Name |
MORMOND |
Type |
STEAM TRAWLER |
Date |
1899 |
Official Number |
91779 |
Description |
MORMOND, FR755 Yard Number: 324 Owner: Fraserburgh Steam Trawling Co. Ltd (Manager J. Westerby). 21 inch triple expansion engine by Hall Russell, Aberdeen, 55 H.P. One of a number of steam trawlers built in Montrose and Aberdeen for the Fraserburgh Steam Trawling Co. Ltd all named after districts and estates in that area. 1907: Fisher Board note - whilst idle in 1907 she was converted to drift net. 1909: Sold to Andrew Walker, Torry, re-registered in Aberdeen A293 and employed as a steam liner (used for long-line fishing). 8 March 1910: Vessel ran ashore/stranded on the Stacks, 2 miles SW of Duncansby Head, Pentland Firth, whilst on passage from Aberdeen to Stornoway for bait. Crew saved. |
Shipbuilder |
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited |
Owner |
Fraserburgh & North of Scotland Steam Trawling Company Limited |
Dimensions |
length 110 3/12' x breadth 21 1/12' x depth 11 7/12' Gross Tonnage: 173 ton |
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