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Date1907

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 86' 1" x breadth 18' 1" x depth 8' 8"
98 tons

Object numberABDSHIP000727

Keywords

About MeYard: John Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Ltd.
Yard Number: 297

Fate: Struck mine off Dover, 16 March 1917, 10 crew lost and 3 saved.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Herring drifter

Owners:
1907: James Smith, 6a Portessie, Buckie, fishing number BF511. (Mariner's Almanac, 1913)
1915: requisitioned by the Admiralty as an anti-submarine net vessel, pennant no. 1392. Fitted with a 3 pounder anti-aircraft gun.

Note: Compound 2 cylinder steam engine of 26 HP, manufactured by J. Abernethy & Co. Aberdeen.