RED ROSE

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

Date1950

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 175 5/12' x breadth 30 1/12' x depth 17 1/12'
Gross Tonnage: 674ton

Object numberABDSHIP000166

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Lewis & Sons.
Yard Number: 221
Official number: 183217
Subsequent Names: LORD HOWE. H19 (1954).

Fate: Sold for demolition in 1971.

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

Subsequent owners:
1950: Iago Steam Trawler Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Capt. E. D. W. Lawford DSO, manager)
05/1954: Lord Line Ltd, Hull (Thomas W. Boyd, manager).
1967: Northern Trawlers Ltd, Grimsby, GY82.

General History:
22/12/1949: Launched by John Lewis & Son Ltd, for Iago Steam Trawler Co Ltd, Fleetwood.
11/04/1950: Trial trip in Aberdeen Bay.
1952: Homeward from Icelandic grounds (Sk. Jim McKernan) sighted coaster STRAIDE (326grt/1917) off Crammag Head, Rinns of Galloway, disabled with boiler trouble. Took in tow and delivered to Larne.

Note: Engine number 293, boiler by Kincaid, Greenock.