DRIFTER NO.1

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

Date1930

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 105 3/12' x breadth 21 1/12' x depth 11 5/12'
Gross Tonnage: 183 ton

Object numberABDSHIP000063

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Lewis & Sons.
Yard Number: 114

Fate: No trace after 1959.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler

Owners:
1930: Anglo-Soviet Shipping Co. Ltd, London.
1932: Dalgosnybtrest, Vladivostok.
Then owned by USSR, Vladivostok.

General History:
Experimental vessel built by John Lewis as a steam trawler along with sister ship Drifter 2 for USSR Government (Vladivostock), then strengthened for ice navigation.
26/04/1930: Builder's certificate issued.
03/05/1930: Sailed from Aberdeen.

Note: Engine number 195, boiler no. 158.