HMT STRATHGARRY
HMT Strathgarry. (No 5) 06/07/1915
Displacement: 202 grt.
Length: 38 m. Beam: 7 m. Draught: 4 m.
Propulsion: 1 x 3-cyl. Triple expansion engine, 1 boiler, 1 screw.
Complement: officers and men.
Armament:
Displacement: 202 grt.
Length: 38 m. Beam: 7 m. Draught: 4 m.
Propulsion: 1 x 3-cyl. Triple expansion engine, 1 boiler, 1 screw.
Complement: officers and men.
Armament:
Aberdeen Steam Trawling And Fishing Co. Aberdeen Museum
Steel trawler Strathgarry was built by Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd., Aberdeen in 1906 and registered in Aberdeen with the Aberdeen Steam Trawling And Fishing Co as A97.
Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 05 September 1906
LAUNCH OF TWIN TRAWLERS AT ABERDEEN. WILLIAM PYPER ON ROYAL VISIT HONOURS. Messrs Hail, Russell, and Company, Limited, yesterday launched from their yard two steam trawlers built the order of the Aberdeen Steam Trawling and Fishing Company, Ltd. The of the vessels are— (8.P.), 112 feet inches; breadth. 21 feet 9 inches; and depth, 12 feet 8 Steel boilers and triple expansion engines will be supplied, and fitted by the builders. As the twin vessels left the ways, they were named, respectively, the Strathavon, Miss Marjorie Bruce, Dublin; and the Strathgarry, Mrs Harry Dunn, wife of the skipper. Among those present the launch wore John Brown of Redhall, managing director of the Aberdeen Steam Trawling and Fishing Company, and Miss Dolly Brown; William Pyper of Hillhead, Major Paterson, Mr. Stormont, Messrs J. Brander, solicitor; John Kerr, John Devlin, Newhaven, Captain Harry Dunn, of the Strathgarry G. S. Tadman, and Miss Gray, and Messrs James Hunter, H. Wilson, J. H Anderson, Francis Coutts, James Hunter, jun., and Thomas Law, of Hall, Russell, and Company.
In 1915 Strathgarry was taken over by the Admiralty as a Boom Defence boat as HMT Strathgarry (Admiralty No.5).
History
Dundee Courier - Thursday 18 August 1910
TRAWLER CAPTURED BY GUNBOAT. The trawler Strathgarry (A. 97), have been within the three-mile limit. captured at Fair Isle yesterday the gunboat Ring, and sent to Lerwick. her starboard gear was landed under superintendence of the fishery officers.
TRAWLER CAPTURED BY GUNBOAT. The trawler Strathgarry (A. 97), have been within the three-mile limit. captured at Fair Isle yesterday the gunboat Ring, and sent to Lerwick. her starboard gear was landed under superintendence of the fishery officers.
Shetland News - Saturday 24 September 1910
A VERY SERIOUS OFFENCE. Mr Maclennan (procurator-fiscal depute) said this was a very serious offence., Accused deliberately covered up his vessel's number and name, and then proceeded to fish inside the three-mile limit off Fair Isle. There were many complaints of trawlers doing exactly what the accused did on this occasion in that particular locality. These offences were very difficult to detect. Trawlers had been reported over and over again for committing these offences at this same spot by the Fair Isle fishermen. It was very difficult for those inshore to identify the vessel, especially: when. its name was concealed. Besides trawling without lights is in itself very serious for other ships. His Majesties Ship Ringdove happened to passing from Lerwick to Orkney and detected the Strathgarry fishing. The Ringdove bore down on her, and sent a man on board. He could not see anyone, and the ship to be twice searched from end to end before accused came on deck. He admitted that it was a fair capture, and said he would have to plead guilty to it. He told the police that he had often been at the game before, but had never been caught. This showed the deliberate manner in which these offences were gone about. Accused denied that he had made these remarks to the police.
The Sheriff said that did not affect the case, as accused had pleaded guilty to the charge. He did not suppose accused was able to pay a large sum. Asked if he was able to pay £100. Husband replied that he was not able to pay the half of it as he had not done so well at the fishing.
