SOUTH ESK

Date1912

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Object numberABDSHIP000804

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co.
Yard Number: 375

Fate: Mined in Auskerry Sound, Orkney Islands, 7 July 1917.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Drifter, steel.

Owners:
1912: J. Johnstone & Sons, Ltd.
1915: requisitioned by the Admiralty for war service.

General History:
"This fishing drifter was hired by the Admiralty from 1915 and lost after detonating a German laid mine in Auskerry Sound. Originally registered at Montrose"
(Richard and Bridget Larn (1997), “Shipwreck Index of the British Isles” (Lloyd’s Register, London), vol. 4)

Note: Triple expansion engine, 3 cylinder, 38 RHP, by J. Abernethy & Co., Aberdeen.