Technical

Official Number: 128768
Yard Number: 551
Completed: 1914
Gross Tonnage: 237
Net Tonnage: 90
Length: 120.9 ft
Breadth: 22.7 ft
Depth: 12.1 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Built: Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

12.5.1914: Launched by Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.551) for Edward Brand, Johnston; James Tidman, Gorleston; Walter H. Podd, Lowestoft & Charlie T. Pannell, London as NOOGANA.
6.1914: Completed.
25.6.1914: Registered at Milford (M9). Edward Brand designated managing owner.
17.6.1914: First landing at Milford.
2.5.1915: Last landing at Milford before requisition.
5.1915: Requisitioned for war service as an armed trawler (1-3pdr) (Ad.No.2663).
26.11.1917: Sold to Frederick B. O’Meara, London. Frederick B. O’Meara designated managing owner)
31.7.1918: Sold to The Port St. Mary Fishing & Curing Co Ltd, London. Joseph A. Taylor, Fleetwood designated manager. Based Egypt.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Fleetwood.
6.8.1919: Milford registry closed.
7.8.1919: Registered at Fleetwood (FD341).
28.8.1924: Sold to Dalby Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood. Bowden Ramster designated manager.
3.1931: Sold to Harley & Miller Ltd, Liverpool.
19.3.1931: Fleetwood registry closed.
20.3.1931: Registered at Liverpool (LL32). Richard H. Jones designated manager.
28.8.1933: Some 12 miles off The Skerries, Anglesey picked up four crew members of motor boat LALAGE which had foundered.
1935: Sold to Robert Hastie & Sons Ltd, North Shields.
25.2.1935: Liverpool registry closed.
26.2.1935: Registered at North Shields as St. OLIVE (SN47). George H. Hastie designated manager.
19.3.1940: Requisitioned for war service and fitted out for minesweeping duties (P.No.FY.1599) (Hire rate £63.4.0d/month).
11.1945: Reclassed and restored at North Shields.
21.11.1945: Returned to owner at North Shields.
1956: Sold for breaking up.
1956: North Shields registry closed.
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S.T. Noogana FD341
Picture courtesy of The Fred Baker Collection

Changelog
01/01/2009: Page published. 5 updates since then.
27/06/2017: Removed FMHT watermarks from image.
26/06/2021: Updated history.