LOCH SHIN

Shipbuildervessel built by John Lewis & Sons (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)

Date1930

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 120 1/3' x breadth 22 7/12 x depth 13 3/6'
Gross Tonnage: 255 ton

Object numberABDSHIP000060

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Lewis & Sons.
Yard Number: 111

Fate: Sank off Harstad, Lofoten Islands, Norway, 26 May 1940.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler

Owners:
1929: Empire Steam Fishing Company Limited, Aberdeen
Taken up by Admiralty on 28 September 1939 and converted to boom defence vessel.

General History:
April/May 1940 - Took part in the Norwegian campaign.
Suffered bomb damage off Harstad, Lofoten Islands, Norway, finally capsized and sank 26 May 1940 (Gerald Toghill (2004), "Royal Navy Trawlers, Part Two: Requisitioned Trawlers" (Maritime Books, Liskeard), p. 267)

Note: Engine number 192, boiler no. 155. Mean speed on trial 9.96 knots.
According to Shipbuilding and Shipping Record, this vessel was launched on 4 December 1929.