Ben Bheula

Ben Bheula
Ben Bheula
Ben Bheula
iBase ID
260281
Vessel name
Ben Bheula
Fishing number
A422
Type of vessel
ST
Previous names
Leonato; Thomas Dowding
Year constructed
1917
Constructed by
J. P Rennoldson & Sons Ltd
Constructed at
South Shields
Gross tons
275
Length
125.6 ft
Beam
23.4 ft
Depth
12.6 ft
Construction notes
Yard No. 311
Owner/Manager
J Marr & Son
Previous owner
Richard Irvin & Sons
Subsequent owner
Pegasus Trawling Co
Date scrapped
1953
General notes
Originally named THOMAS DOWDING and then LEONATO.
Bought by J Marr & Son Ltd from Richard Irvin & Sons, North Shields for 8,200 pounds.
Served with the Royal Navy as a mine-sweeper (no FY 1681) between 1939 and 1945.
1946 Returned to Marrs.
Sold to Pegasus Trawling Co, Fleetwood for 20,000 pounds.
March 1949 Went ashore at Caolila, Sound of Islay, but was successfully refloated.
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