The Northern Sun was built by Cochrane & Sons of Selby in 1956.
Original name Wyre Mariner FD 34
She sailed out of Fleetwood for part of her career and during this time landed over 1 Million Pounds worth of Fish before leaving for Grimsby to sail with the Northern Fleet on 04/1968.
She registered as GY 2 but retained the original name.
05/1968 Renamed
She was the largest trawler of the Northern Fleet
Here are the Details
- Official Number 187848
- Yard Number 1412
- GT 657 NT 244
- Dimensions 169 x 30.5 x 16
- Foc’sle 28′
- Funnel Colours Blue with black top and Blue Letters B U T between wavy Blue Lines on white band
She was Finally Scrapped in 1976