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KNOWSIE
KNOWSIE
KNOWSIE

KNOWSIE

Date1899
Object NameFISHING VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Object numberABDSHIP000619
About MeYard: John Duthie & Co.
Yard Number: 5
Official Number: 110852

Fate: went ashore in Bursland Bay, Papa Westray, Orkney, and became a total wreck, 25 November 1910. The crew manned their own boat and rowed ashore, requiring no assistance from lifeboat or rescue services.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Steel trawler

Owners:
1899: Fraserburgh & North of Scotland Steam Fishing Company Limited
1910: R. Walker, Aberdeen.

Masters:
T. Glanville (1899-1901)