STOCKHAM

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

Date1949

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 167 5/12' x breadth 29 1/12' x depth 15 3/12'
Gross Tonnage: 609ton

Object numberABDSHIP000159

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Lewis & Sons.
Yard Number: 214
Official number: 182632
Subsequent Name: ROSS BATTLER (1961)

Fate: Broken up at Blyth by Hughes Bolckow Ltd., 1964.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler, part electric welded.

Owners:
1949: Trawlers Grimsby Ltd, Grimsby,
1961: Ross Tr, Ltd, Grimsby.

General History:
24/03/1948: Trial trip in Aberdeen Bay.

12/05/1949:
'The wheelhouse and funnel have all been blended into one pear-drop pattern, as in recent ships built by John Lewis, to eliminate windage and minimise air drag.'
(Shipbuilding and Shipping Record)

Note: Engine number 287, boiler by Kincaid, Greenock.