Viola (trawler)

Viola and Albatros in Grytviken
Dias (foreground) with Albatros (heeled over) in the harbour at Grytviken, 1989. The ships have since been beached.
History
Name
  • Viola (1906)
  • HMT Viola (1914)
  • Kapduen (1919)
  • Dias (1926)
Owner
  • Hellyer Steam Fishing Company (1906-14)
  • Admiralty (1914 - 1919)
  • A/S Sandsfjord Trawlfiskelskap, Norway (1919-1926)
  • Compañía Argentina de Pesca SA 1926
OperatorHellyer Steam Fishing Company
Port of registryHull, 14 February 1906
BuilderCook, Welton & Gemmell
Yard number96
Launched17 January 1906
IdentificationH868[1]
StatusDerelict (2009)
General characteristics
Class and typeFishing trawler/naval trawler
Tonnage179 GRT 55 NRT[2]
Length108 ft 6 in (33.07 m)
Beam21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Installed powersteam
Speed9.5 knots (10.9 mph; 17.6 km/h)

The Viola is a steam trawler built in 1906 in Hull. She is the oldest surviving steam trawler in the world.[3][4] During her long career, she was known as HMT Viola, Kapduen, and Dias.[5][6] She is currently beached at Grytviken in South Georgia, though there are currently plans afoot to return her to Hull.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference KINCM:1993.156.381 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference cwgp83 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference hdm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Shields was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference hulltrawler was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference lloydsregister was invoked but never defined (see the help page).