LOCH RYAN

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

Date1901

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 108 3/12; x breadth 21 7/12' x depth 12 1/12'
Gross Tonnage: 186 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002024

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 352.

Fate: sunk in the North Sea, 21 February 1917.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler

Owners:
1901: W. R. Whetherley, Aberdeen, fishing number A460.
1908: J. T. Graham & Sons, Hartlepool.

General History:
15/07/1901: Launch payment
05/10/1901: Trial trip payment
On 28 September 1916 the LOCH RYAN was captured off the Tyne by U-64 and taken to Germany as a prize of war. The Scarborough crew were made prisoners. The LOCH RYAN was used, without being renamed, by the German Navy as an auxiliary. Her designation was "Kriegshilfsschiff B”; German records give her as sunk in the North Sea 21 February 1917.

Notes:
Hall, Russell, Order Book: - Duplicate of STRATHCONA with exception of lamp room and WC in side houses which are to be on aft quarter instead for forward. Fitted with 7" x 12" double barrelled steam trawl winch with helical gears. Duplex steam donkey pump.

Engine Details: Steam triple expansion engine, 12½" x 20" x 33" with 21" stroke.
Boiler: Number 1; Heating Area (ft2) 1101; Diameter 11'6"; Length 10'0"; Furnaces 2; Pressure (p.s.i.) 160
Propeller:
Diameter: 8'-4½"; Type: Solid; Material: Cast Iron

Cost & Extras: £5,200

Source:
www.uboat.net
www.naval-history.net
www.wrecksite.eu