MFV ADELA BM 79 (Brixham) built 1981 Paimpol France

One of the strongest-built wooden pocket trawlers in the UK – Adela BM 79 It was built at Paimpol for a Guernsey skipper

 

Administrative port: BRIXHAM

Home port: BRIXHAM

Port letters and number: BM79

Vessel name: ADELAaVessel Type - Generic: Fishing

Status: Active

MMSI: 235007143

 

Maritime inscription Cm 3115 (1960-1976) - CM 231 645 (1976-1987) - SE34 (1988-2007 ..)

Attached to Salcombe from 1988.

At Camaret from 1960 to 1975, Morgat from 1972 to 1987.

 

 

 

Built in 1960 at the Corentin Keraudren shipyards in Camaret, this ship, armed at the start of the career at Camaret, joined Morgat in 1976, under the command of Jos Menesguen (year of change of registrations from 4 to 6 digits). The ship was present in 1962 in the port of Morgat. Cm 3115 (1960-1976) then CM 231645 (1976-1986), length 17.08 m, Baudouin engine 150 hp. Its name is that of the largest Pea in Pointe de Pen-Hir, on which there is a natural lawn ("green head"). Its lively and recognizable colors, its nameless cabin, its large tonnage (63.58 tx) make it one of the most significant tuna vessels in the fleet. There is still a long time to disarm in the middle of July (July 13-29, 1975) after the very bad first tuna season in July 1975. The gangway of the ship was widened in 1978. It is as faithful in summer as in winter in Morgat, where it is armed with crabs like Saint-Pol-Roux. In winter, his fishing grounds are near the coast of Scotland from where he brought crabs, lobsters, lobsters, the product of his fishing was marketed in Spain where it was shipped by tanker truck. During the last winters (1985-1987) Pen Glas also fished for scallops in the English Channel. (( During the last winters (1985-1987) Pen Glas also fished for scallops in the English Channel. (( During the last winters (1985-1987) Pen Glas also fished for scallops in the English Channel. ((thanks to Bernard Fabien and Jos Menesguen ).

 

 

 

In 1987, his boss Jos Menesguen retired. Sold in England to a fishmonger-shipowner who continued to operate it, he is now only a fishmonger, based in Newlyn in Cornwall, attached to the maritime district of Salcombe (SE 34). One of the last photos of this ship at Morgat was taken in June 1986, during a courtesy call on the firefighters of Crozon, this photo being planned for their 1987 calendar.

 

Besides his abrupt change to red when he arrived in England (new photos below), Pen Glas's exterior paintings have varied from year to year, making his photos easier to date:

 

Administrative port: PLYMOUTH

Home port: SALCOMBE

Port letters and number:SE34

Vessel name: PEN GLAS

Registry of Shipping and Seamen number:GBR000A22552

Licence number:11025

Fish producer organisation: NON-SECTOR

Length: Overall: 60.37 feet (18.40m)

Depth: 9.42 feet (2.87m)

Registered tonnage 62:

Engine Power (kw): 216

Vessel Capacity Units:211.28

Year Built: 1960

Hull Material: Wood

Country of Build: France

Licence Category: CATEGORY C

Shellfish Licence licence (Y)

Scallop Licence (N)

MMSI: 235091013

Call Sign: 2FGH8

Owner: Tristan Northway

ADELA BM79,Pontoon, Prince William Quay TQ59BW Brixham

Registry of Shipping and Seamen number: GBR000B11326

Licence number: 22675

Fish producer organisation: NON-SECTOR

Overall length: 9.15

Registered tonnage: 9.93

Engine Power (134 kw): Mitizibusi 6d24t

Vessel Capacity Units: 93.698

Year Built: 1981

Hull Material: Wood

Country of Build: France (Paimpol)

Licence Category: A (10 METRE AND UNDER)

Shellfish Licence licence (Y)

Scallop Licence (N)

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