CAPE SPARTEL
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: 659ton
Gross Tonnage: 659ton
Object numberABDSHIP000161
Keywords
Yard Number: 216
Official Number: 183405
Subsequent Name: ROSS SPARTEL (1966).
Fate: Broken up at Antwerp by Jos de Smedt in 1968.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler with cruiser stern.
Owner:
1949: Hudson Brothers Trawlers, Hull.
One of two trawlers built for Hudson Brothers of Hull (the other being CAPE CLEVELAND). These ships had been amongst the first fishing boats installed with radar and part welded. They were also fittied with tanks for fuel oil.
07/07/1949: Trial trip in Aberdeen Bay.
Note: Engine number 289, boiler by Kincaid, Greenock.
