HL 113 Fiona Fay x 3..(Launch)

by **michaelb** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:28 pm

: Built by James Noble Fraserburgh for Hartlepool owners,my father was first skipper also helped with the design and layout....

by **Whickham** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:18 pm

Has to be the steepest launch I have ever seen. Was she just dragged off the quayside?

by **michaelb** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 11:03 pm

Sledge type launch,pulled off the stocks....you can see sledge in water in 2nd photo and cable in 1st....

by **magoonigal** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 12:39 am

10 Tons Net.
24 Gross.
95 Hp.
Built Fraserburgh in 1958.
Owners at one point were the Janet Fishing Co Ltd, c/o W. M. Gregg & Son Ltd, Hartlepool.

The Bow and Hull Form to the right suggest a Fairmile 'D' Type MTB, reclassed as a Fast Patrol Boat.

115 x 21 x 5 ft.
4 x Packard Engines developing 5,000 hp and giving a speed of approx. 30 knots.

by **Whickham** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 7:58 am

Thanks Michael. Looks very dramatic, up there with a sideways launch.

by **magoonigal** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 5:20 pm

Cept that's its BUM not its side....... :oops:

HL 113 Fiona Fay x 3..(Launch)

HL 113 Fiona Fay x 3..(Launch)

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