On the East side of the Middle Pier Granton
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Alistair McBeath, Edinburgh
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On the East side of the Middle Pier Granton |
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© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Alistair McBeath, Edinburgh |
Princess Mary GN 11
| Built | 1914 Alexander Hall & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen (Steel) |
| Yard No | 496 |
| Owner at New | Dodds Steam Fishing Co Ltd, North Shields (William Hall Dodds manager) |
| ID no | 133321 |
| Launch Date | 15.01.1914 |
| Completed | 03.1914 |
| Gross Tons | 224 |
| Nett Tons | 81 |
| Engine | 57 hp T.3-cyl by Alexander Hall & Sons Ltd, Aberdeen |
| Length | 121.3ft |
| Breadth | 22.5ft |
| Depth | 13ft |
| Owners | |
| 09.03.1914 | Registered at North Shields SN 27 |
| 03.1915 | Requisitioned and converted to minesweeper (Ad No 1181), fitted with listening Hydrophones, and based at Taranto Italy |
| 1919 | Returned to owners |
| 12.09.1928 | In collision with and sank steam drifter “Ocean Pride” INS 53 off Tolsta Head, Isle of Lewis, all crew rescued by “Princess Mary”; Owing to the bad weather and damage to her bows “Princess Mary” took shelter in Broad Bay until daylight with the Fleetwood trawler “Kosmos” standing by. |
| 1929 | Owned by Thomas L. Devlin & Sons, Granton Edinburgh (Thomas L. Devlin Jnr manager) |
| 02.11.1929 | North shields registry closed. |
| 11.1929 | Registered at Granton GN 11 |
| 02.1940 | Requisitioned and converted to minesweeper (P.No FY.876) based at Great Yarmouth. |
| 1942 | Owned by Thomas L Devlin & Sons Ltd, Granton Edinburgh (Thomas L. Devlin Jnr manager). |
| 09.1945 | Returned to Owners |
| 28.05.1950 | Towed by trawler "Colleague" GN 53, 100mls to Aberdeen. 18hrs in heavy seas after net fouled in propeller. |
| 1956 | Sold as scrap to BISCO (British Iron & Steel Co) for £4550. |
| 19.11.1956 | Arrived at Charlestown, Fife |
| 11.1956 | Scrapped by Shipbreaking Industries Ltd at Charlestown Fife |