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YELLOWTAIL

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 6:03 pm
by teesships
Albert Weller took this slide of a nice-looking (former?) trawler YELLOWTAIL circa August 1976 and, I think, at Lowestoft.
YELLOW TAILxaw.jpg

I have found no details of her career, but she may previously have held the fishing no. LT326. What I can find is plenty of references to her current status as a wreck in Lowestoft harbour (raised fairly recently?) but with no details of when she foundered, etc. Can anyone fill in all these various blanks, please.

Ron

Re: YELLOWTAIL

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:51 pm
by northeast
LR1950
MARAVANNE, 1945, 126grt, owner Joseph Craig, Aberdeen, built by F. Curtis Ltd., Looe
LR 1954
Owned by Clan Steam Fishing Co (Grimsby) Ltd but reg. at Lowestoft, managed by G. D. Claridge
LR 1959
YELLOWTAIL ex MARAVANNE, same owners.
I wonder if she was naval in origin, one of the wooden harbour craft?

Also shows here
http://float-trawlers.lancashire.gov.uk ... t9&pg=2672

Re: YELLOWTAIL

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:16 pm
by magoonigal
Confirmed as MFV 1529.

1955 MNL Registered Lowestoft 1952.
91.8 x 22.8 x 10 ft.
57 Net. 126 Gross.
Owners as George.
1964. LT 326. The Clan Steam Fishing Co (Grimsby) Ltd.

Re: YELLOWTAIL

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:22 pm
by teesships
Well done to our two super-sleuths! Now we only need details of her sinking!

Ron