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S.T. Fane FD94




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Picture courtesy of David Slinger

Fane as Essen entering Bremerhaven


Fane


		
Technical
Official Number 124686
Yard Number 259
Admiralty Number 132
Gross Tonnage269
Length130 ft
Engine85 hp
Armament1 x 6 pdr AA
Built byJ. Eltringham & Co, South Shields, 1914
OwnerJ N Ward & Son Ltd
History
1914 Built for Wyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
August 1914 Requisitioned as M/S.
1919Returned to owners.
1919Sold to G Craig, Aberdeen as A184.
1924Sold to V. Putz, Wesermunde and renamed IRMGARD PUTZ (PG348).
August 1929Lengthened to 143.1 ft (298 tons).
1930Sold to Nordsee HSF Cuxhaven renamed Essen HC222.
1938Transferred to Deutsche Herrings Fischerie Nordenham as ON160.
August 1939Sold for scrap but requisitioned by the German Navy.
1948Sold to A. Ritscher, Altona for scrap.