The Bosun's Watch
S.T. Fane FD94
Picture courtesy of David Slinger
Fane as Essen entering Bremerhaven
| Official Number | 124686 |
| Yard Number | 259 |
| Admiralty Number | 132 |
| Gross Tonnage | 269 |
| Length | 130 ft |
| Engine | 85 hp |
| Armament | 1 x 6 pdr AA |
| Built by | J. Eltringham & Co,
South Shields, 1914 |
| Owner | J N Ward & Son Ltd |
| 1914 |
Built for Wyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
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| August 1914 |
Requisitioned as M/S. |
| 1919 | Returned to owners.
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| 1919 | Sold to G Craig, Aberdeen as A184. |
| 1924 | Sold to V. Putz, Wesermunde and renamed IRMGARD PUTZ (PG348).
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| August 1929 | Lengthened to 143.1 ft (298 tons).
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| 1930 | Sold to Nordsee HSF Cuxhaven renamed Essen HC222.
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| 1938 | Transferred to Deutsche Herrings Fischerie Nordenham as ON160.
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| August 1939 | Sold for scrap but requisitioned by the German Navy.
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| 1948 | Sold to A. Ritscher, Altona for scrap.
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