Nellie Nutten GN 69

Built 1901     Hall Russell  & Co Ltd  Aberdeen (Steel)
   
Yard No 345
   
Owner at New J & W Nutten  Aberdeen
   
ID no 114177
   
Launch Date 05.02.1901
   
Completed 02.190154
 
Gross Tons 184
   
Nett Tons 54
   
Engine 55 hp T.3-cyl by Hall Russell  & Co Ltd  Aberdeen
   
Length 108.2ft
   
Breadth 21.6ft
 
Depth 11.9ft
   
Owners  
14.02.1908 Registered at Aberdeen  A.369
1908 Owned by Dow & Carnie Ltd Granton Edinburgh (William Carnie manager)
11.11.1908 Aberdeen registry closed.
11.1908 Registered at Granton GN 69
13.08.1910 Collided with S.T. "Caledonia" GN 34 at entrance to Granton Harbour causing £100 of damages.
1911 Owned by Walter Lyle & William Carnie Granton Edinburgh (William Carnie manager).
08.1914 Requisitioned and converted to minesweeper (Ad No.81) .
11.07.1916 Sunk by Submarine (U24)   gunfire  100 miles East of Aberdeen while escorting a fishing  fleet. "Era" H 461 and "Onward" H 980 were also sunk. Two crewmen killed. One of the crewmen was taken prisoner. Other crewmen were rescued by a Dutch fishing lugger SCH 197 (57.06N, 00.58E).
  Those Lost : -  Alfred Bruce, Aberdeen, Trimmer RNR, TS 1276; Hugh Francis, Engineman, Aberdeen, RNR, ES 804.
 

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