Trawler A358 Dulcibelle Leaving Aberdeen Harbour

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BARNARD BOYLE

BuilderBuilt by Hall, Russell & Company, Limited (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)

Date1918

Object NameADMIRALTY TRAWLER

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

DimensionsLength: 115.4' x Breadth: 22.1' x Depth: 12.1'
Gross tonnage: 203 tons.

Object numberABDSHIP003030.79

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

Other Titles

DULCIBELLE

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 632
Official Number: 143904
Subsequent Names: DULCIBELLE (1921).

Fate: demolished in the Netherlands in 1961.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: “Strath” class admiralty trawler for minesweeping, Armament 1 x 12 pdr. gun. Later a side trawler.

Owners:
04/07/1918: Royal Navy. Admiralty no. 3642.
23/08/1920: Registered for commercial sale at London LO 399.
13/06/1921: Sold commercial. Owners E. C. Matheson, Macduff. (Gerald Toghill (2003), "Royal Navy Trawlers, Part One: Admiralty Trawlers" (Maritime Books, Liskeard), p. 168)
12/1921: Owners Consolidated Steam Fishing Co. Ltd., Swansea. Renamed DULIBELLE. Registered at Swansea, SA 85.
09/1927: Consolidated Steam Fisheries Ltd., Grimsby.
02/08/1928: Alexander Bruce, Aberdeen. Registered at Aberdeen, A 358.
11/1939: Requisitioned by Admiralty as an auxiliary patrol vessel. Pennant No. FY826.
1942: Owners in Lloyd's changed to A. A. Davidson, Aberdeen.
11/1944: Returned to owners.
12/1946: Looker Fishing Co. Ltd., Aberdeen.
1959: W. H. Dodds & Co. Ltd., Aberdeen
1961: Demolished in the Netherlands.

General History:
13/06/1918: Launched. Named for Bernard Boyle (25) born Donegal, Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Victory
15/04/1933: Stranded at the North Carr Rocks. Refloated and towed to Aberdeen.
22/12/1936: Towed disabled Danish Schooner ASTA from Muckle Flugga to Lerwick.
13/02/1948: Assisted by the DELILA, refloated the Aberdeen trawler NORTHMAN
from the beach at Belhelvie and towed her to Aberdeen.

Notes:
Engine details: Steam by screw, inverted, surface condensing, triple expansion, 12” x 20” x 34” with 23” stroke, 430 i.h.p., 56.7 n.h.p., 75 r.h.p. by HR.
Boiler: number 1; heating area (ft^2) 1347; diameter 12' 6"; length 10' 0"; furnaces 3 plain welded 2' 11" dia.; pressure (p.s.i) 180;
Propellor: 8' 4" diameter, solid cast iron.

See also:
History (CS) - http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=51991&vessel=BARNARD+BOYLE
History (SN) - https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/threads/grimsby-fishing-vessels.6320/page-86
WW I Service (NH) - http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Dittmar1.htm#b
Wreck report (WR) - https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/SOTON_Documents/Plimsoll/14062.pdf
WW II Service (WN) - https://www.worldnavalships.com/naval_trawlers.htm
Fate (UK) - https://sites.google.com/site/ukboatsgycouk/aberdeen-regestered-boats