Coot (Trawler)
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The Coot (GK 310) was the first Icelandic trawler
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She was built in 1892 by the Glasgow
firm William H. Hamilton & Co. and purchased in Aberdeen
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Prior to the arrival of the Coot there had attempts by various foreign owned companies to run trawling fleets off Iceland but these had not proved commercially successful. A Devon fisherman Mr. Pike Ward registered a trawler in Iceland, the Utopia, but it was not a commercial success due to what might be termed alcohol related human capital problems.
The Coot operated from Hafnarfjörður
between 1905 and 1908. It was owned by Icelandic entrepreneurs who founded fishing business Fiskveiðihlutafélag Faxaflóa. It was driven by a steam engine and fished using a trawl.
The ship's kettle can be found by the roundabout on the junction of Reykjavíkurvegur, Strandgata and Vesturgata.
A painting of the Coot was used as a design for a stamp issued in 1985 March 2004. The stamp bears the title Fyrsti Togarinn Á Íslandi, Coot 1904 and its value, 50.00.
Trawler
A fishing trawler is a commercial fishing vessel designed to operate fishing trawls. Trawling is a method of fishing that involves actively dragging or pulling a trawl through the water behind one or more trawlers. Trawls are fishing nets that are pulled along the bottom of the sea or in midwater...
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She was built in 1892 by the Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
firm William H. Hamilton & Co. and purchased in Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
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Prior to the arrival of the Coot there had attempts by various foreign owned companies to run trawling fleets off Iceland but these had not proved commercially successful. A Devon fisherman Mr. Pike Ward registered a trawler in Iceland, the Utopia, but it was not a commercial success due to what might be termed alcohol related human capital problems.
The Coot operated from Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarfjörður is a port town and municipality located on the south-west coast of Iceland, about 10 km south of Reykjavík....
between 1905 and 1908. It was owned by Icelandic entrepreneurs who founded fishing business Fiskveiðihlutafélag Faxaflóa. It was driven by a steam engine and fished using a trawl.
The ship's kettle can be found by the roundabout on the junction of Reykjavíkurvegur, Strandgata and Vesturgata.
A painting of the Coot was used as a design for a stamp issued in 1985 March 2004. The stamp bears the title Fyrsti Togarinn Á Íslandi, Coot 1904 and its value, 50.00.