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Registration number
2338
Status
Archived
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Previous names
- Ocean Queen
Details
Function
Fishing Vessel
Subfunction
Ring-netter
Location
Unknown
Vessel type
Ringnetter
Archive reason
More information required
Current use
Unknown
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Weatherhead, William & Son, Cockenzie
Built in
1936
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
15.50 feet
(4.73m)
Depth
5.00 feet
(1.53m)
Length: Overall
48.50 feet
(14.79m)
History
LOTHIAN QUEEN is a fishing vessel of timber construction, larch on oak frames with a Ford Lehman diesel engine. She was built by Weatherheads of Cockenzie in 1936. The vessel had a full career in commercial fishing until 1985. She fished in the North Sea herring industry and has also fished the West Coast based at Douglas, Isle of Man. During World War II she was requisitioned for service but details are not known. She has historical significance as part of the North Sea herring industry towards the end of its classic years. Her profile is as it was in the 1930s.
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