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S.T. Ernesta FD193

Technical

Official Number 109669
Yard Number 626
Launched 1900
Gross Tonnage 189
Net Tonnage 73
Length 115.5 ft
Breadth 21.1 ft
Depth 11.6 ft
Engine 52 hp T.3-cyl by N. E. Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Sunderland
Built at Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields, 1900
Owner J. Johnson & Others, Fleetwood

History

December 02 1899 Launched by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (Yd.No.626) for J. Johnson & Others, Fleetwood (T. F. Kelsall, manager) as CITY OF MANCHESTER.
June 04 1900 Registered at Fleetwood (FD193).
January 1900 Completed.
Pre 1914 Sold to Fred Kelsall & Co Ltd, Fleetwood (T. F. Kelsall, manager).
June 1915 Requisitioned for war service and converted boom defence duties (Ad.No.NI).
August 1918 Returned.
November 12 1918 Re-registered at Fleetwood (FD193).
1919 Sold to Ernest Taylor & N. Ashworth Ltd, Fleetwood (Taylor & Tomlinson Ltd, managers).
1922 Sold to Pharos Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (John W. A. Potts, manager).
October 26 1922 Renamed ERNESTA (FD193).
1930 J. W. Dollin appointed manager.
February 18 1931 In the Firth of Clyde, seven miles NE of Sanda Island, in collision with steam puffer BRITON (68 grt/1905) inwards for Glasgow from Carnlough which foundered. Four crew picked up.
1933 Sold to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for demolition at Preston.
September 29 1933 Fleetwood registry closed, demolition completed.

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S.T. Ernesta FD193

S.T. Ernesta FD193

Changelog
25/01/2009: Page published.
06/08/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.

S.T. City of Manchester FD193

Technical

Official Number: 109669
Yard Number: 626
Completed: 1900
Gross Tonnage: 189
Net Tonnage: 73
Length: 115.5 ft
Breadth: 21.1 ft
Depth: 11.6 ft
Built: Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields
Engine: 52hp T.3-cyl and boiler by N. E. Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Sunderland

History

2.12.1899: Launched by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (Yd.No.626) for Richard Kelsall, Liverpool (32/64); John Johnson, Cheetham Hill, Manchester (12/64); Thomas Kelsall, Prestwich Park (12/64) and Thomas Frederick Kelsall, Fleetwood (8/64) as CITY OF MANCHESTER.
4.1.1900: Registered at Fleetwood (FD193).
1.1900: Completed.
12.1.1900: Thomas F. Kelsall appointed manager.
7.1.1903: Twelve shares (T. Kelsall) sold to Sarah Kelsall, Southport.
22.1.1900: Arrived Fleetwood.
15.7.1903: Twelve shares (J. Johnson), six sold to William Johnson, Manchester and six sold to John Johnson Jnr, Manchester.
30.9.1904: Off Fleetwood in collision with 1st class smack SECRET (FD161) which was badly damaged.
Pre 1914: Sold to Fred Kelsall & Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Thomas F. Kelsall, manager).
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 84.76 net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
6.1915: Requisitioned for war service as a boom defence trawler (Ad.No.NI). Based Cromarty.
8.1918: Returned to owner.
12.11.1918: Sold to Noah Ashworth & Ernest Tomlinson, Fleetwood (Joseph A. Taylor, manager).
26.10.1922: Registered at Fleetwood as ERNESTA (FD193).
1925: Sold to Pharos Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood (John W. A. Potts, manager).
1930: J. W. Dollin appointed manager.
27.8.1930: Arrived Stornoway and skipper reported having grounded on Rudh Ulserish; damage confined to forepeak.
11.10.1930: Sustained damage having been in collision in Ramsey Bay with Fleetwood steam trawler HIBERNIA (FD354).
18.2.1931: In the Firth of Clyde, seven miles NE of Sanda Island, in collision with steam puffer BRITON (68grt/1905) inwards for Glasgow from Carnlough which foundered. Four crew picked up.
1933: Sold to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up at Preston.
29.9.1933: Fleetwood registry closed, breaking up completed.

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S.T. City of Manchester FD193

S.T. City of Manchester FD193
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Changelog
25/12/2009: Page published. 3 updates since then.
20/05/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
13/12/2019: Information updated.