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S.T.Maud FD40


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Maud


		
Technical
Official Number122932
Yard Number80
LaunchedSeptember 02 1905
Gross Tonnage223
Net Tonnage79
Length125 ft
Breadth22 ft
Draught12.1 ft
EngineT.3-cyl by Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Hull
BuiltGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole, 1905
Owner Lancashire Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood
History
September 02 1905 Launched by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole (Yd.No.80) for Lancashire Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (J. Marr & Son Ltd) as MAUD.
October 06 1905 Registered at Fleetwood (FD40).
October 1905Completed.
1906Sold to J. Marr & Son Ltd, Fleetwood.
1907Sold to Rockliffe Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood for £6150.
January 19 1912Outward for North Channel grounds missed the Bahama lightship ran ashore at Cornaah, Isle of Man severing submarine cable between Port Cornaah - St Bees Head with her propeller. Crew rescued with assistance of local farmers.
January 25 1912Cable repaired by MONARCH.
February 10 1912Off Cornish coast in tow for Hull. In heavy weather shipped several seas and became waterlogged. Crew of nine left in boat and were picked up be London tug CHALLENGE and landed at Falmouth.
February 11 1912Vessel foundered and washed into Kynance Cove, near Lizard Point.
March 02 1912Fleetwood registry closed.