SALAMIS
Shipbuildervessel built by
John Lewis & Sons
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)
Date12 March 1974
Object NameFISHING VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
DimensionsGross Tonnage: 120 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002729
Keywords
Yard Number: 386
Official Number: 186774 / 7342756 / A13208
Subsequent Names: HARVEST REAPER (1983); SHALIMAR (1994)
Fate: Demolished at Grenaa, Denmark in March 2002.
Propulsion: Motor
Description: “Spinningdale” class Mk. 2 pocket trawler (starboard only), pair trawler and seine netter.
General History:
1974: Bruces Stores (Aberdeen) Ltd with Thomas Milne and Brothers.
1983: Peter Stephen and others, Peterhead.
1992: Alexander J. Stephen and others, Boddam.
1994: John McLeman and others, Peterhead. Renamed SHALIMAR. Registered at Peterhead PD303.
1996: Robert S. McLean and others, Peterhead.
1999: Shalimar Fishing Co. Ltd., Peterhead (Robert S. McLean), Peterhead Fishermen Ltd.
General History:
13/03/1974:
'Trendy Trawler' by Jim Kinnaird
'A Peterhead skipper's girlfriend launched her husband-to-be's new command - the seiner-trawler SALAMIS at Aberdeen yesterday.
The 86ft boat, built at the Torry shipyard of John Lewis & Sons Ltd., was sent smartly on her way to the sea by Miss Anne Mair, who is to wed skipper Thomas Milne, jun., on June 1st.
Anne, a secretary-typist at Crosse & Blackwell's Peterhead factory, is herself a fisherman's daughter. She swung the traditional bottle against the bows in fine style - and was rewarded with a gold watch as a memento, handed over by the shipyard's managing director, Mr James S. Smith.
Skipper Milne's partners in the venture are his brothers Adam, George and Alexander and Bruce's Stores (Aberdeen) Ltd.
His present boat is the wooden-hulled STARELLA, which is to be taken over by his father.
Skipper Milne said he had decided to go for the larger steel vessel because this class of ship was needed to meet the trend in fishing today.
SALAMIS is an up-dated version of the Torry-built Peterhead seiner-trawlers SERINGA and SUNDARJ, which have proved highly succesful vessels.
She should be ready for service next month and will be equipped for both white fish and herring catching.
The vessel is designed for starboard side trawling and for seining and an additional gallows is fitted to the port side aft to enable her to go pair trawling.
Like many of the new seiners in service, rope bins are fitted at the forward end of the fishroom - a safety feature which eliminates the need for coiling ropes.
The fishroom itself has a capacity of 120 cu. metres and is completely insulated and lined on sides, bulkheads and deckhead.
It is arranged for carrying fish boned at sea and can be rearranged for bulk fishing.
The SALAMIS' main engine is a 636bhp Mirrlees Blackstone with bridge control. Provision is made to operate it at 240rpm while seining.'
(Aberdeen Press & Journal)
1989: Rebuilt with ¾ shelter deck. Admeasured at 175 g.r.t., 90 n.r.t.
Notes:
Mirrlees Blackstone (Stamford) Ltd., Stamford. Model ETSL6MGR
4 stroke, single acting, 6-cylinder, 222mm x 292mm, 636 b.h.p., 471 kW to reverse/reduction gearbox.
Single screw propellor.
See also:
History (CS) - http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=54713&vessel=SALAMIS
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