Name: | POLAR PRINCE |
Type: | Fishing Vessel - Trawler |
Launched: | 02/03/1915 |
Completed: | 09/1915 |
Builder: | JT Eltringham & Co |
Yard: | Willington Quay |
Yard Number: | 314 |
Dimensions: | 194grt, 86nrt, 115.7 x 22.0 x 11.9ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (12, 20 & 34 x 24ins), 80nhp |
Engines by: | Shields Engineering Co Ltd, North Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 137371 |
History: | |
17/09/1915 | Prince Steam Fishing Co Ltd (Richard Irvin, manager), North Shields |
1916 | Richard Irvin & Sons Ltd, North Shields |
1941 | Shields Engineering & Dry Dock Co Ltd, North Shields |
30/05/1958 | Broken up |
Comments: | TIC records have the launch as 03/03/1915 |
17/09/1915: Allocated fishing registration number SN171 at North Shields | |
09/1915: Hired by the Admiralty and converted to a minesweeper | |
1919: Returned to owners | |
30/05/1958: Broken up at Gateshead by CW Dorkin & Co |