Osta

Osta
Osta
iBase ID
260868
Vessel name
Osta
Fishing number
FD106
Type of vessel
ST
Official number
139201
Year constructed
1915
Constructed by
The John Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Constructed at
Aberdeen
Gross tons
230
Length
123.8 ft
Beam
22.1 ft
Depth
11.8 ft
Construction notes
Yard No. 412
Owner/Manager
Fern Leaf Co
Previous owner
New Docks Steam Fishing
Date scrapped
25/08/1959
Casualties
24/3/1927 - George Smith; 24/6/1952 - F Coop
General notes
OSTA (FD106) came to Fleetwood as a newly built vessel for owners New Docks Steam Fishing Co Ltd.
Served first as a mine-layer than as a mine-sweeper 1915-1919.
Served as a mine-sweeper 1939-1944 and then as a boom defence vessel.
1944 Returned to fishing for Fern Leaf Fishing Co Ltd (Hewetts).