Author: Trevor Hallifax

Spy GY 243

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 July 2020

Details to follow

Tags gy-243

Spurs GY 697

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 July 2020

Spurs Built 1962 Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd Goole for Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Grimsby registered to subsidiary company Wendover Steam Fishing Co
27/07/1978 Sold to the Huxley Fishing Co Ltd Lowestoft
Although the Spurs was given the fishing number LT 303 she was never actually used for fishing by the Colne Group
22/07/1978 Arrived at Lowestoft where she was laid up shortly afterwards
03/1980 Converted for oil rig support duties after a 20-month period of being laid up
14/06/1991 Sold for scrap to Spearing International
12/07/1991 The Spurs sailed for the breakers yard on the Thames

Her Details are

Official Number 130300
Yard Number 533
Call Sign GJZU
GT 439 NT 146
Dimensions 137.2 x 28 x 14.2
Foc’sle 28
Engines 4 stroke single acting diesel engine by Mirrlees National Ltd Stockport

Scrapped

Tags 1991-07-12, gy-697

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Spurs GY 515

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 July 2020

Spurs Built 1933 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank Middlesbrough for Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Grimsby
09/1939 Bought by the Admiralty served as an Auxiliary Patrol vessel
1946 Consolidated Fisheries bought Spurs and Registered GY 148
04/10/1961 The Hull tug Headman owned by the United Towing Co. Ltd left Hull to tow the Spurs back to Grimsby