Historical information courtesy of Darren Purves
Technical
Official Number: B12435
RSS: B12435
Gross Tonnage: 25g
LOA: 13.95 m
Length: 11.92 m
Breadth: 5.50 m
Depth: 2.35 m
Engine: 154bhp Cummins
History
1991: Built at Padstow for the Bond family, Fleetwood (Bryan Bond, manager)
C.2000: Sold to Shoreham skipper Jack Bray. Wheelhouse control winch and a new 4 drum Northsea GF80 fitted Fishing for scallops.
2003: Sold to Frankie Horne of Peel, isle of man and renamed Manx Ranger PL.40. During this time she was fitted with a new Caterpillar 3406 main engine, her beaming derricks were replaced with conventional scallop poles and outriggers. She fished scallops and queenies in the Irish sea and west-coast Scotland. Her beam derricks were later re-fitted.
2007: Sold to Oceanfish ltd of Plymouth and re-registered as Manx Ranger FY.91. she underwent a big refit, her deck layout altered and was painted orange.
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M.T. Stephanie B FD78
Picture courtesy of Frans Schaap
M.T. Stephanie B FD78
Picture courtesy of Tony Frith
M.T. Stephanie B FD78
Picture courtesy of Tony Frith
M.T. Manx Ranger FD78
Picture courtesy of Darren Purves
M.T. Manx Ranger PL40
Picture courtesy of Darren Purves
M.T. Manx Ranger PL40
Picture courtesy of Darren Purves
M.T. Manx Ranger PL40
Picture courtesy of Darren Purves
M.T. Manx Ranger PL40
Picture courtesy of Darren Purves
M.T. Manx Ranger FY91
Picture courtesy of Darren Purves
Changelog
21/11/2016: Page re-published due to site problems.
08/12/2017: Removed FMHT watermarks and added images and information.