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S.T. Luneda FD230





  
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Official Number132412


Yard Number539


LaunchedSeptember 14 1912


Gross Tonnage288


Net Tonnage116


Length130 ft


Breadth23 ft


Draught12.7 ft


Engine65 hp T.3-cyl by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull


Built byCochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby, 1912


OwnerLancashire Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood







		

    History
	




September 14 1912Launched by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd.No.539) for Lancashire Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (J. Marr & Son Ltd, managers) as LUNEDA.


November 08 1912Registered at Fleetwood (FD230).


November 1914Completed.  Requisitioned from the builder's yard for war service and converted for minesweeping duties (Ad.No.926).


1919Returned (Edward Towne, manager).


1930Managers became J. Marr & Son Ltd.


1936Ran aground at Faroe Isles but refloated.


February 09 1937In the morning approaching Islay in heavy snowstorm, zero visibility and strong swell, struck rocks off Ardbeg.  Tried to refloat with engines but came fast with forepeak flooded and listed.  Crew took to boat but lost their direction and with ebb drifted away from shore.  As the snow storm passed the puffer PIBROCH (96grt/1923) on passage Glasgow-Port Ellen sighted the wreck and discovered her abandoned, a search in the poor visibility found the boat and the crew were landed at Port Ellen (Sk. Richard Snape). 


February 24 1937Fleetwood registry closed.