Bulby

Bulby
Bulby
Bulby
iBase ID
260352
Vessel name
Bulby
Fishing number
FD147
Type of vessel
ST
Official number
180327
Year constructed
1946
Constructed by
Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd
Constructed at
Beverley
Gross tons
361
Length
136.1 ft
Beam
25.2 ft
Depth
13.2 ft
Engines
C D Holmes, 600 IHP, 11.9 knots.
Construction notes
Yard No. 756
Owner/Manager
J Marr & Son
Previous owner
Seddon Fishing Co
Subsequent owner
National Trawling & Fishing Co, Cape Town
Date sunk
1968
Place sunk
South Africa
General notes
Built for Seddon Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood and launched on 08/10/1946 as BULBY (FD147).
27/07/1949 Sold to J Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood for 40,280 pounds.
27/12/1953 To National Trawling & Fishing Co, Cape Town, South Africa for 46.750 pounds.
20/04/1960 She sank the former Hull trawler Cape Matapan (H238) following a collision 2 miles off Cape Town.
1968 Vessel stripped of useable parts.
December 1968 Vessel scuttled at Irvin Johnson Reef in False Bay, Cape Town to form part of an artificial reef.
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