Additional information courtesy of Douglas Paterson

Technical

Official Number: 123358
Yard Number: 404
Completed: 1906
Gross Tonnage: 195
Net Tonnage: 52
Length: 115.4 ft
Breadth: 21.6 ft
Depth: 11.6 ft
Built: Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Engine: 430ihp T.3-cyl and boiler by Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

24.5.1906: Launched by Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.404) for The North Line Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen as NORTH QUEEN.
4.7.1906: Registered at Aberdeen (A78).
7.1906: Completed (John A. Harrow, manager).
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 74.90 net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
11.1914: Requisitioned for war service as an armed trawler (1-3pdr, 1-2pdr) (Ad.No.681).
30.12.1914: Sold to Edward Walker, Newhaven (managing owner). Based Dover.
By 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Old Dock, Leith.
1920: Sold to Walker’s Trawlers (Newhaven) Ltd, Newhaven, Edinburgh (Edward Walker, Leith, manager).
6.5.1920: Aberdeen registry closed.
8.5.1920: Registered at Granton (GN51).
19.4.1922: Sold to Edward Walker, Leith (managing owner).
1926: Off Aberdeen, in collision with CRAMOND ISLAND (LH114). Put into Aberdeen for docking and repair to bow plating.
1930: Sold to George Brown, Leith (managing owner).
1932: Sold to Mrs Christina W. Brown, Leith (George Brown, manager).
2.1933: Homeward from Icelandic grounds, stranded at Whitelink Bay, near Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire; ten crew rescued by lifesaving apparatus.
9.1933: Refloated and sold by underwriters to Fraserburgh Ship Repairing Co Ltd, Fraserburgh.
1933: Granton registry closed.
1934: Sold to Alexander A. Davidson, Aberdeen (managing owner).
8.10.1934: Certificate of seaworthiness issued.
9.11.1934: Registered at Aberdeen as FINTRAY (A135) (BoT Minute M/R.G.1394/1934 dated 24.9.1934).
20.2.1940: Requisitioned for war service as a patrol vessel (Hire rate £48.15.0d/month).
4.1942: Fitted out as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.253).
16.9.1942: Sold to Northern Trawlers Ltd (64/64), London. William Alfred Bennett appointed manager.
8.1.1945: Returned to owner.
25.11.1946: Aberdeen registry closed.
29.11.1946: Registered at Grimsby (GY408).
3.8.1948: Sold to Harry Markham Cook (64/64), Louth.
4.8.1945: Harry Markham Cook appointed manager.
24.11.1948: Sold to Joseph Parker (64/64), Grimsby.
26.11.1948: Joseph Parker designated managing owner.
23.3.1949: Sold to Grange Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood.
28.3.1949: Herbert Schofield appointed manager.
8.3.1952: Last landing at Fleetwood. Laid up.
7.1952: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up.
10.7.1952: Arrived Preston.
2.12.1952: Grimsby registry closed “Vessel being broken up”.

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S.T. North Queen GN51
Stranded at Whitelink Bay
Picture from the Internet

HMT Fintray
Picture reproduced under IWM Non-Commercial Licence

Changelog
20/12/2008: Page published. 4 updates since then.
29/11/2015: Picture added.
01/12/2017: Removed FMHT watermarks from images.
26/08/2020: Updated history.