Lying mid river Tyne
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Tony Lofthouse Collection
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Lying mid river Tyne |
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© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Tony Lofthouse Collection |
Luffness GN 57
| Built | 1935 John Lewis & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen as "White Pioneer" (Steel) |
| Yard No | 134 |
| Owner at New | White Trawlers Ltd, Hebburn, Co Durham (Joseph D. Irvin, North Shields manager) |
| ID no | 161586 |
| Launch Date | 01.08.1935 |
| Completed | 1935 |
| Gross Tons | 271 |
| Nett Tons | 118 |
| Engine | 96 hp C.2-cyl by Whites Marine Engine Co Ltd, Newcastle ( Turbine )(Geared & LP Turbine DR geared to screw shaft) |
| Length | 126.3ft |
| Breadth | 23.2ft |
| Depth | 12.6ft |
| Owners | |
| 1935 | Registered at Newcastle NE 3. |
| 01.07.1937 | Peter Hancock & Sons, Milford Haven appointed managers. |
| 1937 | Renamed "MARY WHITE". |
| 01.1940 | Requisitioned and converted to a Boom Defence Vessel (P.No.Z.147). |
| 11.03.1944 | Owned by Shire Trawlers Ltd ,Grimsby. |
| 11.03.1944 | William Alfred Bennett appointed manager. |
| 28.11.1945 | Mortgaged by Shire Trawlers Ltd, Grimsby (A). |
| 28.11.1945 | Mortgagee: Midland Bank Ltd, London (secure account & interest) |
| 02.1946 | Returned to Owners. |
| 25.02.1947 | Mortgage (A) discharged. |
| 03.1947 | Newcastle registry closed. |
| 11.03.1947 | Registered at Grimsby GY 465. |
| 26.01.1948 | Re-engined 96 hp T.3-cyl by Alexander Hall & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen (engine built 1926) & new boiler by Riley Bros Stockton fitted. |
| 15.02.1948 | Alteration to tonnage 254.05g/98.04n after re-measurement. |
| 03.12.1948 | Bill of Sale: Owned by Newhaven Trawlers Ltd, Granton Edinburgh. |
| 09.12.1948 | Grimsby registry closed. |
| 09.12.1948 | William Carnie Jnr appointed manager). |
| 1949 | Renamed "LUFFNESS". |
| 1949 | Registered at Granton GN 57 |
| Undated | Owned by Philip Liston, Newhaven Edinburgh (Skipper/owner) (Newhaven Trawlers Ltd managers). |
| 21.01.1958 | Wrecked of the North Pier Aberdeen Harbour. Skipper/Owner Philip Liston entered Aberdeen to land a sick crew member (William Docherty). Crew were rescued by Harbour Pilot Cutter "Danny". |
| 1958 | Sold as scrap and removed by Metal Industries (Salvage) Ltd, Glasgow. |
%20Tony%20Lofthouse%20Collection.jpg) Lying off the North Pier Aberdeen harbour © Reproduced with acknowledgement to Tony Lofthouse Collection |
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| Being scrapped in situ by Metal Industries (Salvage) Ltd © Reproduced with acknowledgement to Tony Lofthouse Collection | |
 Bunkering coal at Granton © Reproduced with acknowledgement Joe Kerr |
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