STRATHERRICK

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

Date15 November 1906

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 112 9/12' x breadth 21 5/6' x depth 12 7/12'
Gross Tonnage: 201 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002095

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 415.

Fate: Sunk 23 miles NE of the Tyne, 29 June 1939.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler

Owners:
27/11/1906: Registered at Aberdeen for owners Aberdeen Steam Trawling & Fishing Co.,Ltd. A105.
09/1914: Requisitioned and converted to minesweeper (Admiralty No. 417), based at Portland. Armament 1 x 6 pdr AA gun and 1 x 7.5 inch anti-submarine howitzer.
1919: Returned to owners.
(Gerald Toghill (2004), "Royal Navy Trawlers, Part Two: Requisitioned Trawlers" (Maritime Books, Liskeard), p. 464)
1920: R. Robson, Aberdeen.
09/1921: the Musgrave Co. Ltd, Scarborough, sold this vessel to buyers not stated.
1929: Walter Lyle, Newhaven, Edinburgh.
1929: G. Gordon, Aberdeen.
1938: J. W. Johnstone.

Note:
Death of crew member details: 01/02/1917 AITKEN, George Scott (29) Deck Hand, 3607/DA, Royal Naval Reserve. Ireland Cemetery, Shetland. Son of Thomas and Eliza M. Aitken, of Ireland, Bigton.

Steam triple expansion engine, 12” x 20” x 33” with 21” stroke.