Key details
- Current boat name
- Swift (Fiona)
- Boat class
- 7666
- Function
- Fishing and Hunting
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 6 / 20 ft
- Beam (m / ft)
- 2 / 6ft 6in
- Leeward
- Keel
- Masts
- One Wood
- Rig type
- Lug
- Propulsion
- Sail/engine
Design and build
- Date of build
- 1909-1911
- Place of build
- Peterhead
Current status
- Present use
- Museum
History
SWIFT (FIONA) was built at Peterhead between 1909 and 1911. She carried a single lug sail but at one time was fitted with an egine from a car. She was used for a brief period as a pilot boat boat, SWIFT was restored by the Scottish Fisheries Museum in 2003/4 and is now on display at Anstruther. January 2010 (Archive)