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S.T. Shackleton FD409


 	  	 
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Shackleton


		
Technical
Official Number 133443
Admiralty Number 3219
Pennant Numbers N. OA : N. 93
Gross Tonnage 288
Length133.5 ft
Breadth23.0 ft
Draught12 ft
Engine76 hp
Built atSelby 1913
OwnerLancashire Steam Fishing Co Ltd
History
1913 Built for Pickering & Haldane Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull.
1915 - 1920 In service as a minelayer.
1922 Bought for the Lancashire Fishing Co Previously registered as H1003.
March 01 1930wrecked at Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland Returning from St Kilda she went off course in thick fog and went ashore on the north coast of the island. All crew saved by islanders.