{"id":4379,"date":"2009-01-23T12:59:12","date_gmt":"2009-01-23T12:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=4379"},"modified":"2020-07-15T08:03:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T07:03:46","slug":"st-erna-fd158","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2009\/01\/st-erna-fd158\/","title":{"rendered":"S.T. Erna FD158"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Official Number: 136905
\nYard Number: 415
\nCompleted: 1915
\nGross Tonnage: 330
\nNet Tonnage: 135
\nLength: 139.5 ft
\nBreadth: 23.2 ft
\nDepth: 12.9 ft
\nBuilt: J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen
\nEngine: 94bhp T.3-cyl by J. A. Abernethy & Co Ltd, Aberdeen <\/p>\n

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

18.3.1915: Launched by J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen (Yd.No.415) for The New Docks Steam Trawling Co (Fleetwood) Ltd, Fleetwood. as ERNA.
\n17.5.1915: Registered at Fleetwood (FD158).
\n5.1915: Completed (Joseph A. Taylor & Ernest Tomlinson, managers). Requisitioned from the builder and fitted out as a minelayer and later a minesweeper (1-6pdr HA) (Ad.No.1586).
\n23.2.1916: Attached to Unit.104, Dover Patrol, picked up one crew member of steamer SEA SERPENT mined in Channel.
\n1.4.1916: Sweeping with PRINCE LEO (GY920)(Ad.No.1634), caught German submarine in sweep wire. Destroyer exploded depth charge over wire and trawlers freed, but could not determine if submarine was destroyed.
\n12.3.1919: Waiting instructions whether required for Post-War Service (SS).
\n1920: Returned to owner at Fleetwood.
\n1924: William W. Brierley appointed manager.
\n8.6.1930: In Wyre Channel, one of 23 trawlers inbound, attempted to pass grounded steam trawler NELLIE BRADDOCK (FD175) aground on Tiger\u2019s Tail off lock pit, came fast and completely blocked channel. Refloated on next tide and entered Wyre Dock.
\n27.9.1930: Stripped propeller on way home from fishing grounds. Steam trawler THE ROMAN (FD151) connected and commenced tow to Fleetwood.
\n12.1938: Sold to The Clifton Steam Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood.
\n9.1.1940: Requisitioned for war service and appointed as a boom defence vessel.
\n17.1.1940: Returned to owner.
\n1.2.1940: Requisitioned for war service as a boom defence vessel (P.No. Z.112) (Hire rate \u00a394.15.0d\/month).
\n23.11.1943: Compulsorily acquired by M.O.W.T.
\n1944: Based at Portsmouth (Fraser & White Ltd, agents).
\n1948: Laid up pending survey.
\n1948: Sold to Salvedor Co Ltd, London (Philip Bauer, manager).
\n1951: Sold for breaking up.<\/p>\n

Click on image to enlarge<\/em><\/p>\n

\"S.T.<\/a>

S.T. Erna FD158
Picture courtesy of The John Clarkson Collection<\/p><\/div>\n

Changelog<\/em>
\n23\/01\/2019: Page published. 5 updates since then.
\n30\/05\/2016: Information updated.
\n03\/09\/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
\n15\/07\/2020: Updated information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technical Official Number: 136905 Yard Number: 415 Completed: 1915 Gross Tonnage: 330 Net Tonnage: 135 Length: 139.5 ft Breadth: 23.2 ft Depth: 12.9 ft Built: J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen Engine: 94bhp T.3-cyl by J. A. Abernethy & Co Ltd, Aberdeen History 18.3.1915: Launched by J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co, Aberdeen (Yd.No.415) for The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":261,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,452],"tags":[84,72],"class_list":["post-4379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-steam-trawlers","category-steamers-picture","tag-clifton-st","tag-new-docks-stc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/261"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4379"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25077,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4379\/revisions\/25077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}