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JAMES BENTOLE

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 14'
Gross Tonnage: 203 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002310

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 612.
Subsequent Name: FORT ROBERT (1921).

Fate: Broken up in the UK, 31 December 1960.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Strath Class admiralty trawler, screw, steel, armament 1 x 12 pdr. (1 x 3 pdr and 2 x machinegun in WWII)

Owners:
1917: Completed for the Lord Commissioners for the Admiralty. Admiralty no. 3622.
1921: Sold Mercantile. Acquired by William Masson of Aberdeen, A878.
11/1939: Requisitioned as FORT ROBERT and converted to an armed patrol vessel. Converted to a minesweeper April 1940. Fitted with a bow acoustic sweep. Pennant no. FY.762.
1943: Owned by A. A. Davidson, Aberdeen.
08/1945: Returned to owners.
1947: Owned by Looker Fishing Co. Ltd, A. A. Davidson managers.
1958-59: Class withdrawn.
(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 & Co.