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Details
Function
Fishing Vessel
Subfunction
Drifter
Location
Lerwick
Vessel type
Zulu
Current use
Museum based
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Web address
www.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk
Construction
Builder
Hay & Co Ltd, Lerwick
Built in
1904
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Schooner
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Sail
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
13.08
feet
(3.99
m)
Depth
6.26
feet
(1.91
m)
Length: Overall
42.89
feet
(13.08
m)
Tonnage: Gross
13.00
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
LOKI is an ex-Zulu fishing boat, with official number 161170, registered at Lerwick. She was designed by John Shewan and built by Hay & Co Ltd. in 1904 at Hays Dock, Lerwick. Her hull is carvel built with larch planking, oak frames and a redwood deck fastened with iron nails. She has a pointed bow, a plumb straight stem and a Zulu stern. She is rigged as a schooner with Bermudan sails. Her current engine is a BMC Commodore diesel, with four cylinders and 53 brake horsepower, made in 1960. LOKI was formerly known as MAGGIE HELEN. She later became an auxilliary fishing boat and was converted to a yacht in 1952. She cruised to Scandinavia every summer from 1953 to 1997. The vessel now has a new deck, keel, steel rudder and sheer strakes.
Sources
Classic Boat:The Mighty Zulu, January 1997
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