TARANSAY
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date24 June 1930
Object NameYACHT
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 102 3/12' x breadth 20 1/12' x depth 11 1/3'
Gross Tonnage: 166 ton
Gross Tonnage: 166 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002412
Keywords
Yard Number: 705
Official Number: 142833
Fate: Scrapped at Port Glasgow, after 1952.
Propulsion: Motor
Description: Yacht, poop deck 12', raised fore deck 31', cruiser stern.
Owners:
1930: John Alexander Ross, 28 Forest Road, Aberdeen per G. L. Watson & Co.
1939: Requisitioned by the Admiralty.
1941: Bought outright by the Admiralty.
1946: decommissioned and put up for sale.
1947: Sold, retained the name TARANSAY.
1949-50: Wimasia Shipping Co. Ltd., Glasgow.
General History:
02/04/1930: Launched at 3 p.m.
19/05/1930: Trial Trip.
16/06/1930: Left Aberdeen (Hall, Russell, Order Book (Aberdeen City Archives))
1939-46: War service as a dan (marker buoy) layer, examination vessel and then minesweeper depot ship.
10/1947: reclassed for passenger sailings in the Clyde estuary with the WIMAISIA probably serving Campbeltown for the Mac Shipping Co. or the Wimaisia Shipping Co., both of Glasgow. (“The Campbeltown Steamers”, Kelly, 2004). Both companies were purchased by Metcalf Motor Coasters in 1952.
Notes:
Engine details: Twin hot bulb Gardner engines, 4 cylinder 9½” bore x 10¾” stroke. 2 x 96 b.h.p. at 370 r.p.m. Direct reversing. By 1949-50 Gleniffer Engines Ltd., Glasgow 12-cylinder, 6” x 7”
Cost £14,680
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