Additional information courtesy of Douglas Paterson
Technical
Official Number: 127143
Yard Number: 446
Completed: 1908
Gross Tonnage: 223
Net Tonnage: 83
Length: 115.5 ft
Breadth: 22.6 ft
Depth: 12.1 ft
Engine: T.3-cyl by A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Built: A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
History
19.12.1907: Launched by Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.446) for The Vale of Leven Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen as VALE of CLYDE.
1.1908: Completed.
28.1.1908: Registered at Aberdeen (A192). William Anderson designated manager.
1911: Harry A. Holmes designated manager.
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 82.92 net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
9.1914: Requisitioned for war service as a minesweeper (1-12pdr, 1-6pdr HA, WT) (Ad.No.515). Based Granton.
13.12.1914: Trimmer, John Stephen Thomson (26) went missing.
15.1.1915: Body recovered in West Harbour Granton by the crew of a ‘messenger’ boat.
18.1.1915: Buried at Seafield Cemetery.
20.12.1918: Sold to Horace Edward Stroud & Sidney Morris Cannon, Aberdeen.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Aberdeen.
6.3.1919: Sold to William Flockhart Snr, William Flockhart Jnr, John Flockhart, Jane Flockhart, Agnes Flockhart, Alexander Flockhart, Agnes Flockhart, Euphemia Flockhart & Robert Flockhart, Leith.
29.3.1919: Sold to Morris Wilkins & George Moreland, Manchester (c/o Joseph A. Taylor, Fleetwood, manager).
1.1921: Transferred to Aberdeen (Sam Isaacs (Aberdeen) Ltd, managers) on charter to Bookless Brothers, Aberdeen/Sheffield to operate from Hafnarfjordur, Iceland, ‘salting’.
6.1921: Returned to Aberdeen on completion of charter.
21.12.1921: Sold to George Main & Thomas Main, Aberdeen. George Main designated managing owner. Long-lining.
9.4.1935: Sold to George Main, Thomas Main & James Cale Main, Aberdeen. George Main designated managing owner.
10.7.1936: Landed Fleetwood (Alex Keay, agent).
10.12.1939: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood. Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys designated manager.
6.1.1940: Sold to Alexander M. Morrice, George Dow Taylor, John Morrice & Mary Jane Morrice, Aberdeen. Alexander M. Morrice designated managing owner. 24.1.1941: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood Basil Arthur Parkes, Cleveleys designated manager.
31.8.1943: Sold to Morrice Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen. Alexander M. Morrice designated manager.
27.3.1946: Sold to Elspeth Forest Clark, Aberdeen. Alexander M. Morrice designated manager.
24.12.1947: Sold to Elspeth Forest Clark, Aberdeen, Alexander Robertson Milne & Henrietta Elizabeth Milne, Newtonhill, Kincardineshire.
1952: Sold for breaking up.
10.1952: Arrived Bo’ness under own power from Aberdeen.
16.1.1953: Aberdeen registry closed.
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Changelog
08/01/2009: Page published. 5 updates since then.
15/02/2016: Picture added.
26/11/2017: Removed FMHT watermark from image.
14/07/2020: Updated information.