Help with lines and GA drawings of steam trawler ‘Nerine’

[MzeeParticipant @mzee]

Good day all steam trawler enthusiasts.

I have been asked to make a model of the steam trawler from which the first known to science coelacanth was caught back in 1938 and I wonder whether anyone can come up with GA and lines drawings of this type of vessel.

The "Nerine" was built by Hall Russell in 1925 (Yatd Number 688) for Irvin & Johnson of South Africa. Her identical sister ships were the "Disa" (Yard No. 684) and "Arum" (Yard No. 689). The "Nerine" became HMSAS minesweeper trawler "Nerine" during WW-II and achieved a second claim to fame as one of the vessels engaged in the rescue attempts and recovery of stores and cargo from the ill-fated "Dunedin Star" which went aground off the Namibian coast in 1942.

I have managed to look at some GA drawings of the "Arum" at this website but presume this is copyright as I cannot download it!

**LINK**

I would be most grateful if anyone can come up with any information that would help me make a model which would be the centre-piece of the updated coelacanth display in the JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology (now called the South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity!)

Regards,

Robin

[MzeeParticipant @mzee]

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Robin,

It would appear that the plans are held by Aberdeen City Counci, probably by their Maritime Museum. They have a website here plus links to other sources of research here

You can contact them by email from the firs link above.

Colin

[MzeeParticipant @mzee]

Very many thanks Colin. Am following up these leads. Your prompt response most appreciated.

Regards, Robin

[MzeeParticipant @mzee]

Many thanks for the heads up Colin. I have been in touch with the Aberdeen Maritime Museum who will be sending me lines and GA drawings as soon as they have completed their archives shake-up. Perhaps later this year I'll begin a thread on the build of this 1930s trawler.

Regards,

Robin

[Keith LongParticipant @keithlong89920]

Robin

To save a copy of the GA that you've found, simply open the link, position your mouse pointer over the image and click the right mouse button. You should get a dropdown menu with one entry being "save image as … " or similar (depending on browser bering used). Click on that menu item and you should then be given a coice of where to save it on your computer and what title to give it. Once saved you shopuld eb able to manipulate it with suitable sofware for your purposes.

Keith

[MzeeParticipant @mzee]

Hello Keith. Thanks – I've save thousands of Internet pages and pics like this. However this particular one seems to be copyright protected. All one gets is a .GIF file measuring 1 x 1 pixels!!!! I have, however, been in contact with the Aberdeen Maritime Museum people who will be sending me copies of the GA drawings as well as lines drawings of this trawler and her many identical 'siblings'!

I appreciate your help.

Robin

[Keith LongParticipant @keithlong89920]

Robin

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Keith

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