STAR OF THE ISLES

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

OwnerOwned by Walker Steam Trawl Fishing Co. Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland)

Date28 July 1960

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 106 3/12' x breadth 23 5/6' x depth 12'
gross tonnage: 226 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002574

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 887
Subsequent Names: ADMIRAL RAMSEY (1963); SYERSTON (1965); ARCTIC VIKING (1973)

Fate: unknown, not listed in Lloyd's Register from 1981.

Propulsion: Motor
Description: Trawler

Owners:
1960: Walker Steam Trawl Fishing Company Limited, Aberdeen
1963: Owned by Walker Steam Trawl and renamed ADMIRAL RAMSEY.
1965: Peter Height Tr Ltd, Grimsby and renamed SYERSTON.
1973: W. Liston, Granton and renamed ARCTIC VIKING.

Notes:
Launched July 28th 1960. Named by Mrs John Mitchell, had "comfortable crew accommodation, heated by hot water radiators"... "bulkheads and linings throughout the accommodation are plastic faced"...
Photographs (p119)
i) Mrs John Mitchell named the Star of the Isles
ii) Diagram of layout
('The Burntisland Group Journal', vol. 26, no. 4, (April 1961))
1977: Converted to a stand-by safety vessel for offshore installations - "for service in the North Sea"... area of operation restricted. (Source: Lloyd's Register of Shipping).