Half hull model for Steam Trawlers "Ben Heilem", "Ben Asdale" and "Ben Tarbert"
BuilderBuilt by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date1912
Object NameHalf Model
Mediumwood
ClassificationsShipbuilding
DimensionsBase: 89.5 x 21.5cm
10.2 x 7 x 78cm
10.2 x 7 x 78cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 2008 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions and the Friends of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS077793
About MeName BEN HEILEM Type STEAM TRAWLER
Date 1912
Description Yard Number: 512
Requisitioned in August 1914 and converted to minesweeper. Wrecked off Berwick while on minesweeping service, 8 October 1917.
Builder Hall Russell
Shipowner Richard Irvin And Sons Limited
Dimensions Overall: 12 9/12 x 22 1/12 x 115 3/12ft
Gross Tonnage: 196ton
Name BEN ASDALE
Construction STEEL
Type STEAM TRAWLER
Date 1912
Official Number 133606
Description Yard Number: 513
Renamed: Viking Faith (1946)
Requisitioned in June 1915 and converted to boom defence vessel. Returned to owners, 1919.
Owned in 1920 by J Craig, Aberdeen.
Owned in 1946 by George Robb & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen and renamed 'Viking Faith'.
Fishing number A473
Shipbuilder Hall Russell
Shipowner Richard Irvin And Sons Limited
Dimensions length 115' x breadth 22' 1" x depth 14' 3"
Gross Tonnage: 197ton
Name BEN TARBERT
Construction STEEL
Type STEAM TRAWLER
Date 1912
Description Yard Number: 514
Requisitioned in June 1915 and converted to boom defence vessel. Returned to owners, 1919.
Owned in 1920 by Friarage S F Co .Ltd/J Graham, Hartlepool HL21
Requisitioned in May 1940 and converted to armed patrol vessel. Converted to boom defence vessel in July.
Converted to minesweeper in 1941. Converted to stores carrier in 1944. Returned to owners, 1946.
Shipbuilder Hall Russell
Shipowner Richard Irvin And Sons Limited
Dimensions Overall: 12 9/12 x 22 1/12 x 115 3/12ft
Gross Tonnage: 197ton
