Dunkinty" - Steam Trawler
AssociatedAssociated with
Dunkinty
(trawler)
Maker
George Mair
BuilderBuilt by
John Lewis & Sons
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)
Date1946
Object NameShip Model
Mediumwood, metal and cord
ClassificationsMaritime History
DimensionsLength: 91.5 cm, Width: 16.8 cm, Height: 38.2 cm
Complete: 51.35 x 104.8 x 23.4cm
Complete: 51.35 x 104.8 x 23.4cm
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS003122
Keywords
Dunkinty was one of the first new trawlers built at Aberdeen after World War Two. Many Aberdeen trawlers were lost during the war and the fleet that remained was ageing. Dunkinty was unusual in that it burned oil rather than coal to produce steam.
The vessel seems to have attracted a lot of attention when new - it features in several photographs in the museum collection. However, Dunkinty's hull design was not very successful; nor did oil burning prove popular. In the 1950s, local shipyards produced many motor trawlers to replace the old fishing fleet.
R B Robertson
John Lewis & Sons
John Lewis & Sons
John Lewis & Sons
John Lewis & Sons
John Lewis & Sons
John Lewis & Sons
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