Empire Fisher LH 251 second from right at Granton circa 1948
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Walter L Hume Isle of Wight
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Empire Fisher LH 251 second from right at Granton circa 1948 |
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© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Walter L Hume Isle of Wight |
Empire Fisher LH 251
| Built | 1922 Reiherstiegwerft, Hamburg Germany as "Herrlichkeit" (Steel) |
| Yard No | 549 |
| Owner at New | Cuxhavener Hochseefischerei A.G, Cuxhaven Germany |
| ID no | 167620 |
| Launch Date | 29.06.1922 |
| Completed | 1922 |
| Gross Tons | 235 |
| Nett Tons | 90 |
| Engine | 49 hp T.3-cyl by Rieherst Maschinenf, Hamburg Germany |
| Length | 125.8ft |
| Breadth | 24.2ft |
| Completed | 9.6ft |
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| 1922 | Registered at Cuxhaven |
| 1928 | Lengthened to 140.2ft (268g/105n) |
| 1930 | Owned by "Nordsee" Deutsche Hochseefischerei, Bremen Cuxhaven A.G. Germany |
| 12.02.1940 | Captured by HMS "Glasgow"(P.N.21) off the Norwegian coast near Tromso (69.56N 16.49E) (or 68.24N 11.05E – Rosyth War Diary). In poor material condition and capable of only 4-5 knots, escorted towards Aberdeen and in worsening weather taken in tow by HMS "Glasgow". |
| 17.02.1940 | Due to stress of weather put into Fraserburgh. |
| 21.02.1940 | Arrived at Aberdeen |
| 03.1940 | Owned by Ministry of Shipping, London |
| 30.07.1940 | After essential repairs, renamed "EMPIRE FISHER" O.N. Issued 167620 |
| 30.07.1940 | Registered at London LO 315 (H. Markham Cook appointed manager) |
| 1941 | Owned by Ministry of War Transport London (H. Markham Cook manager) |
| 27.03.1944 - 09.10.1944 | Carried out eight landings at Fleetwood (Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co Ltd Fleetwood managers) |
| 10.1946 | Transferred to the Ministry of Transport |
| 03.02.1948 | Owned by Hunter Fishing Co Ltd, Edinburgh (Robert Souza appointed manager) (Skipper Frank Steele) |
| 02.1948 | London registry closed. |
| 03.02.1948 | Re-measured at Leith 284g/120n. |
| 26.02.1948 | Registered at Leith LH 251 |
| 03.03.1948 | Mortgaged by Hunter Fishing Co Ltd, Edinburgh (A). |
| 03.03.1948 | Mortgagee, Clydesdale Bank Ltd, Glasgow |
| 12.08.1950 | George Hunter appointed manager |
| 1952 | Laid up at Granton and stripped of all usable parts. |
| 12.02.1952 | Mortgage (A) discharged. |
| 26.03.1952 | Owned by W. J. Sweeney, Achill Sound Co. Mayo Ireland (owner/manager). |
| 16.04.1952 | Leith registry closed. |
| 1952 | Registered at Dublin D 315 |
| 21.02.1952 | Scrapped by Haulbowline Industries Ltd, Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland |