The Bosun's Watch
M.V. Starella H219
Pictures courtesy of Fred W Hobbs
Starella passing through the locks. Skipper Frank Wilson at the wheelhouse window.
Busman's holiday. Skipper Frank Wilson with his son in law.
| Official Number | 301645 |
| Yard Number | 964 |
| Launched | June 10 1960 |
| Registered | October 06 1960 |
| Gross tonnage | 606 |
| Length | 161.1 ft |
| Breadth | 30.5 ft |
| 1304 bhp engine | Mirlees Bickerton & Day |
| Speed | 14 knots |
| Built by | Cook Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1960 |
| Owner | J Marr & Son |
| August 11 1969 |
Transferred to Fleetwood.
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| January 01 1975 |
Sold to Boyd Line Ltd, Hull and renamed ARCTIC REBEL. |
| December 01 1976 | Last British trawler to fish in Icelandic waters. She was ordered off the grounds as the 200 mile limit came into force.
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| May 01 1975 | Sold to Huxley Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft and renamed ST MATTHEW and converted to oil rig support work. |
| December 16 1986 | Sold for scrap to K & M Davies (Pembroke), and arrived at Milford Haven for breaking.
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