LOCH MAREE

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

Date1910

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 115 3/12' x breadth 22 7/12' x depth 13'
Gross Tonnage: 215 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002165

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 477
Official Number: 129388

Fate: Demolished in 1954.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler

Owners
26/04/1910: Registered at Aberdeen, White Star Steam Fishing Company Limited, A 312.
04/1915: Requisitioned by Admiralty, minesweeper. Ad No. 1339. Armament 1 x 6 pdr. A.A. gun.
1919: Returned to owners.
1935: George Craig, Aberdeen (Craig Stores).
1937: Owners River Ness Fishing Co. Ltd, Aberdeen.
1944: Owners G. Walker, Aberdeen.
1953: Owners A. W. King, Aberdeen.

General History:
13/04/1910: Launched. Named by Mrs Allan, wife of one of the owner’s directors.
09/06/1911: Arrived at Aberdeen under tow by the FORT GEORGE, disabled due to boiler tube leakage. Line fishing.
1954: Last landing in June, then broken up.

Notes:
Engine details: Steam by screw, inverted, surface condensing, triple expansion engine, 12” x 20” x 34” with 23” stroke, 415 i.h.p., 76 r.h.p. by H.R.
Boiler: number 215.46; heating area (ft^2) 1374; diameter 12' 6"; length 10' 3"; furnaces 3 plain welded 2' 11" dia.; pressure (p.s.i.) 180
Propeller: 8' 4", solid cast iron.
Cost & extras: £5,100, fitted with winch and acetylene gas installation. Allowance to owners for supplying winch £190 and supplying acetylene gas £17.10/-

See also:
History (CS) - http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=51836&vessel=LOCH+MAREE
WW I Service (NH) - http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Dittmar2.htm#L