ADMIRAL BURNETT
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date17 May 1961
Object NameFISHING VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 138' x breadth 28' 1" x depth 14'
Gross Tonnage: 391 ton
Gross Tonnage: 391 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002583
Keywords
Yard Number: 897
Subsequent Names: BOSTON LIGHTNING (1968); ST LUKE (1977)
Fate: wrecked 1978.
Propulsion: Motor
Description: Side fishing trawler.
Owners:
1961: Parbel Smith Ltd (Manager Don Fishing Co. Aberdeen)
1963: Mannofield Fishing Co. Ltd, Aberdeen, A574.
1966: St. Andrews Steam Fishing Co. Ltd, Hull.
1968: Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd, Hull (B. A. Parkes manager) and renamed BOSTON LIGHTNING FD14 and transferred to Fleetwood.Registered in Lloyd's up until 1975.
1977: Dagon Fishing Co. Ltd, Lowestoft and renamed ST LUKE, fishing number LT132.
Notes:
ADMIRAL BURNETT was a side-fishing trawler, fishing from the starboard side only. The port side superstructure was built out the side allowing for more crew accommodation.
The ADMIRAL BURNETT was built as a long distance trawler, going mainly to the Iceland grounds with a duration of 14 days.
Oil engine 4SA 7cylinder 15"x20",by Mirrlees Bickerton & Day, Stockport.