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Kymric GY 421

Kymric built 1891 Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Hull for Grimsby Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
02/1915 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
Returned 1919
01/1926 To owners in France renamed Pierre Denise

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
BROWN William E 2nd HandKymric

Her Details are

  • Official Number 99199
  • Admiralty Number FY 970
  • Armament 1-3pdr
  • GT 126 NT 47
  • Quarter deck 18 Foc’sle 18
  • Dimensions 90.6 x 20.1 x 10.8 

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Fighter GY 421

Fighter Built 1937 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Earl Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
07/1938 Sold to the Perihelion Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
10/1938 Renamed Compton 
06/1939 Bought by Hudson Bros Trawlers Ltd Hull renamed Cape Warwick registered as H 272
08/1939 Purchased as an auxiliary patrol vessel 
1955 Renamed Evander 

Her Details are

  • Official Number 164425
  • Yard Number 1181 
  • Admiralty Number FY 167
  • Armament 1-4pdr
  • GT 516 NT 285 
  • Dimensions 173.2 x 28.6 x 14.7 
  • Quarter deck 89 Foc’sle 37 
  • Engines 516 HP 

Scrapped in 1966

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Compton GY 421

Details to follow

Seen here as Original Named Fighter GY 421

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Boston Vanguard GY 421

Boston Vanguard Built 1957 Vosper Portsmouth for St. Andrews Steam Fishing Hull
09/1962 Sold to owners in Aberdeen 
11/1962 Bought by Vve Bon & Cie La Rochelle France Renamed Imprevu LR 5003 
1965 Sold to Kittiwake Ltd Lowestoft 
15/11/1965 Arrived in Lowestoft Renamed Suffolk Enterprise LT 492
1973 Transferred to Small & Co Lowestoft Ltd
1974 Bought by Claridge Trawlers Ltd Lowestoft part of the Colne Group
02/1975 Renamed as St. James 


Her Details are 

  • Official Number 181390
  • Call Sign MIXV
  • GT 245 NT 81 
  • Dimensions 112 x 25 x 12.7  
  • Foc’sle 17  
  • Engines 6 cylinder 760hp Mirrlees Bickerton & Day 

Left Lowestoft on the 21/08/1986 for the breakers yard