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WILLIAM COGSWELL

Shipbuildervessel built by Alexander HALL & Co. (Footdee, Aberdeen)

Owner Admiralty

Date1918

Object NameADMIRALTY TRAWLER

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 115 3/12' x breadth 22 7/12' x depth 13'
Gross Tonnage: 212 ton

Object numberABDSHIP001426

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Alexander Hall & Co.
Yard Number: 540.
Subsequent Name: STRUAN (1921).

Fate: Ashore off Scotstoun Head in fog, 18 January 1933. Nine crewmen rescued by Peterhead lifeboat.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Non standard Strath class Admiralty trawler, 1 x 12 pdr.

Owners:
1918: The Admiralty, Admiralty No. 3659
1921: Don Fishing Co. Ltd, Aberdeen, A718.
1930: Great Western Fishing Co. Ltd, Aberdeen.
(Gerald Toghill (2003), "Royal Navy Trawlers, Part One: Admiralty Trawlers" (Maritime Books, Liskeard), p. 191)

Notes: Triple expansion engines with 12", 20" and 34" cylinders, 24" stroke. Boiler 12'6" diameter, 10'0" length, 180 lb. pressure (Builder's List in the Lloyd's Library of the Aberdeen Maritime Museum)