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"Providence" - Fifie Herring Drifter
"Providence" - Fifie Herring Drifter
"Providence" - Fifie Herring Drifter

"Providence" - Fifie Herring Drifter

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Associated (Herring Drifter)
Datec. 1900
Object NameShip Model
MediumWood
ClassificationsMaritime History
DimensionsOverall: Length: 146.5 cm, Width: 41.5 cm, Height: 114 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1972 by Mrs Christie.
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS003147
Keywords
About MeThis is a model of the Fifie-type herring drifter Providence, KY263. Fifies made up a major part of the East Coast herring fleet in the late 19th and early 20th century.

A Fifie was a broad beamed vessel with a straight stem and stern. Another type, the Zulu, had a straight stem but a sloping, or raked, stern. Both used drift nets to catch herring.

Aberdeen began to grow as a fishing port in the 1870s because of herring. Drifters travelled around Britain and were based at Aberdeen during July and August. Kirkcaldy-registered vessels, such as Providence, were a common sight in the harbour. By the end of WW1, Fifies and Zulus had been replaced by steam drifters.

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