Boston Pionair

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Boston Pionair

iBase ID

265019

Vessel name

Boston Pionair

Fishing number

LT432

Type of vessel

Year constructed

1956

Constructed by

Richards Ironworks Ltd

Constructed at

Lowestoft

Gross tons

166

Length

103 ft

Beam

22.4 ft

Depth

10.9 ft

Engines

Diesel

Construction notes

Yard No. 429

Subsequent owner

Boston Deep Sea Fisheries

Date sunk

14/02/1965

Place sunk

Dogger Bank

Casualties

10 men lost

General notes

Brought to Fleetwood by Boston DSF soon after she was launched. She was the first near-water ship to arrive in Fleetwood since before the Second World War.
Transferred back to Lowestoft.
Lost with all hands whist fishing, presumed foundered in storm conditions 70 miles off Scarborough and north of the Dogger Bank on 14/02/1965.

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