In Boston ownership. Did not fish from Fleetwood

Technical

Official Number: 115551
Yard Number: 354
Completed: 1901
Gross Tonnage: 178
Net Tonnage: 45
Length: 106.2 ft
Breadth: 21.2 ft
Depth: 11.6 ft
Built: Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen
Engine: T.3-cyl by Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen

History

26.10.1901: Launched by Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen (Yd.No.354) for The Bon Accord Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen as LOCH RANNOCH.
7.11.1901: Registered at Aberdeen (A475).
11.1901: Completed (H. A. Holmes, manager).
4.1912: Sold to Joseph Main, William Brebner, George Walker & Alex Walker, Aberdeen (joint owners) (Joseph Main managing owner).
1913: Sold to Joseph Main, William Brebner, George Walker & Thomas Davidson, Aberdeen (joint owners) (Thomas Davidson managing owner.
1.1.1914: Tonnage altered to 68.32net under provision of Merchant Shipping Act 1907.
9.1916: Requisitioned for war service on boom defence duties. Based Lerwick.
Post 12.3.1919: Returned to owner at Aberdeen.
1933: Sold to William Brebner Jnr, Aberdeen (managing owner).
26.1.1940: Requisitioned for war service as a patrol vessel (Hire rate £44.10.0d/month). Based Port Edgar with M/S Group 62 (Sk. C.C. Findlay RNR/ Ty/Sk. H.E. Ward RNR).
5.1942: Fitted out as a minesweeper (P.No.FY.779).
25.11.1942: Sold to Alexander Arthur Davidson, Aberdeen.
24.1.1944: Returned to owner.
15.9.1945: Sold to A. J. Tilbrook Ltd, Milford Haven.
11.12.1950: Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood (Basil A. Parkes, manager).
1952: Sold to BISCO and allocated to Thos. W. Ward Ltd, Sheffield for breaking up.
30.5.1952: Arrived Grays, Essex.
26.11.1952: Aberdeen registry closed “Vessel broken up”.

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S.T. Loch Rannoch A475
Picture reproduced under IWM Non-Commercial Licence

S.T. Loch Rannoch A475
Picture courtesy of The John Stevenson Collection

Changelog

19/07/2010: Page published. 4 updates since then.
05/09/2018: Removed FMHT watermark from images.
13/04/2021: Updated history and technical details.