From a family painting |
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to George Brown |
Homefinder LH 282
Built | 1920 Crichton Thompson, King’s Lynn, Norfolk as "Morn" (Steel) |
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Owner at New | Admiralty |
ID no | 145549 |
Launch Date | 1920 |
Completed | 17.03.1921 as a fishing vessel |
Gross Tons | 97 |
Nett Tons | 41 |
Engine | 42 hp T.3-cyl by A. Dodman & Co Ltd, King’s Lynn Norfolk |
Length | 86.4ft |
Breadth | 18.5ft |
Depth | 10.3ft |
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Owners | |
1921 | Sold to the Mercantile |
1921 | Owned by Thomas H. Scales Snr, Newhaven, Edinburgh. |
1921 | Renamed "HOMEFINDER" |
1921 | Registered at Leith LH 282 |
1926 | Owned by Cecilia Thomson ,Buckhaven, A. Reid & I. Barclay, Anstruther Fife |
1926 | Leith registry closed. |
1926 | Renamed "BENE VERTAT" |
1926 | Registered at Kirkcaldy KY 20. |
1937 | Owned by R. Marr, St. Monans Fife. |
1937 | Renamed "DEFENSOR" |
1937 | Registered at Kirkcaldy KY 208. |
1940 | Requisitioned for Harbour Services based at Rosyth. |
01.1946 | Returned to Owners |
Pre1947 | Owned by Walker Steam Trawl Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (M. Walker manager) |
Post1949 | Owned by T & W. M. Stephen, Peterhead |
Post1949 | Kirkcaldy registry closed. |
Post1949 | Registered at Peterhead PD 185 |
31.07.1954 | Scrapped in Belgium |
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