Viola (trawler)
Dias (foreground) with Albatros (heeled over) in the harbour at Grytviken, 1989. The ships have since been beached. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator | Hellyer Steam Fishing Company |
| Port of registry | Hull, 14 February 1906 |
| Builder | Cook, Welton & Gemmell |
| Yard number | 96 |
| Launched | 17 January 1906 |
| Identification | H868 |
| Status | Derelict (2009) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Fishing trawler/naval trawler |
| Tonnage | 179 GRT 55 NRT |
| Length | 108 ft 6 in (33.07 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
| Installed power | steam |
| Speed | 9.5 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. During her long career, she was known as HMT Viola, Kapduen, and Dias. She is currently beached at Grytviken in South Georgia, though there are currently plans afoot to return her to Hull.