Registration number 974
Status Archived
a12admin
Comrages at sea
under sail

Details

Function Fishing Vessel
Subfunction Trawler
Location Arctic Norway
Archive reason Overseas Watch List
Current use Commercial Activity
Available to hire Yes
Available for excursions Yes
Info required Yes
Web address https://www.backyardaustria.com/

Construction

Builder Watt & Sons, John, Banff
Built in 1958
Hull material Wood
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Inboard diesel
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
17.00 feet (5.19m)
Depth
6.40 feet (1.95m)
Length: Overall
53.48 feet (16.31m)
Tonnage: Gross
24.00

History

Built in 1958 by John Watt of Banff for T Hutchison of Whalsay, COMRADES is a fishing vessel registered as LK325 and based in the Shetland Isles.

A private owner bought her in 1992 and she continued to operate as a fishing trawler.  In September 2018 she passed into new private ownership and has been berthed in Macduff at the same shipyard she was built where she is to undergo a refit.

Update, Jan 2024: Now under new ownership, COMRADES is registered in Austria and operates as an expedition boat for snowboarding and skiing holidays in Norway's Arctic Circle. 

We are lacking information on this particular vessel.  If you have any information on this vessel, past or present, please contact us.

Key dates

  • 1958

    Built by J Watt as a fishing trawler
  • 1992

    Bought by present owner, continues to fish

Sources

Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department, Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 1996, Government Statistical Service

Own this vessel?

If you are the owner of this vessel and would like to provide more details or updated information, please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk