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LK330 Vega LK


LK330 Vega LK

Lerwick,10/11/96.



    Built Arctic Riever for Boyd Line, Hull but reg GN23 ..just under 42m. Sold to Shetland '86.  On her 2nd trip to Rockall, landed 950 boxes (800 of that was squid) grossing £86,144 for 5 days fishing. (That was  Aug. 1986!!!) Opened up grounds the hard way...tear & mend.
    Interesting to see this boat as she was built here on the Tyne  8)

    Built: 1975-07 Clelands Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. - Wallsend Yard/hull No.: 331
    Hull Material:Steel; Hull Connections:Welded; Decks:1 dk

    Launched: 14.4.75

    IMO: 7366130

    Former Names:
    1975-07 Arctic Riever
    1986-00 Vega C. S.
    1989-00 VEGA L. K.

    Owner: Sunbeam Fishing Co Ltd - UK

    Length Overall 40.530
    Length (BP) 35.000
    Length (Reg) 38.130
    Breadth Extreme 9.560
    Breadth Moulded 9.450
    Draught 3.785
    Depth 4.750
    Gross 401
    Net 120

    1 oil engine single reduction geared to screw shaft driving 1 CP propeller
    Total Power: Mcr 1,250kW (1,700hp)
    Service Speed: 12.00kts

    Regards

    Steve E.
    Thanks, Steve. Some interesting info on her. Just press "Vega Shetland Trawler" on your search engine, and read some amazing stuff! For her short time in the islands, they've worked out that if all the fish she caught were laid out on the road between Lerwick & Scalloway (6.6 miles), the fish boxes would be "14 across" all the way!!  Prime stuff, so sharpen your knives, boys!!!

    king pin R018
    Mar 30 2009 10:05 PM
    must hav went through some weather wae all that paint off she made some money by the sounds of it. 8) ;) ;)
    Engineer aboard told me she was a good ship in weather... as her head fell, he was often airborne in his bunk forrard,  punching off to Rockall! Biggest shot was 2160 boxes cod from Bear Island. Landed 182,000 boxes (4300 of those were monk),
    grossing over £10m. in her 11yrs in Shetland.
    sure this one went on fire just after she came to granton,galley was gutted we were sent to the fire training school at Mcdonald Road for fire safety course for 4 days incase any future incedents