Details
Function
Fishing Vessel
Location
Ardglass
Vessel type
Fishing Vessel
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Herd & MacKenzie, Buckie
Built in
1957
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
19.00 feet
(5.80m)
Depth
10.00 feet
(3.05m)
Length: Overall
65.11 feet
(19.86m)
History
Built in 1957 at Buckie, MAYFLOWER OF PORTAVOGIE is a fishing vessel of wooden construction. She was built for the Liebnitz brothers and her home port was Lossiemouth. She was sold to James Moore and came to Portavogie in 1984. In 2006 she was bought by her present owners and moved to Ardglass where she continues to operate as a fishing boat.
Sources
Olsen's Fisherman's Nautical Almanack 1998, E T W Dennis & Sons Ltd, pp641, Edition 122, 1998
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, The English Welsh and Northern Ireland Fishing Vessel List as at 30 June 1997, MAFF
Own this vessel?
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