Can anyone identify this fishing boat ?

[Flattybasher9]

I am coming to the conclusion that the comment "Ident PD 131" is relating to boat "Identification PD 131" and not the actual name.

Regards

Malky

[Forfarian]

I don't know enough about NE coast local papers but wonder if the Press and Journal was on the go then ?

The Aberdeen Journal evolved into the Press and Journal.

[Flattybasher9]

I have tried Peterhead Port Authority, they dont know, the Maritime Museum seemingly is no more, so I have sent an e-mail off to BuchanRoots. I await their reply.

Regards

Malky

[Isabel H]

Flattybasher, this seems to show Ident is the name.

http://www.fishingboatheritage.com/index.php/scotland/38-peterhead/1984-pd-131-ident-1889

[Flattybasher9]

Yes, I saw that, but I am surmising that this has been taken from the press reports on the incident, and possibly misconstrued as the boat's name.

Regards

Malky

[Isabel H]

You are probably right, but under References it cites Scottish Fishermens Nautical Almanac. I've no idea how much or information that might contain though.

[jcmac]

Hello all,
Back on the machine again and grateful for input so far.
Isabel H - #8 includes the name Wood - can you clarify ?

I note that the fbh website records a lot of boat details for Peterhead under 1889 which is 10 years after the incident so I am not sure of the source for the limited details under PD131. The Scottish Fishermens Nautical Almanac sounds like a reasonable one but I have no experience of its history or content.
Could PD131 have been (Ei/I)dent with later change of name to Alert ?

Malky - thanks for your query to BuchanRoots - hope you hear from them.
jcmac 

[Isabel H]

The name Wood....I hadn't noticed that anomaly, but looked again at the report and that is exactly as printed.
The report in Aberdeen Journal 06 September 1879 is identical.

Isabel

[fifer1947]

Flattybasher, this seems to show Ident is the name.

http://www.fishingboatheritage.com/index.php/scotland/38-peterhead/1984-pd-131-ident-1889

From that list it clearly shows Ident reg 1889 (ie PD 131 Ident 1889) registered a full 10 years after the incident which claimed the life of Donald.

The PD is Peterhead, master was William Stephen same guy, so this is a new replacement boat not the one involved in 1879.