BEN LOMOND
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date1876
Object NamePADDLE TUG
MediumIRON
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 121 1/3' x breadth 21 1/12' x depth 11'
Gross Tonnage: 180 tons
Gross Tonnage: 180 tons
Object numberABDSHIP001845
Keywords
Yard Number: 202
Official Number: 73663
Subsequent Names: BURMAH (1886); BILBAO (1889).
Fate: sank off Cies Islands, Vigo, Spain 12 February 1903.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Paddle steamer tug, two funnels, one fore and one aft.
Owners:
1876-86: J. F. Gibbs, Ratcliffe, registered at London
05/1886: William Watkins
1889: Cia de Remolcadores del Cantabrico (mng Aznar & Astigarraga), Bilbao
Master:
1877-85: Master J. Jacobs
General History:
26/10/1877: Towed collision damaged brig SPHEROID from Downs to London.
09/04/1881: Passed Lizard towing S/V KAPUNDA.
08/05/1883: Left Portsmouth towing COUNTY OF ABERDEEN for London.
10/05/1884: Towed S/V TIMARU, with foremast lost from Downs to London.
05/1886: Acquired by Watkins and overhauled in Scotland, renamed BURMAH.
1889: Sold to Cia de Remolcadores del Cantabrico (mng Aznar & Astigarraga), Bilbao for £3000, renamed BILBAO.
1899: Still in existence at BILBAO, but at some stage converted into a yacht.
12/02/1903: Sprang a leak and sank 15 miles off Cies Islands.
(Source: www.thamestugs.co.uk)
Note: Sistership to paddle tug BEN NEVIS, built for same owner
Engines 100ihp, 2cylinder 33" and 54" diameter, side lever steam engine built by Hall, Russell & Co.
15 February 1858
