Aberdeen Ships | ABERDEEN EXPLORER

Name	ABERDEEN EXPLORER
Type	MOTOR TRAWLER
Date	1965
Official Number	303221
Description	Yard Number: 926 Date of Launch: 17 May 1965 Renamed: BOSTON EXPLORER (1968); GRAMPIAN EXPLORER (1979) Owned in 1968 by Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd, Fleetwood and renamed BOSTON EXPLORER. FD15 Owned in 1979 by G Craig, Aberdeen and renamed GRAMPIAN EXPLORER. Information from Burntisland Shipbuilding Group Journal 28 (1) p14-15: Sponsor at naming ceremony was Mrs B. A. Parkes. ABERDEEN EXPLORER is designed for fishing from both sides. Has an insulated fishroom - capacity of about 11,500 cubic feet. Spacious and comfortable accommodation for crew of 18. Diesel engines. Photos: (1) The Sponsor (2) Sliding gracefully into the River Dee (3) Leaving her home port Change of owners: 1967 to Saint Andrew's Steam Fishing Co. Ltd (Manager B. A. Parkes) 1968-69 to Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd Last mention in Lloyd's Register 1977-78. GRAMPIAN EXPLORER spotted at Wewelsfleth, near Peters Werft, The Netherlands in September 2008. Listed as for sale as an operational vessel for Euro99,000. IMO 6514091 Listed as owned by Kurt Linderhaus, Wangerland
Owner	Aberdeen Motor Trawlers Ltd, Aberdeen
Shipbuilder	Hall Russell
Shipowner	Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Limited
Dimensions	length 134 5/6' x breadth 29 1/12' x depth 15' Gross Tonnage: 425 ton

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