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THOMAS BIRD

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

Shipownervessel built for Admiralty

Date24 July 1917

Object NameADMIRALTY TRAWLER

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 115' 4" x breadth 22' 1" x depth 13' 6"
Gross Tonnage: 203 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002311

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 613.
Subsequent Names: RIVER TWEED (1919); CHARLES PATON (1946); CAIRNWELL (1952).

Fate: unknown

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Strath Class admiralty trawler, screw, steel, armament 1 x 12 pdr.

Owners:
1917: Completed for the Lord Commissioners for the Admiralty. Admiralty no. 3623.
1919: Sold Mercantile to Montrose Fishing Co. Ltd, ME85.
1923: C. F. Paton, Glasgow, GW43.
1946: Ardrossan Tr. Ltd, Ardrossan.
1952: J. Walker, Aberdeen. owned later by W. J. Bird Ltd, Aberdeen. Fishing number A693.
(Gerald Toghill (2003), "Royal Navy Trawlers, Part One: Admiralty Trawlers" (Maritime Books, Liskeard), pp. 186-7)

Note:
Triple expansion engines, 3 cylinders of 12", 20" and 34", length of stroke 23", 57 RHP by W. H. Allen, Son & Co. Ltd., Bedford.