Swallow

Current boat name

Swallow

Boat class

7666

Function

Fishing and Hunting

Type

Length (m / ft)

5.64 / 18ft 6in

Beam (m / ft)

2 / 6ft 6in

Leeward

Keel

Masts

Two Wood

Rig type

Lug

Propulsion

Engine/sail/oar

Designer

Traditional

Date of build

1900 c

Place of build

Broadsea

Present use

Museum

SWALLOW was built by a Mr Barclay at Broadsea, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire around 1900. From the time she was built until she went to the Clyde in the late 1960's, she was sailed out of Fraserburgh for fishing haddock, cod and lobsters. From there she was often taken up to Baltasound on Unst, Shetland, on the deck of a herring boat and was used not only as lifeboat but also for ferrying people to and from shore. While in Shetland SWALLOW also took part in regattas at weekends. During the Second World War a diesel engine (make unknown) was fitted but this was removed just before 1970 when the boat was almost destroyed in a storm at Dunoon on the Clyde. She was largely re-built at Dumbarton by Mr Barclay's grandson. SWALLOW is currently on display at the Scottish Fisheries Museum at Anstruther, Fife. January 2010 (Archive) Significance : Example of class of small fishing vessel that was common in north of Scotland. This vessel was built in and fished out of Fraserburgh for seventy years