"Providence" - Fifie Herring Drifter
AssociatedAssociated with
David Pip Watson
AssociatedAssociated with
Providence
(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
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 By the end of WW1, Fifies and Zulus had been replaced by steam drifters.
circa 1918
