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Northern Gift GY 704

Northern Gift was Built 1962 by Cook, Welton & Gemmel of Beverly for Northern Trawlers Ltd Grimsby
15/05/1974 Whilst outward bound for Iceland in thick Fog she was involved in a collision with a German freighter Brook near Bull Light Vessel.
With the trawler badly holed and in danger of sinking the crew were taken off aboard the pilot cutter Captain Holmes
The Ross Khartoum GY 120 took the Boat in Tow but it was clear she would not make it back to Grimsby so she was beached at Spurn Bight near the Humber Lifeboat station
20/05/1974 She was refloated and returned to Grimsby for repairs
18/12/1980 Bought by the Dagon Fishing Co Ltd Lowestoft  Renamed St. Davids LT 90 converted as an Oil Rig Support Vessel 
1987 Vessel sold for Scrap

The vessel was sold to Liguria Maritime Ltd for scrapping in 1987 registered as LT 90 

Here are the details 

  • Official Number 304780
  • Yard Number 982
  • Call Sign GJTJ
  • GT 576 NT 194
  • Dimensions 166.5 x 30.5 x 16.30
  • Foc’sle 28′
  • Engines 8 cylinder 1400 hp Mirlees Bickerton & Day 14 knots

Left Lowestoft 28/09/1987 for the breakers being towed by CAICOS

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Kelvin GY 60

Kelvin Built 1958 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Yorkshire Trawlers Ltd Grimsby as a steam trawler
1960 Transferred to Ross Trawlers Ltd 
1961 Transferred to Yorkshire Trawlers Ltd 
01/1962 Renamed as Ross Kelvin
04/1962 To George F. Sleight & Sons Ltd Grimsby
1968 Port registration number changed to GY 125 after returning from Newfoundland
10/1969 Registered with British United Trawlers after the Ross Group and Associated Fisheries amalgamated to form the company
1970 Transferred to Goweroaks Ltd 
1981 The vessel was converted for use as an oilrig support vessel and was on charter to the Colne Fishing Co Ltd Lowestoft who renamed her Nevis
1982 Ownership passed to George Craig & Sons Aberdeen before being sold to the Colne Shipping Co Ltd Lowestoft Registered as LT 60 
1987 After being given the registration number LT 168 the Nevis was sold for scrap 

Her Details are

  • Official Number 168603
  • Yard Number 1431 
  • GT 448 NT 164 
  • Dimensions 137.5 x 28 x 14.2 
  • Quarter deck 78 Foc’sle 23 
  • Engines 6-cylinder 1440hp Ruston
  • Call Sign GBHX 

28/09/1987 Left Lowestoft for the breakers yard