{"id":8754,"date":"2010-05-13T09:21:27","date_gmt":"2010-05-13T08:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/?p=8754"},"modified":"2018-12-17T08:36:47","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T08:36:47","slug":"s-t-lord-rodney-lt79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/2010\/05\/s-t-lord-rodney-lt79\/","title":{"rendered":"S.D\/T. Lord Rodney LT390 (Seasonal)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Official Number: 149211
\nYard Number: 280
\nCompleted: 1928
\nGross Tonnage: 104.47
\nNet Tonnage: 44.85
\nLength: 88.0 ft
\nBreadth: 19.1 ft
\nDepth: 9.0 ft
\nBuilt: Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co (1927) Ltd, Goole
\nEngine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull<\/p>\n

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

20.6.1928: Launched by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co (1927) Ltd, Goole (Yd.No.280) for Lowestoft Steam Herring Drifter Co Ltd, Lowestoft as LORD RODNEY. Completed (Harold Jackson, manager).
\n19.7.1928: Registered at Lowestoft (LT390).
\n1930s: Seasonal trawling from Padstow and Fleetwood (Alex Keay, managing agent).
\n4.9.1939: Requisitioned for war service on Contraband Control (Hire rate \u00a352.18.2d\/month).
\n2.1940: Fitted out as a minesweeping drifter (P.No.FY.877).
\n26.5.1940: At 6.57pm. \u2018Operation Dynamo\u2019 (Dunkirk evacuation) put into effect.
\n28.5.1940: With Senior Officer (Cdr J. S. M. Glendinning RNR retd) in steam tug JAVA (128grt\/1905-500ihp) (Capt W. Jones) left Ramsgate for Dunkirk at 3.00pm (Sk. Robert Durrant) in company with steam drifters LORD KEITH (LT181), LORD COLLINGWOOD (LT183) and LORD St. VINCENT (LT79).
\n29.5.1940: At 4.30am. ferrying troops to ships. 10.00am. alongside Dunkirk Pier embarking troops. 5.00pm. left Dunkirk beaches for Ramsgate.
\n1.1942: At Lowestoft as LL drifter.
\n21.9.1943: Sold to Saint Andrew\u2019s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull when Basil Parkes bought most of Lowestoft Steam Herring Drifters Ltd better vessels. Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys designated manager.
\n10.1943: Transferred to War Dept.
\n8.2.1946: Released.
\n9.2.1946: Laid up.
\n2.1946: Returned to owner (Maj. A. W. Suddaby MBE, Gorleston, manager).
\n28.12.1946: Sold under U.N.R.&R. Scheme and loaned to Poland. (\u201cDalmor\u201d Przedsiobiorstwo Polowow Dalekomorskich Sp.z.ogr.odn, Gdynia). Registered at Gdynia as EUBENIUSZ (GDY111). Trawling from Gt. Yarmouth with Dutch crew (Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd managing agents).
\n1.6.1949: Sold to Arthur W. Eastoe, Ronald C. Cook & Richard H. Colby, Lowestoft and John Odde, East Molesey. Vessel mortgaged (64\/64) to National Westminster Bank Ltd, London (A).
\n6.1949: Gdynia registry closed.
\n9.6.1949: Registered at Lowestoft as LORD RODNEY (LT79).
\n1.1951: Mortgage (A) discharged.
\n24.1.1951: Sold to Ronald C. Cook, Samuel Broadley & George Catchpole, Lowestoft.
\n1950s: Seasonal white fish trawling from Fleetwood.
\n30.4.1959: Sold to Craigwood Ltd, Aberdeen. George R. Wood designated manager.
\n1959: Converted to motor by L.B.S. Engineering Co Ltd, Lowestoft, fitted with 3-cyl 4 stroke 300bhp oil engine by A.K. Diesels Ltd, Lowestoft.
\n1959: Whilst being converted to motor \u2018owned\u2019 by Brandon Fishing Co Ltd, Lowestoft (Alick King).
\n5.1959: Lowestoft registry closed.
\n12.5.1959: Registered at Aberdeen (A50).
\n31.7.1959: Alteration to tonnage and other particulars following survey at Gt Yarmouth 8.7.1959 107.21g 43.71n.
\n1961: Whaleback fitted.
\n26.7.1966 (regd): Sold to Hubert Jones, Swansea.
\n20.5.1969 (regd): Sold to Thomas J. Griffiths & Nellie M. Porter, Swansea with White Fish Authority loan. Peter Wright, Milford designated manager.
\n1969: At Swansea in collision with Dutch motor vessel PAUL WESTERS (473g\/1955).
\n1972: Repossessed by White Fish Authority.
\n15.2.1972 (regd): Sold to Guiseppe Antoniazzi, Milford Haven.
\n23.8.1974 (regd): Sold to Bronislaw Ltd, Mastlebridge, Neyland (Sk. Bruno Linke).
\n26.3.1975: Sold to Linke Trawling Co Ltd, Mastlebridge, Neyland (Sk. Bruno Linke).
\n2.1975: Sailed Milford for Swansea towing DEELUX (YH84). Tow parted and recovered by Tenby lifeboat.
\n1975: Sold to Thomas W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up at Briton Ferry.
\n11.1975: Arrived Briton Ferry.
\n8.12.1975: Breaking up completed.
\n7.1.1976: Aberdeen registry closed. \u201cVessel broken up. Advice received from owner and shipbreaker. \u201c<\/p>\n

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

\"S.D\/T.<\/a>

S.D\/T. Lord Rodney LT79
Picture courtesy of James Cullen<\/p><\/div>Copyright 2010 Barry Banham for FMHT.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"S.D\/T.<\/a>

S.D\/T. Lord Rodney LT79
Picture courtesy of Peter Green<\/p><\/div>\n

\"S.T.<\/a>

S.T. Lord Rodney A50
\nPicture courtesy of Milford Trawlers
\n\u00a9 The John Stevenson Collection<\/p><\/div>\n

\"S.D\/T.<\/a>

S.D\/T. lord Rodney LT390
Picture courtesy of FunkyChick<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mentioned<\/a>

Mentioned in despatches
Picture courtesy of Robert Durrant<\/p><\/div>\n

\"S.T.<\/a>

S.T. Lord Rodney LT79
\nPicture courtesy of The Barry Banham Maritime Photo Collection<\/p><\/div>\n

\"S.D\/T.<\/a>

S.D\/T. lord Rodney A50
Picture from the Internet<\/p><\/div>\n

Changelog<\/em>
\n13\/05\/2010: Page published. 6 revisions since then.
\n27\/10\/2014: Picture added.
\n16\/07\/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
\n17\/12\/2018: Updated information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technical Official Number: 149211 Yard Number: 280 Completed: 1928 Gross Tonnage: 104.47 Net Tonnage: 44.85 Length: 88.0 ft Breadth: 19.1 ft Depth: 9.0 ft Built: Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co (1927) Ltd, Goole Engine: T.3-cyl and boiler by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull History 20.6.1928: Launched by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co (1927) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":261,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[139,118,3,452],"tags":[524,40,117],"class_list":["post-8754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-driftertrawler","category-seasonal-visitors","category-steam-trawlers","category-steamers-picture","tag-driftertrawler","tag-parkes","tag-seasonal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8754","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=8754"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23264,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8754\/revisions\/23264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fleetwood-trawlers.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}