SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | WOLBOROUGH |
| Type | Trawler |
| Yard Number | 1025 |
| Launched | 25/02/1937 |
| Completed | 04/1937 |
| Off. Number | 165651 |
| Engine builder | Smith's Dock |
| Engine type | T 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 455 |
| Length (feet) | 164.0 (178.8 o.a.) |
| Beam (feet) | 27.1 |
| First owner | Devon Fishing Co. Ltd., Hull |
| History | 1939 Lengthened to 175.5' (190.0' o.a.), 459 grt. |
| 26/09/1939 - 15/05/1946 Admiralty requisition as anti-submarine trawler, Adm. no. Fy.233 | |
| 1942 Pickering & Haldane's Steam Trawling Co. Ltd., Hull | |
| 1944 Owners re-styled to Lord Line Ltd. (Thos. W. Boyd), Hull | |
| 04/1946 LORD ANCASTER (H414) | |
| 08/1948 MARATH (H414), Hull Merchants Amalgamated Trawlers Ltd., Hull | |
| 1955 STELLA PAGASI (H414), Charleson-Smith Trawlers Ltd., Hull | |
| 24/09/1955 SPURNELLA (H414), J. Marr & Son Ltd., Fleetwood | |
| 14/08/1958 Dinas Steam Trawling Co Ltd., Fleetwood. | |
| 01/06/1959 Company taken over by J. Marr & Son Ltd., Fleetwood. Sold vessel to Heward Trawlers Ltd. (R.S. Hewett), Fleetwood | |
| Fate | 20/12/1962 Arrived Barrow for demolition by Thos. W. Ward Ltd. |
For a trials photo on the Redcar and Cleveland Museums website, click here.
See Bosun's Watch website for photo as SPURNELLA
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