[Platforms] UNITED KINGDOM - Aspire

[Lowry, Roy K.]

Hi Marilynn,

The quoted build date for Aspire (BF 234) of 1961 was taken from ‘Fishing Vessels of Britain and Ireland 2008’ (published by Fishing News), which has proved pretty reliable in the past and I would trust it more than a trawler photo web site.

There are two other Aspires listed in the reference book (pennants B 903 – the one you found on the Web -  and LK 239) working out of Belfast and Lerwick.

I’m not sure OCL came into contact with their ‘Aspire’, but would not assume without explicit confirmation from Don that it is the same ship.  The sort of cruises done by BF 234 where scallop and herring larvae stock surveys with no physical or chemical oceanographic data.


Cheers, Roy.

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Sent: 25 May 2011 12:30
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Subject: [Platforms] UNITED KINGDOM - Aspire


Dear Platform Group,

A request has come in for a code for the vessel Aspire from UNITED KINGDOM. NODC has code 74KN. HOWEVER, Don, could you check the entry date to your platform list and details of your 74KN to ensure that this is the same vessel? See comments below for more details.

Original Requester : Roy Lowry (rkl at bodc.ac.uk)

Proposed Code : 74KN
Name : Aspire
Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code)
Call Sign : MEGH
Title : MFV
Platform Class : Fishing vessel
Pennant : BF 234
Commissioned Date : 1961
Decommissioned Date : 2008
Current Length : 16.31
Built : 1961
Notes : Fishing vessel chartered by the Aberdeen Marine Laboratory between 1987 and 1997. Sailed to Whitby and laid up in 2008.
Information Source : http://www.trawlerpictures.net/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=36909 (URL)

General Comments:
Is this the Aspire on NODC's list? 74KN without a call sign.
Aspire is most likely 74KN since OCL's vessel has title MFV ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/WOD/CODES/PDF/s_3_shipname.pdf

http://www.worldfishingtoday.com/fishingboatinfo/default.asp?kutterId=7438&mode=kutter_3
This site has built date 1973.
(added by: Marilynn Sorensen - 25/05/2011 00:00:00)


Fisheries organisation vessel:
www.marinemanagement.org.uk/fisheries/statistics/documents/.../110501.xls This is another ASPIRE from Belfast, Portovogie B903.

BELFAST PORTAVOGIE B903 ASPIRE A10599 50015 NORTHERN IRELAND FPO LTD 22.66 138 309 285.887 1976 W GBR N
(added by: Marilynn Sorensen - 25/05/2011 00:00:00)


This suggestion will need confirmation by NOAA.

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