ALLAN RAMSAY

Date1 February 1911

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 115' 4" x breadth 22' 7" x depth 12' 2"
gross tonnage 210 tons

Object numberABDSHIP000780

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co.
Yard Number: 349.
Official number: 129355
Subsequent Names: ROBERT STROUD (1929); DAVID BUCHAN (1930); STAR OF DON (1938); NARCISSUS (1947).

Fate: Demolished at Grangemouth in November 1960.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Trawler

Owners
1911: Onward Steam Fishing Co. (Aberdeen) Ltd, A356
06/1915: Requisitioned in and converted to boom defence vessel.
1919: Returned to owners.
06/1920: Vessel was sold by Fish Manure Co. to S. M. Cannon for about £10,000 (H. E. Stroud Manager).
1925: J. Ellis (H.E. Stroud manager).
1929: H. E. Stroud.
1930: W. Buchan.
1938: T. Walker, Aberdeen.
1943: Milford Steam Traler Co. Ltd, Milford.
1945: Registered at Aberdeen as A606 for owners;
Alexander Hay, trawl owner, Aberdeen, 32 shares; George Slater, skipper, Aberdeen, 16 shares; Alexander Ritchie, banker, Aberdeen, 16 shares.
1945-58: A. Hay, Aberdeen, A606.

General History:
01/02/1911 and named by Mrs Ramsey, wife of the skipper/director.

02/02/1911:
A NEW TRAWLING COMPANY
ALLAN RAMSAY is the name of the first vessel launched for the recently formed Onward Steam Fishing Company, Aberdeen. As the vessel - a finely modelled ship - glided gracefully from the ways of the John Duthie (Torry) Shipbuilding Company yesterday afternoon, after having been named by Mrs Ramsay, wife of the skipper-director, she got an enthusiastic send-off from the large company assembled. At the subsequent cake and wine banquet in the builders' office, Mr James Fiddes, manager of the building company, presided, and those present included Captain and Mrs Allan Ramsay, Mr John Graham, secretary of the
(Aberdeen Press & Journal)

17/11/1960:
TRAWLER FOR BREAKER'S YARD
Another of Aberdeen's old steam trawlers has left for the shipbreakers. She is the NARCISSUS which sailed today for Grangemouth.
(Aberdeen Evening Express)

Notes: Engine Details: Steam by screw, triple expansion, 12" x 20" x 34" with 23 stroke, 56 R.H.P. by James Abernethy & C., Aberdeen. 10 knots. Boiler number 1SB with 3pf furnaces with a heating area of 1367 square feet and 180ps.i.

See also: History (CS): - http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=54918&vessel=ALLAN+RAMSAY
Milford History (MT): - http://www.llangibby.eclipse.co.uk/milfordtrawlers/Technical%20details/star_of_don__m8.htm
WW I Service (NH): - http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Dittmar1.htm