DS 7 Kelly

billmaca · Mar 22, 2006

did she ever go to the Danish style seine net, she's got the stem for it

wully farquhar · Mar 23, 2006

Wsa built for the anchor seine,but was not to long at the job before being switched to the clam dredges.

Trawldoor · Mar 24, 2006

Wully,
You sure about that? If my memory serves, Kelly was built at Gerrards of Arbroath for PD. I am sure she was a trawler. She might have been rigged for flydragging but anchor seining? By the way, I am not sure and if anyone knows different (Davie??)I would be interested to know some more about her.
Best regards
TD

wully farquhar · Mar 24, 2006

No TD, i am kinda sure she was built by Herdies in Buckie 1982 for some GY outfit.
Cheers,--------Wully.

Gavin Gait · Mar 24, 2006

There was a bit about her in the Fishing news earlier this year i'll see if I can dig it out and put it up. She was built at Herdies in Buckie in 1982 but I think she was built as a trawler for Scarborough or Whitby but thats in the article and i'll post the info up over the weekend.

Davie

OAK LEAF · Mar 24, 2006

Was she not named after Lord louis Mountbatten's famous destroyer,with some links to the Tyne

Trawldoor · Mar 24, 2006

The boat I was thinking of was the PD 'Margo'....Different boat a'thegither!! They do look vaguely similar. Well, that's my excuse anyway lol !!

Gavin Gait · Mar 25, 2006

Right i've found the Fishing News the Kelly's in here goes:
"Built in 1982 at Herd & MacKenzie at Buckie as a Gillnetter for Danbrit ( Fishsalesmen ) , Grimsby. Later converted to trawling when she was bought by Lockers Trawlers of Whitby. John McAlister bought her in 1994 when MacDuff shipyards converted her for Scallop dredging"

So there ya go I knew she had been trawling out of Whitby but didn't know she'd been built for the gillnets.

Davie ( hoping that the Fishing News disnae mind me putting up the info lol , sure they winnae as its nae word for word !!! )

billmaca · Mar 25, 2006

what was the reason for the anchor seine style hawse in the stem did'nt think they would need that for gillnetting,

Gavin Gait · Mar 25, 2006

I think it was just for a normal anchor. The used to shoot all there nets and anchor close to the end of the 1st fleet shot for a few hours before starting to haul the gear. She might have been designed to be converted into an anchor seiner tho in case the gill nets didn't pay there way.

Only a thought thats all.

Davie

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