SUNBURST
Shipbuildervessel built by
John Lewis & Sons
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)
Date1918
Object NameFISHING VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 86 3/12' x breadth 18 7/12' x depth 10'
gross tonnage: 97 ton
gross tonnage: 97 ton
Object numberABDSHIP000012
Keywords
Yard Number: 63
Subsequent Names: BOY ANDREW (1923).
Fate: Lost in collision in the Firth of Forth, by ST. ROGNVALD, 9 November 1941.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Admiralty drifter.
Owners:
1918-21: The Admiralty (Pennant number 3924).
1923: J. Mair, Portsoy (BF592).
General History:
Launched in October 1918.
05/11/1918: Trial run. Strong southerly wind and heavy swell. Steamed north. Average speed 9.2 knots.
09/11/1918: Completed.
This was the first vessel, in 1936, to win the Prunier Trophy, with 231 crans.
Notes: Engine number 135, boiler by Neilson, Glasgow.
