Black and white photograph of the collier Spray (904)

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SPRAY

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

Owner Ellis & McHardy Ltd (Aberdeen, Scotland)

Date15 October 1962

Object NameCARGO VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 180 5/12' x breadth 33 1/12' x depth 14 1/3'
Gross Tonnage: 890 tons

Object numberABDSHIP002590

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 904
Official Number: 162284
Subsequent Name: YASIN (1973)

Fate: According to the website "British Coastal and Short Sea Shipping Companies", Spray caught fire and burned out at the Syrian port of Lattakia, September 1976. She was broken up at Perama, Greece, December 1976. [thanks to Stewart Ross for these details]

Propulsion: Motor
Description: Cargo vessel (collier), 1 deck, quarter deck 129', forecastle 24', machinery aft.

Owners:
1962: Ellis & McHardy, Aberdeen.
1973: Rasheed Enterprises Ltd, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, renamed YASIN, used for general cargo. Flew the flag of the Trucial State of Sharjah.

General History:
27/06/1968:
'The collier SPRAY will reach a total of 500,000 tons of coal carried when she completes her next trip. Captain Joe Andrews, an Aberdeen man, has been in command since the ship was built. He was mate on the old SPRAY (a steamship).'
(Evening Express)

04/04/1973:
'When disposed of by Ellis & McHardy to new owners (because of the decline in the coal trade she had been used mainly for 'tramping' latterly) Captain Albert Cockburn and his senior officers were engaged to rake her over and assist the new crew with familiarisation.'
(People's Journal)

Notes:
6 cylinder (15"x18") engine producing 900 bhp, by Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Stockport.
Last entry in Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1977-78.