Technical

Official Number: 122949
Yard Number: 267
Completed: 1906
Gross Tonnage: 235
Net Tonnage: 65
Length: 126.3 ft
Breadth: 22 ft
Depth: 11.8 ft
Built: J. Duthie, Sons & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Engine: T.3-cyl by W. V. V. Lidgerwood, Coatbridge
Boiler: Ross & Duncan, Govan

History

8.9.1906: Launched by J. Duthie, Sons & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd. No.267) for Walter Henry Dickenson, Fleetwood & others ( James Ormesher, Manchester (40/64); Joseph Dixon, South Shore, Blackpool (10/64); Margaret Rosetta Dixon, South Shore, Blackpool (7/64) and Walter Henry Dickenson, Fleetwood (7/64) as FANNY.
29.10.1906: Registered at Fleetwood (FD89), Walter H. Dickenson designated manager.
29.10.1906: All four shareholders mortgaged their shares to Williams Deacon’s Bank Ltd, London (A), (B), (C), (D).
10.1906: Completed.
1908: Sk. E. Walker.
11.7.1908: John D. Gibson designated manager.
30.10.1908: Registered owner Joseph Dixon, South Shore, Blackpool & Others (James Ormesher, Manchester (40/64); Joseph Dixon, South Shore, Blackpool (10/64); Margaret Rosetta Dixon, South Shore, Blackpool (7/64) and Walter Henry Dickenson, Fleetwood (7/64)) (trading as The Rossall Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood).
10.11.1908: Shares (7/64) sold by Walter H. Dickenson to James Ormesher (4/64) and Margaret R. Dixon (3/64).
11.11.1908: James Ormesher (4/64) & Margaret R. Dixon (3/64) shares mortgaged to Williams Deacon’s Bank Ltd, London (E) & (F).
19.11.1908: Walter H. Dickenson mortgage (D) discharged.
14.1.1909: Mortgages (A), (B), (C), (E) & (F) discharged.
1912: Sold to The Rossall Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood. John D. Gibson designated manager.
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 94.07net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
25.1.1917: Sailed Fleetwood for West of Scotland fishing grounds.
1.2.1917: Last seen on fishing grounds.
7.2.1917: Officially posted as missing. Listed as “Missing since 1st February 1917” believed sunk by U-boat (no claim made) off Dhu Artach Light; lost with all ten crew*.
3.3.1917: Fleetwood registry closed.

* Lost – Sk. Dennis Nolan; Joseph Leadbetter, Mate: Thomas Nicholson, Bosun, Thomas Morley, Ch Eng; Frederick Wessels, 2nd Eng; Alfred Dabor, Thomas Leadbetter, George Hughes, deckhands; David Iddon, fireman; Hugh Nicholson, cook

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S.T. Fanny FD89
Picture courtesy of The Osta Collection

S.T. Fanny FD89
Picture courtesy of The Simon Scott Collection

20/12/2008: Page published. 3 updates since then.
17/08/2020: Updated history.
06/12/2020: Added an image.
10/12/2020: Added an image.