{"id":4299,"date":"2009-01-22T14:35:08","date_gmt":"2009-01-22T14:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=4299"},"modified":"2022-08-04T13:24:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T12:24:27","slug":"st-lena-melling-fd417","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2009\/01\/st-lena-melling-fd417\/","title":{"rendered":"S.T. Lena Melling (2) FD417"},"content":{"rendered":"

Additional information courtesy of Andy Hall and Maggie Law Maritime Museum<\/em><\/p>\n

Technical <\/strong><\/p>\n

Admiralty Number: 4299
\nOfficial Number: 144161
\nYard Number: 415
\nCompleted: 1919
\nGross Tonnage: 290
\nNet Tonnage: 127
\nLength: 125.5 ft
\nBreadth: 23.5 ft
\nDepth: 12.7 ft
\nEngine: T.3-cyl and boiler by Amos & Smith Ltd, Hull
\nBuilt: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley<\/p>\n

History <\/strong><\/p>\n

1.5.1919: Launched by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.415)(\u201cCastle\u201d class) for The Admiralty as JOSHUA ARABIN (Ad.No.4299).
\n26.8.1919: The Admiralty (Director of Contracts) letter giving Charles F. Paton, Glasgow the option to purchase twelve steam trawlers at a price of \u00a3182,000.
\n9.10.1919: Completed as a fishing vessel.
\n21.10.1919: Option transferred by Charles F Paton to The Montrose Fishing Co Ltd.
\n1919: Sold to The Montrose Fishing Co Ltd (64\/64), Montrose. Charles F. Paton, Glasgow designated manager.
\n26.12.1919: Registered at Montrose (Part I & IV) as JOSHUA ARABIN O.N.144161 (ME67).
\n23.3.1920: Registered at Montrose as RIVER FORTH (ME67).
\n26.8.1921: Extraordinary general meeting called for the purpose of considering resolutions for the voluntary winding-up of the company, and the selling, by the liquidators, of the business and property of the company to a new company proposed to be formed with a name nearly as may be the same as that of the present company. Further finance to be arranged. Vessels laid up.
\n9.1921: Some vessels returned to fishing. Harry A. Holmes, Aberdeen designated manager.
\n10.5.1922: Extraordinary general meeting of the Company has been called in Edinburgh to consider the voluntary winding-up of the Company as, in the words of the resolution submitted, it ” cannot, by reason of its liabilities, continue its business.\u201d
\n10.5.1922: Company in voluntary liquidation; deficit about \u00a3100,000. Mr James Winning, chartered accountant, Glasgow appointed liquidator on advice of National Bank of Scotland Ltd the largest secured creditor.
\n5.10.1922: Sold by the liquidator to Melling Trawlers Ltd (64\/64), Fleetwood. Henry Melling, Preston appointed manager.
\n30.10.1922: Montrose registry closed.
\n1.11.1922: Registered at Fleetwood (FD417).
\n18.11.1922: Registered at Fleetwood as LENA MELLING (FD417).
\n13.1.1925: Assisted Liverpool steamer AQUILLA (450grt\/1907) in Ramsey Bay flooded and without steam. Towed to safety.
\n1931: Sold to William C. Farrow (64\/64), Hull.
\n12.1931: Sold to Farrow\u2019s Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64\/64), Hull. William C. Farrow & George Altoft designated joint managers.
\n17.12.1931: Fleetwood registry closed.
\n21.12.1931: Registered at Hull (H395).
\n18.1.1932: Registered at Hull as De La POLE (H395).
\n23.8.1933: Sold to Hudson Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64\/64), Hull. Archibald Hudson, Hessle designated manager.
\n19.10.1933: In strong SSE wind disabled with fouled propeller. Trawler ALMANDINE (H415) connected and delivered Hull.
\n12.11.1935: Sold to Harry Eastoe Rees (64\/64), Milford Haven. Harry Eastoe Rees designated managing owner.
\n15.11.1935: Hull registry closed.
\n9.12.1935: Registered at Milford (M195).
\n1.9.1939: Sold to Henrikson & Co Ltd (64\/64), Hull. Olaf Henrikson designated manager.
\n10.11.1939: Milford registry closed.
\n13.11.1939: Registered at Hull (H234).
\n27.5.1940: Requisitioned for war service and as an anti submarine trawler (P.No. 4.129).
\n28.5.1940: Hire rate \u00a390.12.6d\/month.
\n6.1941: Fitted out as a minesweeper (P.No. FY.558).
\n13.2.1944: Sold to The Clifton Steam Trawlers Ltd (64\/64), Fleetwood.
\n12.1945: Hull registry closed.
\n13.12.1945: Registered at Fleetwood (FD144).
\n19.12.1945: Returned to owners after being re-classed at Liverpool.
\n7.7.1952: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd (64\/64), Fleetwood. Fred Parkes, Blackpool designated manager.
\n24.1.1953: Landed and laid up.
\n1955: Company re-styled Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd, Fleetwood. Fred Parkes, Blackpool appointed manager.
\n11.1956: Transferred to Milford (W. H. Kerr (Ship Chandlers) Ltd, Milford Haven, managing agents).
\n4.6.1957: Last landing at Milford.
\n1957: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward, Sheffield for breaking up.
\n2.7.1957: Arrived Castle Pill, Milford Haven.
\n29.7.1957: Fleetwood registry closed.
\n16.11.1957: Breaking completed. <\/p>\n

Click to enlarge images<\/em><\/p>\n

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S.T. Lena Melling FD144
Picture courtesy of The James Cullen Collection<\/p><\/div>\n

\"S.T.<\/a>

S.T. De La Pole FD144
Picture from the Internet<\/p><\/div>\n

Changelog<\/em>
\n22\/01\/2009: Page published. 4 updates since then.
\n20\/07\/2015: Picture added.
\n07\/10\/2015: Information updated.
\n20\/04\/2017: Removed disputed image and added another.
\n08\/01\/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
\n20\/04\/2018: Updated information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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