NEWHAVEN N.B. A231

LOULEIGH  M163

Official No:  122989     Port Number and Year:  -    in Granton, 1909 (GN72)                                                                                 -   in Aberdeen, 1929 (A231)                                                                                 1st in Milford, 1951

Description: Steel side trawler; steam screw, coal burning.  Pareja (pair) fishing. Ketch rigged: foresail and mizzen sail.

Crew: 12 men

Registered at Milford: 18 Jul 1951

Built: Hall Russell  & Co., Aberdeen, in 1909 (Yard no. 469)

Tonnage: 182.01 grt  68.9 net

Length / breadth / depth (feet): 110.3 / 21.85 / 11.75

Engine: T 3-Cyl. 67 nhp.  Engine and boiler by builders.

Owners:   As NEWHAVEN NB GN72 1909: Lyle & Carnie, Newhaven.   1920: D. Dow, Granton   As  A231 1929: John Walker, 202 Victoria Rd., Torry, Aberdeen   1943: Silver Star Fishing Co Ltd  Aberdeen   c.1945: Drifters (Peterhead), Peterhead   Renamed LOULEIGH M163 18 Jul 1951: Goodleigh Fisheries, Docks, Milford Manager: Henry John Richards, 'Goodleigh House', Bulford Rd., Johnston

Landed at Milford:  As NEWHAVEN NB: 10 Apr 1949 - 20 Jul 1951 As LOULEIGH: 24 Sep 1951 - 3 Oct 1952

Skippers:

Notes: Aug 1914: Requisitioned by the Admiralty (No. 82), and converted to minesweeper. 1 x 6pdr. 1919: Returned to owners. Feb 1940: Requisitioned by the Admiralty (P.No. FY.820) and converted to minesweeper. 1945: Returned to owners.

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 24 Feb 1953.  Vessel broken up at Ward's Yard, Castle Pill

 Accidents and Incidents

From the Pembrokeshire Telegraph of Wednesday 13th April 1949:

 

    This weekend the second post-war pair of trawlers, the Agnes Nutten and Newhaven will leave on their maiden voyage (pareja) for Goodleigh Fisheries, in charge of Skippers Billy Griffiths and Denis Broome.

   

   

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