SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | ARAB (H293) |
| Type | Trawler |
| Yard Number | 1006 |
| Launched | 19/06/1936 |
| Completed | 08/1936 |
| Off. Number | 164942 |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | C 4 cyl. |
| GRT | 531 |
| Length (feet) | 170.7 |
| Beam (feet) | 28.1 |
| First owner | Hellyer Bros. Ltd., Hull |
| History | 12/09/1939 - 17/11/1945 Admiralty requisition as anti-submarine trawler, Adm. no. Fy.202 |
| (ARAB and GAUL - yard no. 1004 - were part of the British Expeditionary forces assisting Norway against the German invasion, providing anti-submarine protection for troopships. However, after the Germans held Trondheim the trawlers were involved in evacuating troops and GAUL was bombed in Namsenfjord. ARAB's master was given the V.C. for rescuing trawler crews during the bombing.) | |
| LR1945 Prince Fishing Co. Ltd. (Owen S. Hellyer), Hull | |
| 1946 Charleson-Smith Trawlers Ltd., Hull | |
| 1947 LOCH SEAFORTH (H293), Loch Fishing Co. of Hull Ltd., Hull | |
| Fate | 06/04/1963 Arrived Ghent for breaking up by Van Heyghen Freres |
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