Technical

Official Number: 99657
Yard Number: 280
Completed: 1894
Gross Tonnage: 97
Net Tonnage: 39
Length: 86.8 ft
Breadth: 19.1 ft
Depth: 9.2 ft
Built: Hall, Russell & Co, Aberdeen
Engine: C.2-cyl by Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

1894: Launched as a great liner by Hall, Russell & Co, Aberdeen (Yd.No.280) for William Pyper, Aberdeen as NORTH AMERICAN.
5.1894: Completed (William Pyper, managing owner).
22.5.1894: Registered at Aberdeen (A747).
21.1.1897: In collision with steam liner NIGHTINGALE (GW22) sustained slight damage.
1903: Sold to The North Line Steam Fishing Co, Aberdeen (William Pyper, manager).
1903: Aberdeen registry closed.
4.7.1903: Registered at Peterhead (PD485).
1903: Sold to James G. A. Stephen & W. Mackenzie, Peterhead (James G. A. Stephen, managing owner). Converted for drift fishing.
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 39.0 net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
29.5.1917: Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve.
1919: Released.
1919: Sold to Peterhead Trawling Co Ltd, Aberdeen (James G. Adam, manager). Converted for trawling.
1925: Sold to Andrew Wilson Jnr, Buckie.
9.3.1925: Peterhead registry closed.
3.1925: Registered at Buckie as HAZELDALE (BCK104).
1930s: Fishing from Fleetwood (Alex Keay, managing agent).
1937: Sold to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up at Preston.
1938: Buckie registry closed.

Changelog
03/03/2010: Page published. 3 updates since then.
28/12/2020: Updated history.