STAR OF THE EAST
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
OwnerOwned by
Walker Steam Trawl Fishing Co. Ltd.
(Aberdeen, Scotland)
Date3 July 1912
Object NameFISHING VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 115 3/12' x breadth 22 7/12' x depth 13 9/12'
Gross Tonnage: 218 ton
Gross Tonnage: 218 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002200
Keywords
Yard Number: 509
Official Number: 133605
Fate: Ran aground on Heimaey island, Iceland on 3 March 1946.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Steel screw side trawler.
Owners:
17/07/1912: Registered at Aberdeen by Walker Steam Trawl Fishing Company Limited, Aberdeen, A 464.
08/1914: Requisitioned by Admiralty, minesweeper. Ad. No. 331. Armament 1 x 6 pdr. gun.
1919: Returned to owners.
05/1920: Stepney Seam Fishing Co. Ltd., Scarborough. Registered at Scarborough, SH 321.
1923: Co-Operative Fishing Society Ltd., Scarborough.
1935: Thomas H. Scales & Sons Ltd., Newhaven. Registered at Leith, LH 36.
21/06/1941: Walker Steam Trawl Fishing Co. Ltd., Aberdeen. Registered at Aberdeen, A 434.
General History:
03/07/1912: Launched. Named by Mrs Middleton, wife of Mrs Charles Middleton, secretary to the owning company.
27/05/1938: Rescued two airmen who had ditched outside Granton Harbour.
1939: Towed the trawler INVERTAY from Cape Wrath to Aberdeen, disabled with engine trouble.
25/04/1930: Aground at Ravenscar Rocks at Robin Hoods Bay. Refloated at high tide.
03/03/1946: Stranded on Iceland. Crew rescued.
Notes:
Sister to Yard No. 508, STAR OF THE ISLES.
Hall, Russell Order Book: - H.P. cylinder to have liner. Balanced slide valve. Sturrock bridges. Double funnel. McDowell’s duplex r type pump. Steam trawl winch.
Engine details: Steam by screw, inverted, surface condensing, triple expansion engine, 12” x 20” x 34” cylinder diameters, with 23” stroke, 422 i.h.p., 82 r.h.p. by Hall, Russell.
Boiler: number 1 S.B.; heating area (ft^2) 1578; diameter 13'; length 10' 6"; furnaces 3 plain welded, 3’ 2½” diameter with Sturrock’s bridges.; pressure (p.s.i.) 180
Propeller: Single screw. 8’ 4” cast iron, 4-bladed.
Cost & extras: £5,925 with balanced slide valve £10 extra.
See also:
History (CS): - http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=51868&vessel=STAR+OF+THE+EAST
History (GT): - http://www.grantontrawlers.com/Trawlers/Star%20of%20the%20East%20LH%2036.htm
WW I Service (NH): - http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Dittmar3.htm#R
Robin Hood’s Bay grounding: - http://www.robinhoodsbay.org/Wrecks/1900.htm
Wrecksite (WS): - http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?171415
Trawl winch at Klaufin beach, Iceland - http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeir/5102344897/
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