SWIFTWING

Date1912

Object NameFISHING VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 86' x breadth 18' x depth 9'
tonnage 98 ton

Object numberABDSHIP000806

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co.
Yard Number: 378

Fate: Certificate cancelled and registry closed, 20 December 1949. Vessel broken up.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: 2 masted steam drifter/trawler, elliptical stern.

Owners:
1912: Alex Mair (Scot of Banff) & Sons, Banff, BF496.
1914: Registration moved to Buckie.
c.1915: Requisitioned by Admiralty, Penn no. 2420 with 1 x 3pdr gun added.
25/05/1920: Jack Breach Ltd (J. V. Breach manager) Lowestoft LT675
11/11/1939: Requisitioned by Admiralty as minesweeper FY927.
04/1946: Returned and laid up until sold to London buyer June 1947.

General History:
26/06/1930: Assisted the re-floating of FLEURBAIX (LT422) at Lerwick.
02/04/1931: Holed and sunk whilst lying moored in Padstow through bolt projecting from her berth.
15/10/1931: Damaged in collision with steam drifter EAGER (LT1166) at Lerwick.
29/10/1938: Grounded on bank just south of harbour in haze and smoke from town. Refloated un-damaged in an hour.
08/06/1947: Towed by NESS POINT to Saunders, Oulton Broad to lay up.