Coot (trawler)

The Coot (GK 310) was the first Icelandic trawler. She was built in 1892 by the Glasgow firm William H. Hamilton & Co. and purchased in Aberdeen. 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.

Coot (trawler)

The Coot (GK 310) was the first Icelandic trawler. She was built in 1892 by the Glasgow firm William H. Hamilton & Co. and purchased in Aberdeen. 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.