SIMON DUHAMEL II

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

Date20 November 1930

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 190 3/6' x breadth 31 1/12' x depth 17 5/12'
Gross Tonnage: 928 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002424

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 717

Fate: Declared as a war loss in Lloyd's Register in the second quarter of the year 1943 i.e. between 1 April and 30 June. Sunk by torpedo from U.755, broke in half and sank within four minutes. One survivor from crew of 54.(http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/2836.html)

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler, raised quarter deck 109 feet in length and forecastle 38 feet.

Owner:
1930: Les Pecheries de Fecamp (Manager Joseph Duhamel)
1937: Owner as Societe Anonyme Les Pecheries de Fecamp with an office at 25 Quai Berigny Fecamy which is same office as Joseph Duhamel.

Notes:
Built for Newfoundland and Iceland grounds/Grand Banks Fishing.
Triple expansion 3 cylinder steam engine by Hall Russell & Co., Aberdeen, 149 H.P.
2 single ended boilers, coal fired.
Surveyed at Le Havre in June 1934.