ROSETTA

Shipbuildervessel built by DUTHIE (Footdee, Aberdeen)

Date1907

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 126.8' x breadth 22' x depth 12.7'
gross tonnage 236 tons

Object numberABDSHIP000693

Keywords

About MeYard: John Duthie & Sons.
Yard Number: 273.

Fate: Scrapped 1952.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler

Owners:
1907: Rossall Steam Fishing Company, Fleetwood
April 1915: Requisitioned and converted to a net layer.
1919: Returned to owners.
09/1919: Sold by the Rossall Co. to buyers not stated for about £14,000.
1920: Gerald Kelton, Aberdeen, A266.
1926: Bloomer.
1927: Sold to J Prentout & Cie, Fecamp.
1948: Sold to Société Les Boullonais, Boulogne.

General History:
1926: ROSETTA was involved in a collision with the trawler CONQUEROR in foggy conditions. ROSETTA was found to blame due to its excessive speed.