| 1958 |
To Fleetwood as a new vessel.
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| Unknown |
Her name was unusual for a trawler of the Boston fleet but SSAFA
had been named for the charitable Soldiers, Sailors, and Air Force Associations. There was, however, nothing charitable about the rocks that she ran onto. It was Friesland Bay on the Island of Coll that claimed SSAFA during a howling gale.
Her sister ship,
PRINCESS ANNE , stood by her as did the Mallaig lifeboat but neither could approach her due to her position amongst the rocks.
Twleve of the crew were pulled to safety through the surf leaving the skipper and three others to attempt to pull her off as the tide rose. Unfortunately she took on a severe list to port and she was abandoned.
Her story does not end there as she was salvaged and returned to fishing. In March of 1964 she berthed at Fleetwood and landed the largest catch of hake to be landed at the port for some time. In the first three months of 1964 she earned in excess of £30,000 with a best gross of £7,040. |
| 1965 | Ownership transferred to Parbel-Smith Ltd.
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| 1969 | Sold to West Coast Salvage & contracting Co. Ltd. Vancouver. |
| 1970 | Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd.
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| 1971 | Sold to Heward Trawlers Ltd.
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| 1975 | Bought by Huxley Fishing Co.Ltd and arrived at Lowestoft on 31 July.
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| October 1975 | Registration changed to LT 73.
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| 1977 | Converted for use as a Stand by Safety Vessel.
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| 1987 | Sold to Liguria Maritime.
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| 1987 | Left Lowestoft 0n 12 July for the shipbreakers.
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