Armed trawler Scottish

[Agustin Ruzafa]

Good morning, my name is Agustin Ruzafa live in Santiago de Compostela (Spain). I am dedicated to investigating events that occurred in my region during WW2. Now I am investigating the fall of a FW200 Kondor in Camariñas port on 2/1/1942 , this aircraft was damaged in combat with the armed trawler called SCOTTISH off the coast of Portugal. Belonged to the 14th anti-submarine striking force and in that combat a soldier died and another wounded and landed in Lisbon. Would you have more data on this boat? Shipyard, dimensions, armament, etc.
Thank you very much and greetings.

My page is: http://galiciaenlasgm.blogspot.com/

[DavidH]

Scottish:

Builders: Smiths Dock Co Ltd, Middlesbrough - Yard No: 1032
Launched: Wednesday 14th April 1937
Gross Tons: 558. Nett Tons: 222
Length: 178 feet 6 inches Beam: 28 feet 6 inches
Owners: Vinur Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby.
Port number: GY.397

Taken over by Royal Navy in October 1939; armed 1 x 4 inch gun (and probably machine guns)

March 1945, after war service, sold to the Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull. Renamed Kingston Pearl and registered as H.542.

1958 - Bought by Robins Trawlers Ltd, Hull and renamed Daystar.
1964 - transferred to Fleetwood.

Scrapped in 1964.

[Agustin Ruzafa]

My God that quickly, many thanks for your help, was stuck with this.
As end of the article publishes a review, and of course the quote in the section on sources.
Thank you very much and greetings.
Agustin Ruzafa

[Nick Clark]

Agustin

I have a record of HMS Scottish helping to destroy a FW 200 on 2/9/1942.

According to Kenneth Poolman's book Focke-Wulf Condor, Sourge Of The Atlantic (1978 Book Club Associates- London):
On September 2nd another FW was destroyed by the combined efforts of HMS Scottish's and the S S Grodno's Bofors, Oerlikons and 0.5 machine-guns.

Regards

Nick Clark
http://www.rnpatrolservice.org.uk
(http://www.harry-tates.org.uk)