GRANTON MERLIN

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

Date25 May 1960

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 106 3/12' x breadth 23 5/6' x depth 12'
gross tonnage: 235 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002573

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 886
Subsequent Name: UMBERLEIGH (1978-2001)

Fate: unknown after 2001

Propulsion: Motor
Description: Trawler

Owners:
1960: W. Carnie, Granton.
1978: Putford Enterprises Ltd, Lowestoft.

General History:
GRANTON MERLIN was a motor trawler built for W. Carnie of Granton, Edinburgh that fished around Shetlands and local North Sea grounds. GRANTON MERLIN fished for the company until 1978 when she was coverted to a standby safety vessel for H. I. Williams, Granton, and renamed UMBERLEIGH, under which name it was working up to 2001.

Notes:
"Mrs. William Carnie, wife of a director of the owning company, named the GRANTON MERLIN".
Photographs in the volume include:
i) The GRANTON MERLIN at sea
ii) Mrs. William Carnie.
The volume also includes a sketch plan of the general arrangement of the ship.
('Burntisland Shipbuilding Group Journal', vol. 26, no, 4 (April 1961), p. 116)

Ruston & Hornby Oil engine 4SA 6 cylinder 12½" x 15" with flex coupling, 5R reverse gear
Construction: Riveted