BOSTON WASP

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

OwnerOwned by Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Limited

Date14 March 1960

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 114 5/12' x breadth 26 1/12' x depth 13'
gross tonnage: 300 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002569

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 882
Official Number: 301829

Fate: Wrecked in 1989.

Propulsion: Motor
Description: Trawler, forecastle 20'.

Owners:
1960: Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Limited, Grimsby.
1970: Boston D S F Ltd, Lowestoft, LT238.
1979: Onward Fishing Co. Ltd.
1980: Sold on to Honduran interests.
1981: B. G. Evans.

Notes:
A sister trawler to the PRINCESS ROYAL. The BOSTON WASP was named by Mrs Cecil Smith.
Photographs:
i) "Mrs Cecil Smith smashes the traditional bottle over the bows of the 'Boston Wasp'.
ii) The 'Boston Wasp' leaves port and the deckhands examine the fishing gear.
iii) Preparing to shoot the trawl on the 'Boston Wasp'.
iv) Full ahead for the fishing grounds.
('The Burntisland Group Journal', vol. 26, no. 4, (April 1961), pp. 114-15)
Oil 4SA 6 cylinder 15" x 18", 760 bhp, by Mirrlees, Bickerton & Day, Stockport.