The Sheriff imposed a fine of £60 of 40 days for the first offence; £l0, or 20 days for the second; and £l0, or 20 days for the third being £80, or 80 days imprisonment for all. Accused decided to go to prison for forty days instead of paying the fine for the first offences, but to pay the fines of £20 in all for the second and third offences.
A VERY SERIOUS OFFENCE. Mr Maclennan (procurator-fiscal depute) said this was a very serious offence., Accused deliberately covered up his vessel's number and name, and then proceeded to fish inside the three-mile limit off Fair Isle. There were many complaints of trawlers doing exactly what the accused did on this occasion in that particular locality. These offences were very difficult to detect. Trawlers had been reported over and over again for committing these offences at this same spot by the Fair Isle fishermen. It was very difficult for those inshore to identify the vessel, especially: when. its name was concealed. Besides trawling without lights is in itself very serious for other ships. His Majesties Ship Ringdove happened to passing from Lerwick to Orkney and detected the Strathgarry fishing. The Ringdove bore down on her, and sent a man on board. He could not see anyone, and the ship to be twice searched from end to end before accused came on deck. He admitted that it was a fair capture, and said he would have to plead guilty to it. He told the police that he had often been at the game before, but had never been caught. This showed the deliberate manner in which these offences were gone about. Accused denied that he had made these remarks to the police.
The Sheriff said that did not affect the case, as accused had pleaded guilty to the charge. He did not suppose accused was able to pay a large sum. Asked if he was able to pay £100. Husband replied that he was not able to pay the half of it as he had not done so well at the fishing.
The Sheriff imposed a fine of £60 of 40 days for the first offence; £l0, or 20 days for the second; and £l0, or 20 days for the third being £80, or 80 days imprisonment for all. Accused decided to go to prison for forty days instead of paying the fine for the first offences, but to pay the fines of £20 in all for the second and third offences.
Shetland Times - Saturday 20 January 1912
Trawlers Take Shelter. The trawlers Strathgarrie and Vale of Leven arrived at Lerwick, the former on Wednesday evening, and the latter on Thursday afternoon, after having experienced the full force of the storm, and took shelter in the harbour. Both trawlers had been at sea for a week, but had sustained no damage. The Strathgarrie had dodged under the shelter of Fair Isle since the storm broke.
Trawlers Take Shelter. The trawlers Strathgarrie and Vale of Leven arrived at Lerwick, the former on Wednesday evening, and the latter on Thursday afternoon, after having experienced the full force of the storm, and took shelter in the harbour. Both trawlers had been at sea for a week, but had sustained no damage. The Strathgarrie had dodged under the shelter of Fair Isle since the storm broke.
The Loss
HMT Strathgarry was sunk in a collision with the battleship HMS Monarch at the boom in Hoxa Sound at 3.30 am on 6 July 1915 when the 2nd Battle Squadron were returning to the anchorage in Scapa Flow.
HMS Monarch
The Wreck Today.
HMT Strathgarry has the UKHO Wreck Card 980. The wreck was first located by ''Hunting Surveys'' in 1974.
The wreck was further investigated in 1975 by HMS Herald by side scan sonar and sweep was deployed and did not snag the wreck when set to a depth of 33m. HMS Herald recorded an echo sounder depth over wreck of 49.4m in a seabed depth of 55m. The wreck was recorded orientated 100/280 deg with slight scouring to the north east.
The wreck of HMT Strathgarry lies in position 58°49,692'N 03°03,028'W in approximately 57m of water.
The wreck was further investigated in 1975 by HMS Herald by side scan sonar and sweep was deployed and did not snag the wreck when set to a depth of 33m. HMS Herald recorded an echo sounder depth over wreck of 49.4m in a seabed depth of 55m. The wreck was recorded orientated 100/280 deg with slight scouring to the north east.
The wreck of HMT Strathgarry lies in position 58°49,692'N 03°03,028'W in approximately 57m of water.
Photos: Naomi Watson
HMT Strathgarry. Wayne Allen.
