Northern Princess LO 170

The Northern Princess was built in Germany by Deusche A & M Ag at Bremen in 1936 for Mac Line Ltd of Fleetwood.
She was Transferred to Grimsby in 1937 and fished with the Northern Fleet of Trawlers but was never registered at Grimsby
Requisitioned in 1939 as an Armed Boarding Vessel and an Anti Submarine Trawler.
She was lost on 07/03/1942 whilst on loan to the US Navy off Newfoundland West Atlantic.
She was one of a fleet of trawlers that sailed from Londonderry in February for the USA
She was believed to be lost off the Grand Banks when she ran into thick fog.
She disappeared over night and her loss According to Rohwer was torpedoed by U 587 in grid ref BB83 at 45 22N/ 55 59 W at 2043 hrs. 
Copies of the ships logs to follow

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
Walker	Harold	38	04/11/1939	Seaman Cook	HMT Northern Princess
Barry	William	22	08/03/1942	Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
Baynes	Anthony Ernest	18	08/03/1942	Ordinary Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
Biltcliff	George	28	08/03/1942	Signalman	HMT Northern Princess
Brannan	John	Unknown	08/03/1942	Ordinary Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
Burke	Dennis	Unknown	08/03/1942	Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
Crabbe	John	Unknown	08/03/1942	Stoker	HMT Northern Princess
Cracknell	Leslie George	Unknown	08/03/1942	Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
Davies	Thomas	21	08/03/1942	Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
Eagle	Robert William	43	08/03/1942	Stoker	HMT Northern Princess
Edwards	Robert Richardson Aitchison	Unknown	08/03/1942	Engineman	HMT Northern Princess
Finlay	James	21	08/03/1942	Able Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
Freeman	Walter John	Unknown	08/03/1942	Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
French	John	Unknown	08/03/1942	Seaman Steward	HMT Northern Princess
Hanlon	Ronald Walter	36	08/03/1942	Engineman	HMT Northern Princess
Hughes	Michael	23	08/03/1942	Stoker 2nd Class	HMT Northern Princess
Kevis	Leslie William	28	08/03/1942	Lieutenant	HMT Northern Princess
Laverack	James W	24	08/03/1942	Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
McDonald	Angus	30	08/03/1942	Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
McDonnell	Jack	Unknown	08/03/1942	Sub-Lieutenant	HMT Northern Princess
Macleod	Alexander	Unknown	08/03/1942	Ordinary Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
McQuarrie	Hugh	27	08/03/1942	Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
Marsden	Norman Terry	36	08/03/1942	Stoker	HMT Northern Princess
Marshall	Wetherill	25	08/03/1942	Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
Mills	William Alexander	Unknown	08/03/1942	Stoker	HMT Northern Princess
Murray	John	27	08/03/1942	Engineman	HMT Northern Princess
Norris	Ellis	24	08/03/1942	Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
Pegler	Albert	35	08/03/1942	Second Hand	HMT Northern Princess
Phillipson	Dryden Byrne	28	08/03/1942	Lieutenant	HMT Northern Princess
Prince	Harry Victor	23	08/03/1942	Leading Telegraphist	HMT Northern Princess
Roberts	Charles David	22	08/03/1942	Steward	HMT Northern Princess
Shaw	William	30	08/03/1942	Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
Shepard	Edward	30	08/03/1942	Lieutenant	HMT Northern Princess
Smart	Irvine John	19	08/03/1942	Ordinary Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
Smith	John	23	08/03/1942	Stoker	HMT Northern Princess
Thomson	Alexander Young	36	08/03/1942	Chief Engineman	HMT Northern Princess
Woodage	Harold John	Unknown	08/03/1942	Leading Seaman	HMT Northern Princess
Wright	Frank Espin	30	08/03/1942	Leading Cook	HMT Northern Princess
Yeoman	Leslie	22	08/03/1942	Seaman	HMT Northern Princess

Here are the Details

• LO 170
• Official No 165375
• 655 GT 243 NT
• Call Sign GYYY
• Pennant FY 4.06
• Yard No 568
• Dimensions 188.1 x 28.1 x 15.5
• Foc’sle 31′