On the Clyde 1959
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Johnleif Joenson Faeroe Islands
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On the Clyde 1959 |
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© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Johnleif Joenson Faeroe Islands |
Fairtry II LH 270
| Built | 1959 William Simons & Co Ltd, Renfrew (Steel) |
| Yard No | 808 |
| Owner at New | South Georgia Co Ltd, Leith Edinburgh (Christian Salvesen Ltd managers) |
| ID no | 300611 |
| Launch Date | 27.01.1959 |
| Completed | 04.1959 |
| Gross Tons | 2857 |
| Nett Tons | 1046 |
| Engine | 4020 hp 3 x 5-cyl 4SCSA by Ruston Hornsby/GEC, Lincoln |
| Length | 274.8ft |
| Breadth | 48.2ft |
| Depth | 23.6ft |
| Owners | |
| 04.1959 | Registered at Leith LH 270. |
| 04.1966 | Re-engined with 3 x 6-cyl 4SCSA 4230 hp by Ruston Hornsby, Lincoln. |
| 1967 | Laid up and for sale in Tonsberg Norway. |
| 10.1971 | Owned by Vickers Oceanics Ltd, Barrow on Furness and converted to Diving Support Vessel. |
| 1971 | Renamed "VICKERS VOYAGER". |
| 1979 | Owned by British Oceanics Ltd, Barrow on Furness. |
| 1983 | Owned by British Underwater Engineering ( BUE Subsea Ltd), Edinburgh. |
| 1983 | Renamed "BRITISH VOYAGER". |
| 1984 | Sold as scrap. |
| 16.08.1984 | Scrapped by the West Of Scotland Ship Breaking Co Ltd at Troon. |
| Skipper on maiden voyage Leopold Dickson Romyn from Hull | |
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On the fishing grounds |
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© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Johnleif Joenson Faeroe Islands |
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