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STRATHFINELLA LT 531 ON 129348
Signal Letters GKGL.
Clencher
built, Steel Ketch, 2 masted, Steam Trawler, elliptical stern.
Built
1910 by Hall Russell & Co, Aberdeen.
113ft
x 21.9ft x 11.7ft; 29.75ft loe.
74.02
nrt; 192.8 grt; 191.21 udk.
Triple
Expansion, Inverted, DA, Condensing engine by builders.
3 cyl
12ins, 20ins and 33ins x 21ins stroke. 67 nhp (400 ihp); 10knots.
Multitubular,steel
boiler,160lbs,1910 by builder.
1911
Registered Aberdeen Nr2/1911; A 341.
1911
Owners Aberdeen Steam Trawler & Fishing Co.Ltd.
September
1914 Requisitioned by Admiralty, converted to a MS.
1919
Returned to owners.
19th
August 1919 Certificate of Aberdeen Registry delivered up and cancelled .
Registered
Lowestoft Nr54/1919.
19th
August 1919 Owners Jack Breach Ltd (64); J.V.Breach manager as per Aberdeen
transcript.
1919.
Joined the Lowestoft Fleet but owing to her draft she could not enter the
Harbour until 1 hr before High Water. Consequently in 1924 she was sold back to
Aberdeen (at a considerable loss).
26th
December 1921 Lost the Cook Mr James
Henry Stedall (of Yarmouth) in a position 110 miles ENE of Smiths Knoll Light
Vessel.
12th
November 1924 Registry transferred to Port of Aberdeen. Certificate cancelled
at
Aberdeen
14th November 1924. Advice received 17th November 1924.
1924.
Sold Aberdeen, Mr A.Robertson (Torry) and re registered A 63.
12th
November 1924 Owner Andrew Robertson (64); managing owner.
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Owners P & J Johnstone Ltd of Aberdeen.
April
1944. Requisitioned by Admiralty. Converted into an Esso. Armament 1 x 12pdr.
Admiralty
Nr 466.
October
1944 Returned to owners.
1947
Owner J.C.Robertson
1955 Owner Broomhill Fishing Co.Ltd
1955.
Broken up.
loe = Length of Engine Room
udk=Tonnage under deck.
My thanks to Roy Breach, grandson of John Victor Breach,
for his kind assistance, in providing all of his research
material.
Raymond
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