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BRUCE's was a unique, unmodified motor Fifie, built by J N Miller at St Monans and launched 26 December 1926. She began life as a herring drifter and long liner. In 1950, she went over to purse seiner and general fishing. She was owned by the family of 'Bruce's of Arbroath' and was eventually sold in 1980.
Around 1990, she sank but was later raised in 1993. Re-nailed between 1994-5, she was converted to a live-aboard but kept as original as possible.
BRUCE's was registered with National Historic Ships UK in 1992 and was a vessel on the National Historic Fleet. She was subsequently reported to have been broken up in January 2020.
This craft is a previously registered historic vessel which no longer survives. At the time of its loss, the vessel details were entered on the National Archive of Historic Vessels. However, NHS-UK holds insufficient data to fully complete this record. If you are aware of any information, images, sources or other material relating to this vessel, please contact us on info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk.
Vessel reported broken up - as yet unconfirmed.
A Sustainability Grant of £1,500 towards the costs of work on the hull was made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships
A Sustainability Grant of £750 to cover the costs of lifting her out of the water, prior to work being done, was made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships
If you are the owner of this vessel and would like to provide more details or updated information, please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk
National Historic Ships UK acknowledges the financial support of its sponsors