MALCOLM CROAN
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date25 April 1960
Object NameFISHING VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 106 3/12' x breadth 23 5/6' x depth 12'
gross tonnage: 234 ton
gross tonnage: 234 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002571
Keywords
Yard Number: 884
Fate: Scrapped in the UK, 1976.
Propulsion: Motor
Description: Trawler
Owners:
1960: Joe Croan Ltd, Aberdeen, fishing number A444
1970: British United Trawlers Ltd, Granton, Edinburgh.
Notes:
"On 25th April 1960, an event of more than usual interest took place at Aberdeen when Hall, Russell and Company Limited put into the water the new motor trawlers MAUREEN CROAN and MALCOLM CROAN...
... Miss Josephine Croan named the MAUREEN CROAN and Miss Madeleine Croan named the MALCOLM CROAN...
... extensive sub-assembly methods of construction were used on the two vessels. Large hull units were pre-assembled prior to erection on the building berth..."
('Burntisland Group Journal', vol. 26, no. 4 (April 1961), pp. 112-13)
Oil Engine 4SA, 5 Cylinder 12½" x 14½" with SR reverse gear, by Ruston & Hornsby.
