14075: Tern

Boat – Tern
Registered 1893

No. Sy 783
24ft Keel
Mast and Lug sail. Decked
5 Ton
5 man crew
Line fishing

Owner/Skipper – Donald Maclennan (Domhnall Dhonnchaidh) 26 Kirkibost
Builder William Gardiner, Banff
Sold in 1902 to Angus Macdonald (Snaggan) Tobson.
Reg transferred 02/11/1926 to son Tim then on 19/11/1946 to another son Murdigan
Mortgage of 36/2/0 in 16 shares plus 3.5% interest loan from Secretary of State
Engine filled
Mortgage discharged 30/08/1949
Reg. Closed 1958.

When The Tern was new, she was fishing off The Flannans when the Bodach Beag’s boat was lost.