Author: Trevor Hallifax

Ross Cougar built 11/12/1957 Cochranes of Selby for Derwent Trawlers
Completed on 06/1958
01/1959 to Ross Trawlers
10/1959 went to Yorkshire Trawlers
4/1962 to G F Sleights
10/1967 back to Ross Trawlers
11/1969 British United Trawlers 
03/1979 back to G F Sleight
05/1985 No longer fishing became Rig Stand By vessel 
Renamed Cam Cougar

Here are the Details 

• Official No 181349
• Call Sign MYGV
• Yard No 1428
• 355 GT 127 NT
• Dimensions 127.5 x 26.5 x 13
• Q 67′ F 24′ 
• Funnel Colours Blue with black top and blue letters B U T between wavy blue lines on a white band.

Ross Civet Built 10/1960 for Ross Trawlers Grimsby
18/10/1961 Sold to Dennis Roberts Fishing Co Grimsby
31/03/1966 Went to Ross Trawlers Grimsby
01/07/1969 Became part of B.U.T
30/09/1969 Sold to Goweroak Grimsby
29/09/1982 Sold to B.U.T Grimsby
07/02/1985 Sold to CAM Shippingand converted to a Stand by Vessel
06/1992 Laid Up11/1993 Sold to Gulf of Guinea Based in Portugal
1993 Grimsby Registry Closed
2015 Believed to be still in service

Her Details are

• Official Number 301842 not 302842 as wrongly reported in Olsens
• Yard Number 1451
• Call Sign GHGG
• GT352 NT 116
• Dimensions 127.5 x 26.5 x 13
• Foc’sle 24
• Engines Ruston & Hornsby 1025 bhp 6 Cyl 11.0 Knots

Ross Cheetah built 22/06/1959 Cochranes of Selby for Yorkshire Trawlers being completed on 11/1959
04/1962 she went to G F Sleight of Grimsby
10/1967 went to Ross Trawlers
11/1969 Sold on to British United Trawlers
09/1985 she was no longer fishing but had been converted into a rig stand by vessel Renamed Cam Cheetah
2000 she was renamed Rio Congo

Her Details are 

• Official No 301819 
• Yard Number 1443
• 354 GT 116 Nt
• Dimensions 127.5 x 26.5 x 13
• Quarter deck of 67′ and a Foc’sle of 24′

Ross Beaver built 1962 by Atlantic Shipbuilding Newport as Welsh Monarch Milford Haven M 135
06/03/1967 became Ross Beaver GY 1387
Owned by Ross Trawlers Ross House Fish Docks Grimsby
Manger was John Malcolm Ross
01/1968 went to Aberdeen Owned by British United Trawlers Aberdeen Ltd
Renamed Cedarlea A 67
1970 went to Craig Stores Aberdeen Ltd
1979 British United Trawlers Aberdeen
1980 Cedarlea left Aberdeen where she had been lying derelict headed south as a replacement for the offshore pirate station Radio Caroline, She was however abandoned in Ipswich
Sold to Greenpeace Renamed Green Peace
1982 with another Greenpeace vessel SIRIUS she tracked down a fleet of Dutch ships attempting the largest sea dump ever undertaken in the heart of the fishing grounds off the Northwest coast of Spain
1985 Renamed Grampain Forest served as stand-by safety vessel

Her Details are

• Official Number 303256
• Yard Number 87
• Crew of 12
• GT 308 NT 170
• Dimensions 118.2 x 26.5 x 14.5
• Foc’sle 20
• Engines Mirrlees National Stockport 6 Cyl 875 bhp 13 knots

Ross Battler Built 03/1949 J Lewis Aberdeen for Trawlers Grimsby GY 19
Originally Named Stockham
04/1953 Went to Derwent Trawlers
01/1959 Went to Ross Trawlers
1961 Owned by Ross Trawlers Ltd, Grimsby
08/1961 Renamed Ross Battler

Her Details are

• Official Number 182632
• Yard Number 214
• GT 609 NT 223
• Dimensions 170.4 x 29.2 x 14.3
• Quarter Deck 88 Foc’sle 30
• Engines number 287 boiler by Kincaid, Greenock

01/1964 Scrapped

Ross Badger Built by Atlantic Shipbuilding, Newport and registered at Milford Haven M 140
Originally Named Welsh Consort
27/12/1962 Registered owned by Welsh Fisheries Ltd Milford
06/03/1967 Ross Badger GY1386 Ross Trawlers Ltd Grimsby
Milford Registry Closed 23/03/1967
11/1968 British United Trawlers Aberdeen Ltd Aberdeen
Renamed Birchlea A 58
1970 Craig Stores Aberdeen Ltd Aberdeen
1979 British United Trawlers Aberdeen Ltd Aberdeen
1980 While lying derelict in Aberdeen she was considered as a possible replacement for offshore radio station Radio Caroline to be named Radio Phoenix in international waters off the coast of Kent
1982 Registered to Metafram Ltd Hull as H 531
The Boat is still shown in Lloyds 1982

Her Details are

• Official Number 303256
• Yard Number 88
• GT 308 NT 170
• Dimensions 118.2 x 26.5 x 14.5
• Foc’sle 20
• Engines oil 4 single acting 6 Cyl 875 bhp 13 knots Mirrlees National Stockport

Believed to have been Scrapped shortly after 1982

Ross Archer built 08/12/1932 for the Rinovia Steam Fishing Co
Originally Named Alsey
06/12/1932 Registered at Grimsby GY 460
04/1935 Sold to Alsey Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
08/02/1940 Requisitioned for Miscellaneous duties
She was fitted out as a Coastal Mine Layer Based out of Iceland Later Grimsby
28/06/1945 Returned
11/1960 Company and Assets taken over by Ross Group Grimsby
12/1960 Registered at Grimsby Ross Archer GY 460
05/1963 Sold to Van de Bossche & Co Belgium
05/1963 Registry Closed

Her Details are

• Official Number 162866
• Yard Number 1109
• Admiralty Number M 51
• GT 400 NT 153
• Dimensions 150.3 x 25.1 x 14.1
• Engines Amos & Smith 99 rhp 3 Cyl 12 knots

10/06/1963 Arrived for Breaking at Boom

Ross Anson was originally built as the Bradman GY 161 by Cochranes of Selby 1950 at a cost of £144,222
Registered 24/11/1950 at Grimsby
11/1950 Owned by Bunch Steam Fishing Co
01/03/1965 Company and Assets sold to Ross Group Grimsby
26/11/1965 Registered as Ross Anson GY 161
12/1967 Went to Hudson Trawlers Hull Ross Group
02/1967 At Harstad Norway she was connected to the Hull Boat Ross Procyon H 184 and delivered her off Humber lightship after a tow of 1130 miles
23/01/1967 both ships landed at Hull
28/06/1967 Landed at Hull and was laid up for disposal
07/1968 Sold to Jos de Smelt Antwerp Belgium
20/07/1968 Towed from Hull to Antwerp along with St.Arcadius H 207
01/08/1968 Grimsby Registry closed

Her details are

• Official Number 182662
• Yard Number 1359
• GT 693 NT 252
• Dimensions 180 x 31 x 16
• Quarter deck 96 Foc’sle 29
• Engines Oil Fired Amos & Smith 1200iHP 3 Cyl 16 knots

Scrapped 08/1968