Additional information courtesy of David Slinger & Barry Banham

Technical

Official number : 301880
Gross tonnage: 222
Net Tonnage: 117
Length: 106 ft
Breadth: 22.6 ft
Depth: 10.7 ft
Built: Bath Ironworks Corp, Bath, ME
Engine: 6-cyl oil engine by Aktieselskabet Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen

History

1948: Completed by Bath Ironworks Corp, Bath, ME. Transferred to Government of France, Paris under the Marshal Plan (European Recovery Program). Registered at Boulogne as JEAN-MARTHE (B??).
By 1950s: Owned by Société “Les Doris”, Boulogne-sur-Mer.
By 08.1960: Owned by Dalby Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
1961: Re-engined with 6-cyl 450bhp oil engine by Ruston & Hornsby Ltd, Lincoln.
1961: Remeasured 187g. 67n.Registered (Part I & Part IV) at Fleetwood O.N.301880 (FD233).
1971: Sold to Putford Enterprises Ltd, Lowestoft & Paignton.
12.09.1971: Arrived Lowestoft, fitted for offshore platform standby safety role.
14.9.1971: Sailed Lowestoft for North Sea on standby duties.
05.1976: Sold for to T. G. Darling breaking up at the Oulton Broad yard of East Anglian Reclamation. Fleetwood registry closed.
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M.T. Jean Marthe FD233
Picture courtesy of The David Slinger Collection

M.T. Jean Marthe FD233
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M.T. Jean Marthe FD233
Picture courtesy of The JJ Collection

M.T. Jean Marthe FD233
Picture courtesy of The Ted Hammill Collection

M.T. Jean Marthe FD233
Picture courtesy of The Ted Hammill Collection

M.T. Jean Marthe FD233
Picture courtesy of The Phillip Dell Collection

Changelog
23/09/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.
13/10/2017: Removed FMHT watermarks and added an image.
19/08/2019: Added an image.
03/09/2019: Added an image.
25/07/2020: Updated information.