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Coot (trawler)

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History
NameCoot
OwnerPurchased in Aberdeen
Port of registry United Kingdom
BuilderWilliam H. Hamilton & Co., Glasgow
Completed1892
IdentificationGK 310
OwnerFiskveiðihlutafélag Faxaflóa
Port of registry Iceland
In serviceOperated from Hafnarfjörður between 1905 and 1908
General characteristics
Class and typeTrawler
PropulsionSteam engine

The Coot (GK 310) was the first Icelandic trawler.

She was built in 1892 by the Glasgow firm William H. Hamilton & Co. and purchased in Aberdeen.

Prior to the arrival of the Coot there had attempts by various foreign owned companies to run trawling fleets off Iceland but these had not proved commercially successful. A Devon fisherman Mr. Pike Ward registered a trawler in Iceland, the Utopia, but it was not a commercial success due to what might be termed alcohol related human capital problems.[1]

The Coot operated from Hafnarfjörður between 1905 and 1908. It was owned by Icelandic entrepreneurs who founded fishing business Fiskveiðihlutafélag Faxaflóa. It was driven by a steam engine and fished using a trawl.[2] [3]

The ship's kettle can be found by the roundabout on the junction of Reykjavíkurvegur, Strandgata and Vesturgata.

A painting of the Coot was used as a design for a stamp issued in March 2004. The stamp bears the title Fyrsti Togarinn Á Íslandi, Coot 1904 and its value, 50.00.[2]

References

  1. ^ "SEAGULL M4 - first Icelandic trawler]". Ship's Nostalgia, online community. 17 November 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Iceland: The Trawler Coot". Stamp News International. 13 March 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Iceland Timeline: 1904". The Road to Home Rule. Retrieved 27 August 2011.