Official No:  141950   Port and Year:  Fleetwood, 1919 (FD343)                                                                  London, 1935 (LO66)                                                                 Aberdeen, 1951 (A681)

Description: Castle class steel side trawler; single screw, coal burning.  Ketch rigged

Crew:

Built: 1919, Ailsa Shipbuilding Co., Ayr  (Yard no. 352)

Tonnage:  276 grt  122 net.

Length / breadth / depth (feet): 125  / 23.5 / 12.8

Engine: T 3-Cyl. 60 rhp; by builders

Owners:   As FD343 1 Oct 1919: Blackburn Trawlers, 216 Dock St., Fleetwood Manager: Harry Blackburn, 27 Chaucer Rd., Fleetwood.   As LO66 9 Oct 1935: Iago Steam Trawling Co., Wyre Dock, Fleetwood Manager: Edward D. W. Lawford.   Feb 1946: Haven Trawlers, (R.P. Lewis), Docks, Milford Manager: R. Lewis   As FD281 13 Aug 1948: J. Marr & Son, Fleetwood.   As A681 5 Apr 1951: Harrow-Baxter Steam Fishing Co., Aberdeen

Landed at Milford:  3 Mar 1946 - 23 Sep 1948

Skippers:

Notes:  George Cousins aged 20; born Mort, Devon; O.S., HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN; at Trafalgar. 9 Apr 1926:  In collision with Knott End ferry which managed to return to ferry dock and sank. 7 Jul 1928:  At Campbeltown Sheriff Court, Sk. Thomas William Kirkby admitted a charge of illegal fishing in the Firth of Clyde and was fined £100 with forfeiture of net and £5 for not showing the fishing signal. [The Times, Monday, 9 Jul 1928.] 13 Feb 1937: Sank the Fleetwood trawler OCTAVIA (H274) in collision off Maughold Head, Isle of Man; crew rescued; GEORGE COUSINS considerably damaged forward. [The Times, Tuesday, 16 Feb 1937.] Aug 1939:  Requisitioned for war service and converted to a  minesweeper (P.No.FY.627). Jun 1940: Based Invergordon with M/S Group 43 (Ch Sk. E. J. Marshall RNR). July 1945:  Returned to owners. Aug 1955:  Broken up at Granton. [Information from the Fleetwood Maritime Trust and the Bosun's Watch website.]