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M.V. SSAFA FD155 by Harry Wright


		
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Picture courtesy of Maria Brown


SSAFA


		
Technical
Official Number 187863
Gross Tonnage 426
Length138 ft
Built byGoole Shipbuilding & Repair 1958
OwnerBoston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd
History
1958 To Fleetwood as a new vessel.
Unknown Ran onto rocks on the Isle of Coll and was abandoned. PRINCESS ANNE and the Mallaig lifeboat stood by her. Later she was salvaged and returned to service
1965Ownership transferred to Parbel-Smith Ltd.
1969Sold to West Coast Salvage & contracting Co. Ltd. Vancouver.
1970Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd.
1971Sold to Heward Trawlers Ltd.
1975Bought by Huxley Fishing Co.Ltd and arrived at Lowestoft on 31 July.
October 1975Registration changed to LT 73.
1977Converted for use as a Stand by Safety Vessel.
1987Sold to Liguria Maritime.
1987Left Lowestoft 0n 12 July for the shipbreakers.