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

Shipownervessel built for Richard Irvin & Sons Ltd

Date17 July 1914

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 115 3/12' x breadth 22 1/12' x depth 12 9/12'
Gross Tonnage: 198 tons

Object numberABDSHIP002248

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 553.

Fate: Attacked and sunk by German aircraft, 15 miles SW of Fuglo Island, Faroe on 27 July 1941. Crew of 10 all lost.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler

Owners:
1914: Richard Irvin & Sons, Ltd., registered at Aberdeen, A109.
04/1915: Taken up by the Navy as a minesweeper, armament 1 x 6 pdr. Admiralty no. 2657.
1919: Returned to owners.

Engines 78 HP
(Gerald Toghill (2004), "Royal Navy Trawlers, Part Two: Requisitioned Trawlers" (Maritime Books, Liskeard), p. 48)

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