Screw Steamer TRITON built by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in 1902 for James Coats Jr, Paisley, Yacht

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Name	Official number	Flag	IMO
TRITON	115677	GBR	8978356
Year built	Date launched	Date completed
1902	27/02/1902
Vessel type	Vessel description
Yacht	Steel Screw Steamer
Builder		Yard	Yard no
Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Troon			105

Tonnage	Length	Breadth	Depth
290 grt / 58 nrt /	147.5 ft	22.5 ft	13.1 ft
Engine builder	Dunsmuir & Jackson Ltd., Govan
Engine detail
Twin T3cyl (10, 16, 26 - 18in) 91-100nhp. 100lbs. 2-screw 1923 converted to oil-firing and reboilered 1978 re-engined twin M6cyl 4SA 175x205mm MTU-Mercedes-Maybach MB836B, 1740bhp 13kn

First owner	First port of register	Registration date
James Coats Jr, Paisley	Glasgow	06/05/1902
Other names
1913 RHOUMA - 1923 OSPREY - 1939 HINIESTA - 1953 PRESIDENT ROBERTS - 1954 HINIESTA - 1972 MADIZ
Subsequent owner and registration history
1912 George Bullough, Redmarley Glos. 1919 Vincent S E Grech, London 1923 Charles O Liddell, Chepstow 1928 Thomas Sackville-Manning, London 1934 Wilfred D Wills, London 1939 Frederick G P Preston, Landford Wilts. 194x Admiralty, London 1946 Frederick G P Preston, Landford Wilts. 1951 Benjamin Meaker, London 1953 Steam Yacht 'President Roberts' Inc, Monrovia - reg Monrovia 1954 Camper & Nicholson Ltd, Gosport - reg Southampton 1955 North Marine & Industrial Consultants Ltd, London 1964 North & Partners Ltd, London 1968 Constantine (Costas) Keletchekis (Keletsekis), Tehran 1971 K M Corporation, Monrovia - mng A Sahinis, Piraeus - reg Panama 1972 Costas Keletsekis - mng Ross Persian Sea Foods Corp, Tehran 198x Conduct Shipping Co 1993 Prince Trading Corporation (Costas Keletsekis), Monrovia & Athens 2002 reg UAE 2011 reg Valletta
Vessel history
1914 279grt 110nrt 1/10/1914-2/4/1919 on Admiralty service as auxiliary patrol vessel 1923 lengthened by Scott's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Greenock: 319grt 140nrt 361tm, 156.7 x 22.5 x 13.1ft 9/1939 on Admiralty service as anti-submarine yacht, and later purchased 1942-1946 in service as a calibrating yacht (development of radio direction finding - radar) 1945 carried king George VI, Queen Elisabeth and Princess Elisabeth down the river Foyle on a victory tour of Londonderry. 1953-1954 believed used as state yacht of Liberia 1968 failed to sell at auction at Christie's (laid up in Piraeus). 1969 lengthened 2003-2006 major refit at Keilaidis Shipyard, Perama, including returning to her original Lloyd's Register +100A1 class (reportedly the oldest vessel to achieve this): 332gt 147nt, 47.79/55.40 x 6.85 x 3.99 (dr 3.35)m
Remarks
Designed by George L Watson
End year	Fate / Status
	In Service
Disposal Detail
In service 2015