Built |
1942 John Lewis & Sons Ltd,
Aberdeen as "Sir Tristram" (Steel) |
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Yard No |
161 |
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Owner at New |
Admiralty
(P.No.T.229) |
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ID no |
182017 |
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Launch Date |
17.01.1942 |
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Completed |
15.05.1942 |
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Gross Tons |
276 |
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Nett Tons |
104 |
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Engine |
70 hp
T.3-cyl by John Lewis & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen |
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Length |
126.2ft |
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Breadth |
23.6ft |
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Depth |
14.6ft |
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Owners |
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1947 |
Sold to the Mercantile |
1948 |
Owned
by Walker Steam Trawler Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen |
14.04.1948 |
Renamed
"STAR OF THE WEST" |
14.04.1948 |
Registered at Aberdeen A.592. |
05.05.1948 |
Owned by
Ardrossan Trawling Co Ltd, Glasgow (Walter K. Paton
Ltd, Glasgow, managers) |
05.05.1948 |
Aberdeen registry closed. |
05.1948 |
Renamed
"MARGARET PATON" |
05.1948 |
Registered at Glasgow GW 24. |
1949 |
Lost with all Hands on or about 27th
December whilst fishing the Coral Bank. |
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Sailed
from Granton 18/12/1949 for the North Sea fishing grounds. Last
radio call was to sister ship "Grace Paton" GW 12 during a
severe storm on 27/12/1949 .Skipper indicated that he was going to
have a couple of hauls before making for home, in the absence
of any distress call, no bodies and very little wreckage found
it was presumed the vessel had been overwhelmed by a
gigantic sea causing it to founder quickly. All thirteen crew
lost. Now confirmed. |
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Fleet delayed
sailing until after memorial service 8/01/1950 at St Andrews
Church Newhaven Edinburgh. 800 people attended. |
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Skipper |
Philip Stevenson, ( 44
) 9 Stanley Street Portobello |
Mate
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Hugh Stevenson
118 Granton Road |
2nd Fisherman
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Henry Wanless ( 34 ) 6
Wilkie Place Leith |
Chief Engineer |
Peter Goodall (
41 ) 16 Comely Bank Place |
2nd Engineer |
J Nisbet
8a Dundonald Road |
Cook
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George Nisbet
11 Wardieburn Drive |
Deckhand
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Simon Coghill (
39 ) 28 Jamaica Street |
Deckhand
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William Robertson ( 21
) 8 Crewe Road Gardens |
Deckhand |
James Watt ( 29 ) 33
Buccleuch Street |
Fireman |
William Batten ( 25 ) 5
Crewe Road Gardens |
Fireman
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John Martin ( 25
) 6 Hamilton Street Leith
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Trimmer
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George Swift 57
Portsborough Square |
Trimmer
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James O' Donnel ( 57 )
2 West Cromwell Street |
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Skipper & Mate
were brothers
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2nd
Engineer & Cook were brothers
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This copy of a painting was also supplied by Peter
Goodall (son of the Chief Engineer) |
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