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GEORGE BORTHWICK

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

Shipownervessel built for Admiralty

Date21 June 1917

Object NameADMIRALTY TRAWLER

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 115' 4" x breadth 22' 1" x depth 13'
gross tonnage 202 tons

Object numberABDSHIP002308

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 611.
Subsequent Name: ANNABELLE (1920).

Fate: Broken up, 1959.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Strath Class admiralty trawler, screw, steel, armament 1 x 12 pdr and 1 x 7.5 inch anti-submarine bomb thrower. Fitted with listening hydrophones.

Owners:
1917: Completed for the Lord Commissioners for the Admiralty. Admiralty no. 3621.
1920-21: Irish Trawler Co. Ltd, Larne.
1921: Consolidated Fishing Ltd, Grimsby, GY1314.
1937: D. Wood, Aberdeen, A101.
11/1939: Requisitioned as ANNABELLE and converted to an Armed Patrol Vessel. Converted to a Boom Defence Vessel (barrage balloon) in 1941.
12/1944: Returned to owners.
(Gerald Toghill (2003), "Royal Navy Trawlers, Part One: Admiralty Trawlers" (Maritime Books, Liskeard), pp. 170-1)

Note:
Triple expansion engines, 3 cylinders of 12", 20" and 34", length of stroke 23", 57 RHP by Hall, Russell