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

Shipownervessel built for Aberdeen Steam Trawling and Fishing Company

Date7 December 1915

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 115 3/12' x breadth 22 1/12' x depth 13'
gross tonnage 212 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002274

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 577.

Fate: sunk by a magnetic mine off Great Orme Head while fishing from Fleetwood, 12 January 1941. Mined in position 53°30'N 3°59'W. 11 crew were all saved.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler

Owners:
1915: Aberdeen Steam Trawling and Fishing Company, fishing number, A597.
11/1915: Requisitioned and converted into a minesweeper, armament 1 x 12 pdr. Admiralty no. 3253.
1919: Returned to owners, Aberdeen Steam Trawling & Fishing Co. Ltd, Manager John Brown at 16 Bridge Street, Aberdeen.
1930: Same owner, Manager G. Massie at 208 Market Street, Aberdeen. Fitted with wireless and echo sounding device.
1939: Same owner, Manager Walter Rhind at 208 Market Street, Aberdeen.
(Gerald Toghill (2004), "Royal Navy Trawlers, Part Two: Requisitioned Trawlers" (Maritime Books, Liskeard), p. 468).

Note: Triple expansion 3 cylinder steam engine by Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd of Aberdeen, 74 H.P.
1 single ended boiler of 180lb p.s.i.