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

Date5 December 1947

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 226 5/12ft' x breadth 36' x depth 24 5/6
Gross Tonnage: 1296 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002494

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 799
Subsequent Name: AIDA PEIXOTO (1968)

Fate: unknown.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler

Owners:
1947: Empresa Comercial e Industrial de Pesca, Lisbon.
1968: Tavares Mascarenhas, Neves & Vaz Ltda., Portugal.

General History:

"Named by Senora L.A. de Loura, wife of Captain Luis Armando de Loura.
One of the largest trawlers ever built.
Specially designed for Newfoundland Cod fishing [...] fish hold of about 41,000 cu. ft. capacity.
Cod liver oil extractor plant and storage tanks are fitted aft for 24 tons of cod liver oil.
Accommodation for 61 crew.
Strengthened for navigation in ice".
(Burnt Island & Hall Russell Journal, vol. 30, no. 3 and vol. 30, no. 4, p. 79)

Notes:
Triple expansion engine with 16½", 27" and 47" cylinders, 33" stroke, 1100 IHP
Photos in Burnt Island & Hall Russell Journal, vol. 30, no. 3
(1) Launching ceremony
(2) Leaving the ways
Photos,Burnt Island & Hall Russell Journal, vol. 30, no. 4, p. 79
(1) Side view of vessel
(2) Deep fish pounds