Steaming down the Forth |
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George Paton GW 16
Built | 1919 R. Williamson & Sons, Workington as "George Castle" (Steel) |
Yard No | 236 |
Owner at New | Admiralty (Ad.No.4482) |
ID no | 140798 |
Launch Date | 12.06.1919 |
Completed | 25.08.1919 as a fishing vessel |
Gross Tons | 204 |
Nett Tons | 84 |
Engines | 75 hp T.3-cyl W. Beardmore & Co Ltd, Glasgow |
Length | 115.2ft |
Breadth | 22.1ft |
Depth | |
12.2ft | |
Owners | |
11.1919 | Sold to the Mercantile. |
11.1919 | Owned by Beacon Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby . |
22.11.1919 | Registered at Grimsby GY 583. |
22.11.1919 | William Francis Goodwin appointed manager. |
23.12.1919 | Mortgaged by Beacon Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (A). |
23.12.1919 | Mortgagee: London Joint City & Midland Bank Ltd, London (secure account & interest). |
08.05.1925 | Renamed "LORD TENNYSON" |
30.07.1928 | Mortgage (A) discharged. |
31.07.1928 | Bill of Sale: Owned by Consolidated Fisheries Ltd, Grimsby . |
04.08.1928 | Sir John Denton Marsden, Bart appointed manager. |
17.10.1928 | Bill of Sale: Owned by Archibald Glen Brown, Granton Edinburgh (owner/manager). |
17.10.1928 | Grimsby registry closed. |
22.10.1928 | Registered at Granton GN 103 |
1928 | Renamed "FERNELEA" |
1930 | Owned by George Gallie Paton, Glasgow (owner/manager) |
1930 | Renamed "RIVER ANNAN" |
11.1939 | Requisitioned and converted to Boom Gate Vessel (P No Z.160) based at Granton. |
23.04.1942 | George Gallie Paton deceased. |
1942 | Walter Kelso Paton appointed manager. |
1942 | Owned by Ardrossan Trawling Co Ltd, Glasgow (Walter K. Paton Ltd, Glasgow, managers) |
11.1945 | Returned to Owners |
1946 | Renamed "GEORGE PATON" |
1946 | Granton registry closed. |
1946 | Registered at Glasgow GW 17 |
1948 | Owned by Richard Fenton, Dundee (owner/manager) |
1948 | Glasgow registry closed |
1948 | Renamed "FRASER FENTON" |
1948 | Registered at Dundee DE 23 |
1952 | Owned by Craig Stores Ltd, Aberdeen (George Craig, manager) |
1952 | Dundee registry closed |
1952 | Renamed "BRIARBURN" |
1952 | Registered at Aberdeen A.7 |
1959 | Sold as scrap to BISCO (British Iron & Steel Co). |
11.1959 | Scrapped by James A. White at St David's on Forth |