Blue Crusader

Blue Crusader
Blue Crusader
Blue Crusader
iBase ID
263738
Vessel name
Blue Crusader
Fishing number
A251
Type of vessel
MT
Year constructed
1958
Constructed by
J. Lewis & Sons Ltd
Constructed at
Aberdeen
Gross tons
274
Length
121 ft
Beam
25.10 ft
Depth
12 ft
Construction notes
Yard No. 277
Owner/Manager
Crusader Fishing Co Ltd
Date sunk
January 1965
Place sunk
Shetlands
Casualties
January 1965 - Fred Baker, Thomas Slater, John Ronald, William Anderson, Arthur Duncan, William Reid, Hugh McKenzie, Alex Cruikshank, Alfred Copeland Jnr, Arthur Forman, David Stanger, Alex Grubb, Colin Kay
General notes
The Blue Crusader sank with all her crew in a force 12 gale off North Ronaldsway in the Shetlands in January 1965.

Information Courtesy of Robin Couperwhite:
The Aberdeen trawler Blue Crusader A251 was lost on the 13/14 January 1965 with her crew off the island of North Ronaldsay, the most northerly of the Orkney islands.
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