ORD HILL

Date1910

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 86.2' x breadth 18' x depth 8.7'
gross tonnage 90 tons

Object numberABDSHIP000773

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co.
Yard Number: 341.
Subsequent Names: WESTHAVEN (1923); DEVOTION (1939).

Fate: Scrapped 1952.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Herring drifter

Owner:
1910: R., D. & J. Main, Nairn, INS148.
1915-19: Requisitioned by the Admiralty as a Boom Defence Vessel.
1923: J. Tait & others, Cairnbulg, registered at Fraserburgh, FR 542
1926: Alex Buchan, Harriet Buchan and others, of Cairnbulg.
1926: A., H., J.S., A. jnr., A., & M. Buchan, Cairnbulg.
1939: A. H. Morgan, Aberdeen, registered at Peterhead, PD 113
1939-45: Requisitioned by the Admiralty as a Minesweeper.

Note: J. Abernethy 16” triple expansion engine 33 hp and boiler 185 psi.

With acknowledgement to Mr J. Reid 'Steam Drifters Recalled'.