DAVID JOHN
Shipbuildervessel built by
John Lewis & Sons
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)
Date16 September 1969
Object NameFISHING VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
DimensionsGross Tonnage: 110 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002705
Keywords
Yard Number: 358
Fate: scrapped in 1996.
Propulsion: Motor
Description: Side trawler, 1 deck.
Owners:
1969: Davie then George Jack, fishing number A169.
1974: William Tait and John Johnstone, Fraserburgh.
1988: M. & D. Developments, Lowestoft.
General History:
Built for Davie Jack, skipper, and when he retired passed to his son George Jack and then to Bill Tait (brother-in-law of George Jack) of Fraserburgh in 1974 in partnership with John Johnstone.
Operated out of Aberdeen until 1988 when sold to M. & D. Developments in Lowestoft. Worked on long term lease to the Milford Haven Docks Company until 1996 when she returned to Lowestoft to be scrapped.
(additional information with thanks to Davie John, son of W. M. G Tait of Fraserburgh)
Notes:
Engine number 428, Lister Blackstone type ERS6MGR
Average speed on trial 10.6 knots.
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