– call for local memorial

He left behind a wife and three children, one only a few months old.

Peter has called for a memorial to be created so the tragedy is never forgotten on Tayside. The names of the dead are included in the Tower Hill Memorial in London to commemorate civilian merchant sailors and fishermen who were killed as a result of enemy action and have no known grave.

There is no memorial to the victims of the disaster closer to home, and Peter believes that should change.

“I’m 84 now and I hope my life goes on for much longer.

“But while I am here I will keep talking about the Ben Attow tragedy because it must never be forgotten.

“There is a memorial at Tower Hill but it’s a shame that there has never been a plaque put in place in Dundee.

“I think the lifeboat shed would be the perfect place for something to remember the victims.

“I hope I can see it within my lifetime,” he said.

The Ben Attow grossed 156 tons and was built in Aberdeen in 1900.

During September 1934, MP Mr Dingle Foot had spent a number of days at sea aboard the ship, which had previously been regarded as one of the “lucky” ships in the Dundee fleet.

The disaster left the close community of Broughty Ferry in a state of shock, leading Rev William Campbell of St James’ Church in Broughty Ferry to offer his condolences to relatives of the crew.

The Courier did not report the loss of the Ben Attow until March 4, after the boat’s owner, Cameron & Mcfarlane Ltd, confirmed it had been destroyed.

It said: “The unusually cheery groups of fisherman along the foreshore at Broughty Ferry were saddened yesterday when hopes for the safety of the Dundee trawler Ben Attow were abandoned.

“The Ben Attow is feared lost of the Firth of Forth with her crew of nine, most of them from Broughty Ferry.”

Luigi Schiavetta was among the victims of the Ben Attow, lost to a German mine during the Second World War.