Technical

Official Number: 148967
Yard Number: 620
Completed: 1929
Gross Tonnage: 211
Net Tonnage: 91
Length: 115.3 ft
Breadth: 22.6 ft
Depth: 12.2 ft
Built: A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Engine: T.3-cyl by A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

18.12.1929: Launched by A. Hall & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.620) for The Don Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen as BRACONBRAE.
15.1.1930: Registered at Aberdeen (A84).
2.1930: Completed (J. S. Doeg, manager).
4.1941: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Basil A. Parkes, Cleveleys, manager).
20.1.1943: Aberdeen registry closed.
23.1.1943: Registered at Hull (H49). Saint Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, managing agents.
1943: At Hull landed from Iceland/Faroe – 10 trips, 10,633 kits.
1944: Sold to Jutland Amalgamated Trawlers Ltd, Hull (E. Cargill, manager).
30.11.1945: Insured value £19,000; for 1946 same.
5.1946: Sold to David Wood, Edward Chalmers Matheson, Aberdeen & Alexander Bruce, Murtle.
5.1946: Hull registry closed.
17.5.1946: Registered at Aberdeen (A89).
2.11.1956: Sold to David Wood & Edward Chalmers Matheson, Aberdeen.
27.11.1956: Sold to Camperdown Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (John Walker, manager).
1958: Sold to Iver Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen (John Walker, manager).
25.2.1959: Sold to W. J. Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen.
9.9.1959: Sold to John Lewis & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen.
10.1959: Sold to BISCO (£1920) and allocated to Shipbreaking Industries Ltd for breaking up at Charlestown, Fife (Contract No.53E).
13.11.1959: Arrived Charlestown from Aberdeen under own power.
14.11.1959: Delivered.
1.3.1960: Breaking up commenced.
22.6.1960: Aberdeen registry closed “Vessel broken up.”

Click to enlarge images

S.T. Braconbrae A89
Picture courtesy of The Mark Stopper Collection

S.T. Braconbrae A84
Picture courtesy of The Mark Stopper Collection

Changelog

29/06/2010: Page published. 5 updates since then.
24/08/2018: Removed FMHT watermarks.
21/09/2019: Updated information.