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S.T. Fane FD66





  
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Picture Courtesy of David Slinger


Fane (as Essen) entering Bremerhaven

 	  	




 	  	  

 	  	  	
 	  	  	 

 	  	  	  

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Official Number 124686


Yard Number 259


Launched January 31 1907


Gross Tonnage268


Net Tonnage 113


Length130.7 ft


Breadth 22.6 ft


Draught 12.3 ft


Engine85 hp T.3-cyl by Shields Engineering Co Ltd, North Shields


Armament1 x 6 pdr AA


Built byJ. Eltringham & Co,
South Shields, 1907


OwnerWyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood







		

    History
	



		

    January 31 1907
 Launched by J. T. Eltringham & Co, South Shields (Yd.No.259) for Wyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood (J. N. Ward & Son, managers) as FANE.



March 09 1907Registered at Fleetwood (FD94).


March 1907Completed


August 1914Requisitioned for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.132).


1919Returned.


February 21 1919Re-registered at Fleetwood (FD94).


April 22 1919Sold to George Craig, Aberdeen.



19??Fleetwood registry closed.


19??Registered at Aberdeen (A184).


1924Sold to Vinzenz Putz & Co Hochseefischerei A.G., Wesermünde.  Renamed IRMGARD PUTZ (PG348).


1929Lengthened to 147.1 feet, 298g


1930Sold to "Nordsee" Deutsche Hochseefischeri, Bremen-Cuxhaven A.G.,  Cuxhaven.  Renamed ESSEN (HC222).


1934Transferred to Deutsche Heringsfischeri GmbH, Nordenham.  Registered at Nordenham (ON160).


1938Registered at Hamburg (HH228).


August 1939Requisitioned by German Navy.


1948Sold to A. Ritscher, Altona for demolition.


1950Demolition complete.