Marsona

Marsona
Marsona
Marsona
iBase ID
260791
Vessel name
Marsona
Fishing number
FD21
Type of vessel
ST
Official number
143827
Previous names
James Christopher
Year constructed
1918
Constructed by
J. P Rennoldson & Sons Ltd
Constructed at
South Shields
Gross tons
276
Length
125.3 ft
Beam
23.4 ft
Depth
12.6 ft
Construction notes
Yard No. 306
Owner/Manager
J Marr & Son Ltd
Previous owner
Brand & Curzon
Date sunk
04/08/1940
Place sunk
Off Cromarty, Scotland
General notes
Built as the Admiralty 'Castle' class trawler JAMES CHRISTOPHER. 28/2/1929 Bought from Brand & Curzon Ltd by J Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood and renamed MARSONA (FD21). 1939 Requisitioned by the Royal Navy as a minesweeper (FY714). Sunk off Cromarty by a mine explosion.
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