Marano built by Cochranes of Selby 1916 for The Dodds SF Aberdeen
Originally named Princess Victoria SN 321
01/1917 requisitioned as a mine sweeper
Based at Newhaven
12/03/1919 Returned
12/05/1924 Arrived at Aberdeen having Lost 1 crew Overboard
06/1929 Sold to Boston deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Fleetwood
15/06/1929 North Shields registry Closed
19/06/1929 Registered as FD 50
01/1930 Sold to Northern Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
14/01/1930 Fleetwood Registry Closed
16/01/1930 Registered as GY 166
12/1933 Sold to Sir Thomas Robinson & son Grimsby
18/01/1934 Renamed Marano GY 166
11/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
Based at Yarmouth with M/S Group 118
05/1942 Sold to J Bennett London
08/01/1945 Returned to owner
10/1947 sold to Shire Trawlers Ltd London
03/1948 Sold to Benjamin Gelcer & Co Cape Town
Grimsby Registry closed and registered as CTA 306
1953 Owners restyled B Gelcer & Co
1957 vessel stripped of all Non ferrous Metals and usable Materials and Registry closed
Her details are
- Official Number 137380
- Yard Number 720
- GT 245 NT 93
- Dimensions 124.8 x 22.7 x 12.3
- Foc’sle 21
- Engines by Cooper & Greig 82 rhp 3 cyl 11.0 knots
04/11/1957 She was sunk by Gunfire from SAN in False bay