DRIFTER NO.2
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
Gross Tonnage: 183 ton
Object numberABDSHIP000064
Keywords
Yard Number: 115
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 1 for USSR Government (Vladivostock), then strengthened for ice navigation.
26/04/1930: Builder's certificate issued.
10/05/1930: Trial trip.
16/05/1930: Sailed from Aberdeen.
Note: Engine number 196, boiler no. 159.
1916