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Vasco Da Gama GY 702

Vasco Da Gama Built 1910 Alexander Hall, Aberdeen for Portuguese owners
05/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 
1919 Returned to owners 
11/1919 Sold to J. Harris Grimsby registered as GY 702 
12/1919 Bought by the Equitable Steam Fishing Co. Ltd Grimsby
02/1920 Renamed Fern Dea 
06/1923 Sold to owners in Aberdeen

Her Details are

  • Official Number 129346
  • Admiralty Number FY 1584
  • Armament 1-6pdr
  • GT 265 NT 101 
  • Dimensions 125.8 x 22.5 x 12.1 
  • Quarter deck 69 Foc’sle 20 
  • Engines 58 HP

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Major Seddon GY 702

Major Seddon was a Dandy Trawler built 1878 by J.H.Hallett of Grimsby 
04/1885 Owned by J W Haylock(Manager was T. Kingston)
03/1886 Owned by Robert Sleight 
02/1887 Owned by J T Rowe 
03/1890 Owned by J.E. Greenhow (Manager was H.Ekins)
11/1890 Owned by T Barker
01/1894 Owned by GY F Salesmens Association (Manager was T Barker)

Her Details are

  • Official Number 79088
  • 76.67 GT
  • Dimensions 73 x 20.7 x 10.35
  • Crew was 3 Men and 2 Boys

Broken up 12/1898

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Huddersfield Town GY 702

Huddersfield Town Built 1962 Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd Goole for Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Grimsby registered with subsidiary Wendover Fishing Co
12/07/1978 Sold to the Huxley Fishing Co Ltd Lowestoft 
13/071978 Arrived at Lowestoft registered as LT 259
12/1980 Converted for oil rig support duties
1991 Laid up at Lowestoft
09/01/1992 Sold for scrap to C. Knights
10/01/1992 The Huddersfield Town left Lowestoft for the Thames breakers yard 

Her Details are

  • Official Number 304777
  • Yard Number 534 
  • Call Sign MFOP 
  • GT 439 NT 146 
  • Dimensions 137.2 x 28 x 14.2 
  • Foc’sle 28 
  • Engines 4 Single Acting 8 cylinder 15″x 18’’ diesel engine by Mirrlees National Ltd Stockport

Scrapped

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Fern Dea GY 702

Details to follow