Black and White Photograph in album of ship 'Aberdonian Coast' docked in Aberdeen Harbour

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Black and White Photograph in album of ship 'Aberdonian Coast' in Aberdeen Harbour

Black and White Photograph in album of ship 'Aberdonian Coast' being repainted at dockside

Aberdonian Coast (800) - General Arrangement

ABERDONIAN COAST

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

Shipownervessel built for Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1821 - 1962)

Date27 September 1947

Object NameCARGO VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 261' x breadth 40 1/12' x depth 15 3/6'
Gross Tonnage: 1258 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002495

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 800
Official Number: 182013
Subsequent Names: HIBERNIAN COAST (1948); PORT SAID COAST (1970)

Fate: broken up at Murcia, Spain, May 1974.

Propulsion: Motor
Description: Cargo vessel (coaster), twin screw, 1 deck and shelter deck, machinery aft, cruiser stern.

Owners:
1947: Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co.
1948: Coast Lines
1968: Sold to Alomar Mechanical Engineering Co. Kuwait and renamed PORT SAID COAST.
1970: Kuwait Coast Line Co. Kuwait.

General History:
Vessel named by Mrs. J.S. Allan
(Source: Burntisland and Hall Russel Shipyard Journals)

In 1948, ABERDONIAN COAST was transferred by Coast Lines from the Aberdeen-London service to the route of Liverpool-Dublin-South Coast-London, the route change being echoed in the renaming to HIBERNIAN COAST.