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S.T. Moulmein FD132


		



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From an old postcard. Moulmein berthed inboard of Mino






 	  	  

 	  	  	
 	  	  	 

 	  	  	  

 	  	  	  	Moulmein
 	  	  	  	
 	  	  	  

 	  	  	 

			 		
 	  	  

 	  	 





From an old postcard. An artist's impression of the attack






 	  	  

 	  	  	
 	  	  	 

 	  	  	  

 	  	  	  	Outrage
 	  	  	  	
 	  	  	  

 	  	  	 

			 		
 	  	  

 	  	 



		

		

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Official Number104239


Yard Number503


LaunchedMay 25 1895


Gross Tonnage151


Net Tonnage40


Length100.6 ft


Breadth20.6 ft


Draught11 ft


EngineT.3-cyl by N.E. Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Sunderland


BuiltEdwards Bros, North Shields, 1895


OwnerKelsall Brothers & Beeching Ltd, Fleetwood.








 History







May 25 1895
Launched by Edwards Bros, North Shields (Yd.No.503) for George Beeching & Co, Hull &  Fleetwood as the MOULMEIN.


June 1895Completed.


June 26 1895Registered at Fleetwood (FD132).


1897Transferred to Kelsall Brothers & Beeching Ltd, Fleetwood.


1899Transferred to Hull (J. E. A. Kelsall, manager).


May 12 1899Fleetwood registry closed.


1899Registered at Hull (H61).


October 22 1904The Dogger Bank Incident.  Shelled and damaged by Russian Navy Baltic Fleet while fishing on the Dogger Bank.  Russians on passage to the Pacific in the darkness opened fire on the trawlers (approx 45 vessels) under the impression that they were about to be attacked.


1912Managers became George Beeching & J. E. A. Kelsall.


1913Sold to Devon Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood (George Clarkson, manager).


July 08 1913Registered at Fleetwood (FD187).


December 1916Sold to H. Smethurst, Grimsby.


December 13 1916Fleetwood registry closed.


December 1816Registered at Grimsby (GY1007).


March 28 1917Stopped by U-boat (UC77) with a shot across the bows whilst fishing 25 miles NE of Longstone Light and scuttled by opening seacocks and scuttles.