CHALLENGER
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date14 July 1897
Object NameFISHING VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 100' 3/12 x breadth 20' 1/12 x depth 11' 3/12
Gross Tonnage: 143 ton
Gross Tonnage: 143 ton
Object numberABDSHIP001971
Keywords
Yard Number: 307
Official Number: 99910
Fate: Broken up in the UK in 1948.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Steel trawler, 1 deck
Owners:
1897: Thomas Devlin Junior, Granton, fishing number GN49
29/05/1917 to 1919: Requisitioned into Fishery Reserve.
1919: Returned to owners.
16/04/1926: Owners D. & J. Mc Farlane, Glasgow, fishing number GW.27
1930: Owned by J. Jack, Glasgow.
1935: Owners McCallum, Orme & Co. Ltd., Glasgow. Listed as "Ex-Trawler".
1938: Owned by McCallum, Orme & Co. Ltd, Glasgow - cargo vessel.
1948: Owned by D. McBrayne Ltd, Glagow.
General History:
14/08/1897: Completed
1906: Lengthened by 7 feet to 107'-6" - 151 g.r.t./57 n.r.t. gt
1931: Converted to cargo vessel. gt
Notes:
Sister Ship to CAPTAIN
Hall Russell, Order Book: - Class 100A1 fitted with 7" x 12" trawl winch "Tyne" type. Steam duplex feed pump. Launched 14.07.1897
Steam compound engine, 17" x 34" cylinders with 24" stroke
Boiler: Number - 1; Diameter - 11'0"; Length - 9'6"; Pressure (p.s.i.) - 100
Propeller: Diameter: 8'4"; Type - Solid; Material - Cast iron
Cost: £7,900
gt: - http://www.grantontrawlers.com/Trawlers/Challenger%20GN%2049.htm
See also Order No. 01.10 for boiler & repairs.
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