OTHELLO
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Shipownervessel built for
Admiralty
Date7 October 1941
Object NameADMIRALTY TRAWLER
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 164' x breadth 27' 9" x depth 11'
tonnage 545 tons
tonnage 545 tons
Object numberABDSHIP002757
Keywords
Yard Number 759
Subsequent Name: RD 310 (1946)
Fate: Used as a target in the mid 1960s.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Shakespearian class admiralty trawler, minesweeper, armament 1 x 12 pdr, 3 x 20mm AA.
Owners:
1941: Royal Navy, pennant no. T.76.
1946: Transferred to the Italian Navy (Gerald Toghill (2003), "Royal Navy Trawlers, Part One: Admiralty Trawlers" (Maritime Books, Liskeard), p. 165)
Notes:
Only one of the Shakespearian class built at Aberdeen. These were amongst the fastest of the Admiralty trawlers being capable of 12 knots.
Single shaft reciprocating engine, 950 IHP.
June 1911
1912
August 1907
1906
June 1911
1911
