STRATHISLA

Shipbuildervessel built by Hall, Russell & Company, Limited (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)

OwnerOwned by Aberdeen Steam Trawling and Fishing Company

Date1894

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 102 3/12' x breadth 21 7/12' x depth 11 7/12'
Gross Tonnage: 163 ton

Object numberABDSHIP001946

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 285
Official Number: 104503

Fate: unknown

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler, 1 deck, ketch rig

Owners:
1894: Aberdeen Steam Trawling and Fishing Company
1917: Requisitioned into the Fishery Reserve.
1919: Returned to owners.

Masters:
1894: Master J. Nutten

15/01/1897:
'Aberdeen Trawler in the Storm; Exciting Experience [...] The STRATHISLA rode the storm splendidly, but at times the vessel was taken almost broadside on, and then the waves broke aboard. All went well, however, until about ten o'clock on the evening in question, when an enormous wave, larger than any preceding, came over the starboard bow. About five feet of the bulwarks were stove, the indentation giving one the idea that the trawler had collided with another steamer, so strong was the force of the breaker. After damaging the bow the water rushed aft, dashing against the sides of the wheelhouse, smashing two of the windows, and carrying away two of the frames. Horace Stroud, a deck hand, was on duty in the wheelhouse at the time, and the broken glass inflicted two severe wounds to his forehead and upper lip. The water rushed out without doing further damage.'
(Aberdeen Journal) (page 5)