STRATHDERRY

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

Shipownervessel built for Aberdeen Steam Trawling and Fishing Company

Date27 July 1911

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 112 9/12' x breadth 21 5/6' x depth 12 7/12'
Gross Tonnage: 193 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002182

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 492.
Official Number: 129364

Fate: Demolished in Boom, Belgium, May 1955.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler, side, screw, steel.

Owners:
08/1911: Aberdeen Steam Trawling and Fishing Company, registered at Aberdeen, A401.
08/1914: Requisitioned by Admiralty, minesweeper. Admiralty. No. 95. Armament 1 x 3 pdr. gun.
1917: Converted to boom defence vessel.
1919: Returned to owners.
1920: County Fishing Co. Ltd, Lowestoft. Registered at Lowestoft, LT 532.
1927: T. Stephen, Aberdeen (Stephen Fishing Co. Ltd.). Registered at Aberdeen, A226.
02/1940: Requisitioned by Admiralty as a dan (marker buoy) layer. Pennant No. FY.1810
09/1940: Converted to armed patrol vessel, September 1940.
1943: Owners D. Wood, Aberdeen.
01/1946: Returned to owners.
1951: Owners Derry Trawling Co. Ltd., Aberdeen. (D. Wood).
(Gerald Toghill (2004), "Royal Navy Trawlers, Part Two: Requisitioned Trawlers" (Maritime Books, Liskeard), p. 462)
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General History:
27/07/1911: Launched. Named by Miss Trimmer, grand-daughter of Mr John Brown of Redhall.
09/01/1946: Skipper James Finlay awarded an OBE.
26/05/1955: Arrived at Boom for demolition

Notes:
Sister to and twin launch with Yard No. 493, STRATHGELDIE.

H.R. Order Book: - Trawl winch and acetylene gas to be supplied by Owners. One spare propeller to suit either vessel.

Steam by screw, inverted, surface condensing, triple expansion engine, 12” x 20” x 33” with 21” stroke, 67 n.h.p. by H.R.
Boiler: number 1.S.B.; heating area (ft^2) 1254; diameter 12' 0"; Length 10' 0"; 2 plain welded furnaces 3' 7" dia. with Sturrock's bridges; pressure (p.s.i) 160
8' 4" solid cast iron propellor.

£5,100 Farquhar’s metallic packing throughout gland £32. Channels £7.10/-. Sheaves, “Tyne” metal £4 each.

History (CS): - http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=51851&vessel=STRATHDERRY

WW I Service (NH): - http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Dittmar3.htm#S

Harold Acum, C.O. 1940 - biography: http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RNR_officersA.html