{"id":1949,"date":"2009-01-01T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T09:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=1949"},"modified":"2024-08-28T13:05:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T12:05:48","slug":"st-northern-princess-lo170","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2009\/01\/st-northern-princess-lo170\/","title":{"rendered":"S.T. Northern Princess LO170"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Technical <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Official Number: 165375<br \/>\nYard Number: 568<br \/>\nCompleted: June 1936<br \/>\nGross Tonnage: 655<br \/>\nNet Tonnage: 254<br \/>\nLength: 188.1 ft<br \/>\nBreadth: 28.1 ft<br \/>\nDepth: 15.5 ft<br \/>\nBuilt: Deutsche Schiffs und Maschinenbau AG Seebeck, Weserm\u00fcnde<br \/>\nEngine: T.3-cyl &#038; LP turbine with DR gearing &#038; hydraulic coupling by Deutsche Schiffs und Maschinenbau AG Seebeck, Weserm\u00fcnde. <\/p>\n<p><strong>History <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1936:  Ordered by Leverhulme Ltd, London to absorb frozen credits in Germany.<br \/>\n6.1936:  Completed  by Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau  AG Seebeck, Weserm\u00fcnde (Yd.No.568) for MacLine Ltd, London (Leverhulme Ltd) as NORTHERN PRINCESS.<br \/>\n9.12.1936:  Registered at London (LO170).  Operating out of Fleetwood (Edward D. W. Lawford, manager).<br \/>\n06.01.1937: First landing at Fleetwood. landed 1,830 boxes grossed \u00a31,180.<br \/>\n3.1937:  Transferred to Hull (Boyd Line Ltd, managers).<br \/>\n24.3.1937:  Sailed Hull for Bear Island grounds (Sk. J. Gibbs).<br \/>\n15.4.1937:  At Hull landed 1,677 kits grossed \u00a3550.<br \/>\n14.9.1937:  Sailed Hull for Icelandic grounds last trip before sale (Sk. A. Meacock).<br \/>\n2.10.1937:  At Hull landed 1,212 kits grossed \u00a3737.<br \/>\n9.10.1937:  Sold to Northern Trawlers Ltd, London  (H. Markham Cook, Grimsby, manager).<br \/>\n1.9.1939:  Requisitioned for war service as a patrol vessel (P.No.4.06) (Hire rate \u00a3425.15.0d\/month).<br \/>\n1942:  Fitted out as an anti-submarine trawler.<br \/>\n2.1942:  Transferred on loan to US Navy.<br \/>\n7.3.1942:  On passage Londonderry to USA (Lt. Dryden B Phillipson RNR)  in thick fog off the Grand Banks (Newfoundland).  Last seen at 2043 in position 45.22N 55.59W.<br \/>\n8.3.1942:   Torpedoed by U-boat (U.587); no wreckage, no survivors from crew of thirty-eight.<br \/>\n8.5.1942:  London registry closed. <\/p>\n<p><em>Click to enlarge image<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21904\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/Northern-Princess_a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21904\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/Northern-Princess_a-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"S.T. Northern Princess LO170\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21904\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/Northern-Princess_a-300x178.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/Northern-Princess_a-768x455.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/Northern-Princess_a.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">S.T. Northern Princess LO170<br \/>Picture courtesy of the James Cullen Collection<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Changelog<\/em><br \/>\n01\/01\/2009: Page published. 5 updates since then.<br \/>\n25\/11\/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.<br \/>\n28\/08\/2024: Updated information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technical Official Number: 165375 Yard Number: 568 Completed: June 1936 Gross Tonnage: 655 Net Tonnage: 254 Length: 188.1 ft Breadth: 28.1 ft Depth: 15.5 ft Built: Deutsche Schiffs und Maschinenbau AG Seebeck, Weserm\u00fcnde Engine: T.3-cyl &#038; LP turbine with DR gearing &#038; hydraulic coupling by Deutsche Schiffs und Maschinenbau AG Seebeck, Weserm\u00fcnde. 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