Invercauld GN 47                     

Built 1916   Cochrane & Sons Ltd Selby  as "Sapphire"   (Steel)  
     
Yard No 676  
     
Owner at New Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd  Hull     
     
ID no 139320  
     
Launch Date 28.10.1916  
     
Completed 04.1917  
   
Gross Tons 262  
     
Nett Tons 104  
     
Engine 89 hp  T.3-cyl by Charles D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull  
     
Length 121.8ft  
     
Breadth 22.6ft  
     
Depth 12.2ft  
 

 

 
Owners    
10.09.1917 Registered at Hull H 580.  
12.1917 Requisitioned and converted to minesweeper (Ad.No.3077) renamed "SAPLER" based at Falmouth.  
1919 Returned to Owners reverted to "Sapphire".  
11.1919 Owned by Lawrence G. Fenner, Twickenham London (Joseph A. Taylor, manager).  
28.11.1919 Hull registry closed.  
29.11.1919 Registered at Fleetwood FD 358.  
24.04.1920 Owned by Garnet Steam Fishing Co Ltd Fleetwood    (Joseph A. Taylor, manager).  
1922 J. Nierinck appointed manager.  
28.01.1925 Owned by New Docks Steam Trawling Co (Fleetwood) Ltd Fleetwood.  
1925 Owned by Perihelion Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby    (Herbert G. Crampin manager).  
03.03.1925 Fleetwood registry closed.  
05.03.1925 Registered at Grimsby GY 254.   
12.1928 Owned by Dublin Trawling, Ice & Cold Storage Co Ltd, Dublin Ireland  P. Fannon manager).  
01.1929 Grimsby registry closed.  
01.1929 Registered at Dublin D 18.  
16.08.1928 Transferred to fish from Aberdeen.  
01.1935 Owned by A. M. Morrice,  Aberdeen.    
01.1935 Dublin registry closed.  
09.01.1935 Registered at Aberdeen A.744.  
16.05.1935 Renamed "MARGARET MORRICE".  
1936 Owned by David Dryburgh  Granton Edinburgh (Planet Fishing Co Ltd managers).     
07.01.1936 Aberdeen registry closed.  
01.1936 Renamed "INVERCAULD".  
01.1936 Registered at Granton GN 47.  
1940 Owned by Carnie & Gibb Newhaven Edinburgh  (W. Carnie Jnr, manager).  
16.07.1940 Requisitioned  and converted to Boom Defence Vessel (P.No.FY.1938) (Hire rate £76.8.4d/month).  
1941 Owned by J. Bennett (Wholesale ) Ltd, Grimsby (W. A. Bennett, manager).  
11.1945 Returned to Owners.  
pre 1949 Owned by Planet Steam Fishing Co Ltd Edinburgh.