Largo Law | National Historic Ships

Registration number 1620

Status Archived

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Details

Function Service Vessel

Subfunction Pilot Vessel

Location NONE

Vessel type Pilot Cutter

Archive reason Disposed

Current use Private use

Available to hire No

Available for excursions No

Info required Yes

Construction

Builder Miller, James N & Son Ltd, St Monans

Built in 1924

Hull material Wood

Rig Gaff Cutter

Number of decks 2

Number of masts 2

Propulsion Motor

Number of engines 1

Primary engine type Diesel

Boiler type None

Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam

16.49 feet (5.03m)

Depth

6.00 feet (1.83m)

Length: Overall

59.97 feet (18.29m)

History

LARGO LAW was built by Millers of St Monans in 1924 for use as a Pilot Cutter for the Forth Pilotage Authority. She is carvel built of oak frames and larch planking fastened with iron nails. In addition to her engine she was rigged with a full set of sails which in practice were never used as it was realised the cutter could easily manoeuvre alongside vessels for the purpose of boarding and landing pilots. However the sails remained, unused, until after the Second World War.

She ceased her work as a pilot cutter in 1971 and had three private owners before being bought by her present owners from a demolition company who were going to cut her up for scrap. A restoration is proceeding. There is an oil painting of LARGO LAW in Trinity House and a scale model of her in North Berwick Museum.

'This craft is a previously registered historic vessel which no longer survives. At the time of its loss, the vessel details were entered on the National Archive of Historic Vessels. However, NHS-UK holds insufficient data to fully complete this record. If you are aware of any information, images, sources or other material relating to this vessel, please contact us on info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk.'