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black and white photograph of S.S. 'Wydale'
Wydale
black and white photograph of S.S. 'Wydale'
black and white photograph of S.S. 'Wydale'

Wydale

Steam Herring Drifter
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About MeThe Gorleston-owned wooden drifter Wydale occasionally landed catches of herring at Aberdeen. The Wydale, built in 1917, had notable successes at the Cornish mackerel fishing and at herring catching off East Anglia. In 1950, with a 'shot' of 250 1/4 cran, it won the Prunier Trophy - and its commemorative windvane - for the largest single catch of herring at East Anglia that year. Wydale was one of the last steam drifters fishing out of Britain. it was laid up in 1961 and scrapped that same year.
Providence
Providence
Herring Drifter
'Moray Firth' Herring Drifter, Zulu Type
Moray Firth
Herring Drifter, built 1927
John Lewis & Sons
John Lewis & Sons
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976
R W D Benzie
R W D Benzie
'Zetland' Shetland Herring Drifter
Zetland
Christina Lovie Burnett
Christina Lovie Burnett
Buchanhaven, Peterhead, Scotland, born 1874
Image Not Available for Richard Laurence Millington Synge
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
Liverpool, England, 1914 - 1994
Sunshine On The Riviera by Henri Joseph Harpignies
Henri Joseph Harpignies
Valenciennes, France, 1819 - 1916
Trawler "Ben Heilem"(A.553)
George Wiseman
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1905 - 1995
Aerial View Of Dyce Airport
Eric Leslie Gandar Dower
Scotland, 1894 - 1987
Sir Alex Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson
Glasgow, Scotland, born 1941
Aberdeen Steam Trawler "Bon-Accord"
Bon-Accord
trawler, built 1908
Photograph in album showing John Lewis built vessel Drifter No. 2
Drifter No. 2
drifter, built 1930
Photograph showing John Lewis built vessel Drifter No. 1
Drifter No. 1
drifter built 1930
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992
Avondow
Avondow
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1946 - 1967
colour slide showing the trawler Argo of Pembroke in Aberdeen harbour
Argo of Pembroke
trawler, built 1962, not Aberdeen
Trawler David Wood
David Wood
trawler built 1957
Star of the Isles, Invitation to launch at Hall Russell & Co. Ltd.
Mr John Shand Fraser
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1900 - 1986
Andrew Walker
Andrew Walker
Aberdeen, Scotland, born 1959
Katherine Grainger
Katherine Grainger
Glasgow, Scotland, born 1975
The Parasol by Joseph Farquharson
Joseph Farquharson
Edinburgh, Scotland, 1846 - 1935
William Garden
William Garden
Gun, Fishing Rod, Reel and Tackle maker, founded 1868
black/white photograph showing Mr F W Olley, ex-trawlerman
Frederick Walter Olley
Torry, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1899 - 1899