STAR OF THE EMPIRE
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
OwnerOwned by
Walker Steam Trawl Fishing Co. Ltd.
(Aberdeen, Scotland)
Date21 December 1912
Object NameFISHING VESSEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 115 3/12' x breadth 22 7/12' x depth 13 9/12'
Gross Tonnage: 219 ton
Gross Tonnage: 219 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002215
Keywords
Yard Number: 521
Official Number: 133620
Subsequent Names: STARBANK (1933).
Fate: Demolished by Metal Industries (Salvage) Ltd., Charlestown in 1953.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler, side, steam, screw, steel. Sturrock bridges, double funnel, 2 McDowall’s duplex A type pumps, steam trawl winch.
Owners:
03/01/1913: Registered at Aberdeen, Walker Steam Trawl Fishing Company Limited, Aberdeen, A509.
08/1914: Requisitioned by Admiralty as a minesweeper. Admiralty No. 318 Armament 1 x 3 pdr. gun.
1919: Returned to owners
1920: Owners Stepney Steam Fishing Co. Ltd, Scarborough.
27/02/1920: Registered at Scarborough, SH236.
21/09/1922: Co-operative Fishing Society Ltd, Scarborough.
1930: Thomas Walker, Aberdeen. Registered at Aberdeen, A68.
1933: Thomas H. Scales & Sons Ltd, Newhaven.
26/07/1933: Renamed STARBANK. Registered at Leith, LH 154.
23/04/1946: Walker Steam Trawl Fishing Co. Ltd., Aberdeen. Registered at Aberdeen, A70.
28/04/1947: James A. Mackie, Aberdeen.
06/1952: Sold to BISCO for breaking for £2,000.
General History:
08/1914: Based in the Aegean Sea
08/01/1915: KENNEDY, Thomas, Trimmer, RNR, 468TS, RNR, died on HM Trawler STAR OF THE EMPIRE in the U.K.
22/10/1917: Collided with steam pinnace 513.
24/10/1946: Towed to Thorshavn with engine breakdown by Faroese trawler VANDBERG
21/06.1952: Arrived at Charlestown for demolition.
09/03/1953: Registry closed. Vessel broken up.
Notes:
Steam by screw, inverted, surface condensing, triple expansion engine, 12” x 21” x 34” with 23” stroke. 422 i.h.p., 82 r.h.p., by H.R.
Boiler: Number 1.S.B.; Heating area (ft^2) 1578; Diameter 13' 0"; Length 10' 6"; Furnaces 3 plain welded 3’ 2½” dia. Sturrock’s grate; Pressure (p.s.i.) 180;
Propellor: 8' 4", solid cast iron.
Cost £5,925, plus balanced slide valve £10
See also:
History (CS): - http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=51880&vessel=STAR+OF+THE+EMPIRE
History (GY): - http://www.grantontrawlers.com/Trawlers/Starbank%20LH%20154.htm
WW I Service (NH): - http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Dittmar3.htm#S
Collision between STAR OF THE EMPIRE and pinnace 513: - https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4115393
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