BEN BHRACKIE

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

Shipownervessel built for Richard Irvin & Sons Ltd

Date12 July 1916

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 122' 5" x breadth 22' 2" x depth 14'
Gross Tonnage: 235 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002283

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 586.

Fate: Scrapped in 1960/61.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Steel screw trawler.

Owners:
1916: Built for Richard Irvin of North Shields, Aberdeen, A704.
03/1916: Requisitioned and converted into a minesweeper, armament 1 x 6 pdr AA. Admiralty no. 2951.
1919: Returned to owners.
03/1940: Requisitioned and converted to minesweeper, pennant no. FY.997.
12/1945: Returned to owners. Fishing no. A704
1960: Owners George Craig & Son.

(Gerald Toghill (2004), "Royal Navy Trawlers, Part Two: Requisitioned Trawlers" (Maritime Books, Liskeard), p. 42)