shifted giving a 35° list and there was a danger of capsize. Four crew put onboard, connected and after ten hours under tow, delivered Humber. A Salvage Award of £17,000 was made to the trawler and her owners, the crew receiving one third; Sk. Romyn £1,700, Mate £1,200 and crew members £140 each.
3.3.1952: Sold to Firth Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull for £145,000. T. Hamling & Co Ltd, managers.
6.3.1952: Sailed Hull for Icelandic grounds (Sk.John Dobson).
29.3.1952: At Hull landed 2,220 kits, £6,503.17.0d gross.
29.3.1952: Registered at Hull as St. AMANT (H42). Harold Watson Hall designated manager.
1953: Made five trips to Greenland fishery.
9.8.1963: Michael Jonathan Watson Hall designated manager.
9.11.1966: In fog, shortly after leaving the fish dock for the fishing grounds (Sk. Maurice Edward Spurgeon), in collision with BTBD dredger SKITTER NESS (1577grt/1964) and holed in starboard fuel tank. No injuries and returned to St. Andrew’s Dock to be prepared for docking and repair.
13.11.1966: With fuel barge alongside and as fuel was pumped out from port tank, lost stability and capsized onto the barge which had a crew of two men. The watchman, steam raiser and three oilmen onboard managed to get off unhurt as did the barge crew. Three fish dock tugs, AURORA (56grt/1963), TRITON (57grt/1964) and ZEPHYR (57grt/1964) and a lorry with winch equipment arrived on the scene. With the aid of the fire brigade after 3 hours of pumping, winching and the aid of the tugs, the trawler was righted from her 45 degree list. Subsequently drydocked, repaired and returned to sea. The SKITTER NESS was also drydocked for examination.
3.2.1973: Sailed Hull for Icelandic grounds on last trip (Sk. Hugh Lafferty).
26.2.1973: At Hull landed 892 kits, £9,017.59p gross. Laid up for disposal.
27.4.1973: Sold to Humber Metal Exports Ltd, Hull (Albert Draper & Son Ltd, Hull) for £11,250 “as is as lies laid up in St. Andrew’s Dock”. 2.9.1973: Arrived Victoria Dock Slipway for breaking up.
1.11.1973: Hull registry closed.

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S.T. Swanella H42
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S.T. Swanella H42
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S.T. St_Amant H42
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S.T. St Amant H42
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S.T. St Amant H42
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S.T. St. Amant H42
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M.V. Skitter Ness

Changelog
10/06/2011: Page published. 10 revisions since then.
26/10/2014: Picture added.
03/02/2018: Information updated and image added. Removed FMHT watermarks.

In Marr (Fleetwood) ownership. Did not fish from the port.
First oil burning steamer for Marr

Technical

Official Number: 181275
Yard Number: 768
Completed: 1946
Gross Tonnage: 536
Net Tonnage: 192
Length: 166.9 ft
Breadth: 27.7 ft
Depth: 14.4 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

2.7.1946: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.768) for J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood as SOUTHELLA.
2.9.1946: Completed at a cost of £66,851 (Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Hull, manager).
9.1946: Registered at Hull (H303).
18.11965: Sold to Van Heygen Freres S.A., Ghent (£6,400) for breaking up.
25.1.1965: Arrived Ghent.

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S.T. Southella H303
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S.T. Southella H303
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S.T. Southella H303
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S.T. Southella H303
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Changelog

10/06/2011: Page published. 7 updates since then.
19/12/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.

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

Technical

Official Number: 180482
Yard Number: 1311
Completed: 1945
Gross Tonnage: 579
Net Tonnage: 216
Length: 177.6 ft
Breadth: 30.2 ft
Depth: 15.1 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby
Engine: 1000ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull

History

6.12.1945: Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.1311) for J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood as NORTHELLA.
26.3.1946: Registered at Hull (H244).
4.1946: Completed (Geoffrey Edwards Marr, Hull, manager) at a cost of £65,125
9.4.1946: Sailed Hull on first trip to Bear sland (Sk. William Drever).
1.5.1946: At Hull landed 3,319 kits grossed £10,702.
18.6.1946: At Hull landed a record catch 4,380 kits grossed £14,134 (Sk. William Drever, J. Leighton, Mate).
25.6.1948: Sold to East Riding Trawlers Ltd, Hull (Charleson-Smith Trawlers Ltd) (Charles Percy Hudson, managers) for the sum of £117,500.
30.8.1948: Registered at Hull as STELLA CANOPUS (H244).
22.1.1949: Unslipped after survey and moved to coaling berth. Whilst on the slipway a discharge valve was removed for refurbishment to be replaced afloat on the Sunday. During the course of time a ledge had built up at the coaling berth, but at normal dock levels this did not foul the berth. On the Sunday the number of vessels entering the dock required the lock gates to remain open and the dock level began to fall. As a result the bilge keel settled on the ledge and the vessel began to heel over with water ingress through the missing valve. The fish dock tugs BERNIE (54grt/1944) and KIERO (54grt/1943) witnessed the mishap and with a water boat, came alongside to prop the trawler up to prevent total submersion. At the same time dock workers went on board and attached wires to the quayside in an effort to keep the vessel up. Pumps were placed on board and gradually the trawler was righted. The missing valve was replaced and she was taken back onto the slipway for repairs and return to sea.
1.1950: Converted for burning oil fuel, F.P. above 150° F.
5.12.1950: Sold to Trawlers Grimsby Ltd, Grimsby (Harold Wilfred Wilson, manager).
10.4.1953: Sold to Derwent Trawlers Ltd, Grimsby (Harold Wilfred Wilson, manager).
1953: Made three trips to Greenland fishery.
9.2.1955: John Carl Ross appointed manager.
8.3.1956: Charles Percy Hudson appointed manager.
20.2.1959: Company re-styled Ross Trawlers Ltd, Grimsby.
28.3.1963: Sold to Hudson Brothers Trawlers Ltd, Hull (Charles Percy Hudson, manager) (Ross Group, Grimsby).
18.11.1964: Sold to Alsey Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (Charles Percy Hudson, manager).
1.1.1965: Company re-styled Hudson Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (Charles Percy Hudson, manager).
11.1965: All vessels within the Ross Group renamed with Ross prefix.
24.11.1965: Registered at Hull as ROSS CANOPUS (H244).
30.3.1966: Sold to Hudson Brothers Trawlers Ltd, Hull (Charles Percy Hudson, manager).
7.1967: Sold to Scrappingco S.r.l, Antwerp for breaking up.
19.7.1967: Sailed Hull for Antwerp under tow.
21.7.1967: Hull registry closed.
22.7.1967: Delivered and broken up at Boom.

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S.T. Northella H244
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S.T. Northella H244
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S.T. Northella H244
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S.T. Stella Canopus H244
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S.T. Stella Canopus H244
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S.T. Stella Canopus H244
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Changelog
08/06/2011: Page published. 9 updates since then.
14/12/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
28/06/2021: Updated history and technical details.