BENELLA

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

Date1949

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 175 5/12' x breadth 30 1/12' x depth 16'
Gross Tonnage: 666ton

Object numberABDSHIP000158

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Lewis & Sons.
Yard Number: 213
Official number: 183382
Subsequent Name: JAMES BARRIE (1951).

Fate: Wrecked on Hoxa Head, 29 March 1969.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler, part electric welded, radar fitted.

Owners:
1949: Active Fishing Company Limited, Hull
1951: Newington S T Co. Ltd, Hull.

General History:
27/01/1949: Trial trip in Aberdeen Bay.
29/02/1949: Delivered.

10/02/1949:
'She incorporates John Lewis's latest design in soft-nosed clipper[like] stem and streamlined superstructure. It will be observed that there is a specially designed tower for the Marconi radar which enables hot air to keep frost and damp from the scanner'.
(Shipbuilding and Shipping Record p. 180)

Note: Engine number 286, boiler by Kincaid, Greenock.