Tag: 1962-04

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

Her Details are

• Official Number 162874
• Yard Number 955 
• Call Sign GWMB
• Admiralty Number FY 168
• GT 399 NT 150 
• Dimensions 155 x 26.4 x 12.2 
• Quarter deck 84 Foc’sle 25 
• Engines Smiths Dock Co.Ltd cylinders 13½ 22½ and 39 x 26in stroke 

Scrapped in 04/1962

Carmarthen Castle Built 19/09/1933 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank Middlesbrough for Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Swansea
27/10/1933 Mr. William Reed at Smiths Dock sent a telegram to Consolidated Fisheries advising that owing to adverse weather conditions the Carmarthen Castle would not be able to leave the dock today as had been originally planned
31/05/1934 Renamed Leeds United and registered as GY 62 
09/1939 The Admiralty bought the Leeds United where she served as an Auxiliary Patrol vessel
01/1946 Returned to owners and registered as GY 386 
03/1958 Registered to subsidiary company Rhondda Steam Fishing 

Her Details are

• Official Number 144005 
• Yard Number 959 
• Call Sign GWMV 
• GT 405 NT 153 
• Dimensions 155 x 26.4 x 12.2 
• Quarter deck 84 Foc’sle 25 

Scrapped in 04/1962