The introduction of the transom stern into the seiner-trawler fleet
in the mid-twentieth century was one of the most radical departures
in Scottish wooden fishing craft design since the development of
the cruiser stern after the First World War. During the 1970s there
also grew a colossal demand for steel boats, particularly among the
herring trawling and purse seining fleets of north-east Scotland.
By 1973 more than 15 British firms were building steel boats for
Scottish owners. Based on her original fieldwork and using her own
photographs, Gloria Wilson traces these developments and their
links to economic and social trends in the fishing industry, both
ashore and afloat. This fascinating book charts the tragedies and
bizarre twists of fate that characterised this turbulent era,
including the boats that were lost with all hands, and the
boatyards forced to close, leaving half-built vessels on their
slipways.
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