GRAMPIAN CAIRN

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

Date20 February 1973

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 77' 6" x breadth 21' 5" x depth 9' 5"
gross tonnage: 114 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002720

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Lewis & Sons.
Yard Number: 377
Subsequent Names: BOB READ (1985)

Fate: Decommissioned in 1994. She was broken up at Fleetwood 20 February 1995, by Wyre Waste Management, Fleetwood.

Propulsion: Motor
Description: Mk 2 'pocket' class side trawler, rivited and part-welded construction.

Owners:
1973: J. Bowman and G. Craig & Son (North Star Shipping), Aberdeen, A346.
1985: Viscount Trawlers (C.N. Scupham & others), Lowestoft, retained Aberdeen registry A346.
1987: David C. Rainford (Blackpool) and Sk. R. V. Dingle Fleetwood (North Fleet Managers).

General History:
GRAMPIAN CAIRN was a side fishing (starboard only) pocket trawler built for local skipper J. Bowman in partnership with local trawler company G. Craig & Son (North Star Shipping), Aberdeen, along with sister ship GRAMPIAN EAGLE for J. L. Bowman (Son).

GRAMPIAN CAIRN was of the Mark 2 Class Pocket built by John Lewis. The visual difference from a Mark 1 to the Mark 2 was the Mark 2 had bipod mast and a more flared wheelhouse.

GRAMPIAN CAIRN teamed up with sister ship GRAMPIAN EAGLE for pair trawling, where both boats tow a bigger sized net together - one wire of net on one boat and the other wire on the other.

Notes:
Lister Blackstone engine Oil 4SA 6cylinders (222x292 mm), Reverse reduction gear, ETSL6MGR (600bhp)
Average speed on trial 11.5 knots.