Ben Lui A715, Trawler
Artist
George Wiseman
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1905 - 1995)
Date1953
Object NamePainting
MediumWatercolour
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsFrame Size: 58 x 73cm
37 x 53.5cm
37 x 53.5cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 2008.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG013220
Keywords
Construction STEEL
Type TRAWLER
Date 1953
Official Number 183845
Description Yard Number: 236
Renamed: Rongos (1967), Lamu (2003)
Engine number 308.
Trials: on test bed 12 June, at sea in Aberdeen Bay 1 September, on voyage to Peterhead, 28 October 1953.
Fishing number A715
Owned in 1967 by Jens Rong, Bergen and renamed 'Rongos'.
In 1977, owned by Bjarne R Bendiksen, Tromso.
In 1987, owned by Kare Misje & Co. Rederi A/S and converted to research/diving support vessel. Still named 'Rongos'.
Rongos appears in Dayton's Guide to Offshore Support Vessels, 1987, pages 608-9.
As of 2003, this vessel is now a yacht and renamed 'Lamu'. Owners purchased the vessel from Norway where it had been a whaling vessel and converted it to a luxury yacht.
Shipbuilder John Lewis and Sons
Shipowner Richard Irvin And Sons Limited
Associated Ben Lui
Dimensions length 152' 8" x breadth 28' 2" x depth 14' 1"
Gross Tonnage: 473ton
