MALCOLM MILLER

Shipbuildervessel built by John Lewis & Sons (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)

Date12 February 1967

Object NameSCHOONER

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 150' x breadth 26' 7" x depth 15' 7"
Gross Tonnage: 219 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002681

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Lewis & Sons.
Yard Number: 353
Subsequent Name: HELENA C (2001)

Fate: extant

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Schooner rigged training ship, 3 masts, auxiliary diesel engine

General History:
"The family of Sir James Miller, the former Lord Mayor of London and Lord Provost of Edinburgh, donated half of the cost of this second schooner. She was named after Sir James' son who was tragically killed in a car accident at a young age. Her keel was laid in on the 23rd of March 1967 at the Aberdeen yard of John Lewis & Sons. She was launched on the 5th October 1967 and commissioned on the 10th of March 1968. Almost identical to her elder sister, she differed mainly in having slightly larger crew accommodation and square topped doors while the Churchill had round topped doors." from website http://freespace.virgin.net/scott.kennedy1/history.html

05/2000: Sold to a private buyer, moved to Southampton and converted to a private yacht. She crossed the Atlantic ocean on two occasions. Renamed HELENA C. before reverting to MALCOLM MILLER by 2009

06/2008: she was damaged by fire while being refurbished.
08/2009: the ship was moored to a buoy in Falmouth harbour, mastless.
11/2011: laid up off Tolverne on the River Fal.
01/2012: towed to Saint Peter Port and then to Gdańsk, to undergo a complete refit at the Conrad shipyard. She was relaunched in 2014.
(http://biznes.trojmiasto.pl/Zaglowiec-Malcolm-Miller-po-remoncie-opuszcza-Gdansk-n85446.html)

Notes:
Engine number 423, Two Perkins type T 6 354 (M) diesel engines.
Sea trial 12 February, average sped 8.61 knots (machinery only).