Zamakona Shipyard, Las Palmas de Gran Canria, Canary Islands, Spain 11 November 2024
Guatemala-flagged, homeport Puerto Quetzal, IMO 8919427, MMSI 332001000 and call sign TGSY3. Launched with yard number 463 by Huelva Astilleros, Huelvam Spain on 1 February 1991 and completed in September 1991.
An item reported that the shrimps catches in 1966 were better than a year earlier. There were three companies active along the Pacific coastline, the two major were comprised of 49% Japanese and 51% Guatemalan capital, the third smaller one was Guatemala owned.
An item reported that the Guatemalan commercial Pacific coast shrimp fishery started in 1960 with in recent years totalled about 30 Guatemala-flagged wood built vessels. Almost all vessels were built in Florida, USA, not older dan 4 years and with a varying length of 62-72 feet. The building methods were standardized to facilitate repairs and replacement of parts.
An item reported that Guatemala had two more or less Atlantic coastal ports namely Puerto Barrios and Matias de Galvez. The latter port run by the governement was being enlarged to double the freight-handling capacity by 1970. There were also 2 Pacific Coast ports hardly more than open roadstands but with small shrimp-freezing plants. The governement was trying with international support to establish a 15 million US dollars Pacific port to stimulate the fishing industry.
An item reported that the British HMS Aurora (1), Patriot (2) and Patrician (3) which were subject to consent of Governments concerned were to leave Panama on 8 Februray, visit Corinto, Nicaragua? between 8-12 February, Acajutla, El Salvador between 13-14 February, San Jose, Guatemala between 14-16 February, Salina Cruz , Mexico between 17-21 February, Manzanilla, Mexico between 23-25 February, San Diego, USA between 1-2 March, San Pedro between 2-5 March, Esquimault, Canada on 9 March and leaving in April back home.
Notes
1. Part of Arethusa-class light cruisers, preceded by Active-class, succeeded by C-class, laid down at Devon Dockyard on 24 October 1912, launched on 30 September 1913, commissioned in September 1914, decommissioned in 1918, sold to Canada on 25 March 1920, commissioned on 25 March 1920, commissioned on 1 November 1920, decommissioned on 1 July 1922 and sold to be broken up in August 1927.
2. Thornycroft M-class destroyer, laid down by Thornycroft&Company, Southampton, England in July 1915, launched on 20 April 1916, commissioned in June 1916, transferred to Canada in September 1920, commissioned on 1 November 1920, decommissioned in December 1927 and sold to be broken up in 1929.
3. Thornycroft M-class destroyer, laid down by Thornycroft&Company, Southampton, England in June 1915, launched on 5 June 1916, decommissioned and transferred to Canada in September 190, commissioned on 1 November 1920, decommissioned on 1 January 1928, sold and broken up in 1929.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-118-88
An item referred to a statement of the British Admiralty that the British 9.850 ton cruiser HMS Devonshire (1) the evening before departed with troops embarked from Jamaica towards Belize, British Honduras. (2) The HMS Sheffield (3) was to arrive on the 28th at Belize. The British department or foreign affairs stated officially that the Sheffield was sent to act against a possible attack by irresponsible elements from Guatemala. The Devonshire was to arrive within 24 hours.
Notes
1. Pennant 39. Of the County-class heavy cruisers London sub-class, preceded by Hawkins-class and succeeded by York-class. Laid down by the Devonport Dockyard on 16 March 1926, launched on 22 October 1927, commissioned on 18 March 1929, reclassified as training ship in 1947 and sold to be broken up on 16 June 1954.
2. Guatemala threatened in February 1948 to invade British Honduras and annex the territory which she was claiming since the 19th Century. There were however at the border no signs of such an invasion. Belize became on 21 September 1981 independent.
3. C24. Part of the Town-class Southampton sub-class light cruisers, preceded by Arethusa-class and succeeded by Crown Colony and Dido-classes, laid down by Vickers Armstrong, United Kingdom, on 31 January 1935, launched on 23 July 1936, commissioned on 25 August 1937 and broken up at Faslane, Scotland in 1967
