RED GAUNTLET

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

Date1955

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 135 1/3' x breadth 26 1/12' x depth 13 3/12'
Gross Tonnage: 407 ton

Object numberABDSHIP000193

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Lewis & Sons.
Yard Number: 251
Official number: 186262
Subsequent names: ACADIA GULL (1963); BAREFOOT ROGUE (1979).

Fate: Unknown, no longer updated after 2011 in Lloyd's Register.

Propulsion: Motor
Description: Trawler

Owners:
1955: Iago Steam Trawler Co. Ltd (Manager EDN Lawford London).
1963: Acadia Fisheries Ltd (B. A. Parkes), St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada until 1973.
1973: Government of Canada (Minster of Development for the Province of Nova Scotia).
1975: registered to Pez Exports, S.A.
1980: Barefoot Rogue Ltd, British Virgin Islands.

General History:
04/07/1955: Trial in Aberdeen Bay.
08/07/1955: Vessel completed.
1976: converted from a fishing trawler to a general cargo ship.
BAREFOOT ROGUE was still listed in Lloyds Register in 2010 but owners not listed. Original engine is still working aboard ship.

Engine number 321 by British Polar Engines - 25A 5cyl 340x570mm