The Northern Princess was built in Germany by Deusche A & M Ag at Bremen in 1936 for Mac Line Ltd of Fleetwood.
She was Transferred to Grimsby in 1937 and fished with the Northern Fleet of Trawlers but was never registered at Grimsby
Requisitioned in 1939 as an Armed Boarding Vessel and an Anti Submarine Trawler.
She was lost on 07/03/1942 whilst on loan to the US Navy off Newfoundland West Atlantic.
She was one of a fleet of trawlers that sailed from Londonderry in February for the USA
She was believed to be lost off the Grand Banks when she ran into thick fog.
She disappeared over night and her loss According to Rohwer was torpedoed by U 587 in grid ref BB83 at 45 22N/ 55 59 W at 2043 hrs.
Copies of the ships logs to follow
| Surname | Forenames | Age at Death | Date of Death | Rank | Boat |
| Walker | Harold | 38 | 04/11/1939 | Seaman Cook | HMT Northern Princess |
| Barry | William | 22 | 08/03/1942 | Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Baynes | Anthony Ernest | 18 | 08/03/1942 | Ordinary Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Biltcliff | George | 28 | 08/03/1942 | Signalman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Brannan | John | Unknown | 08/03/1942 | Ordinary Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Burke | Dennis | Unknown | 08/03/1942 | Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Crabbe | John | Unknown | 08/03/1942 | Stoker | HMT Northern Princess |
| Cracknell | Leslie George | Unknown | 08/03/1942 | Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Davies | Thomas | 21 | 08/03/1942 | Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Eagle | Robert William | 43 | 08/03/1942 | Stoker | HMT Northern Princess |
| Edwards | Robert Richardson Aitchison | Unknown | 08/03/1942 | Engineman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Finlay | James | 21 | 08/03/1942 | Able Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Freeman | Walter John | Unknown | 08/03/1942 | Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| French | John | Unknown | 08/03/1942 | Seaman Steward | HMT Northern Princess |
| Hanlon | Ronald Walter | 36 | 08/03/1942 | Engineman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Hughes | Michael | 23 | 08/03/1942 | Stoker 2nd Class | HMT Northern Princess |
| Kevis | Leslie William | 28 | 08/03/1942 | Lieutenant | HMT Northern Princess |
| Laverack | James W | 24 | 08/03/1942 | Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| McDonald | Angus | 30 | 08/03/1942 | Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| McDonnell | Jack | Unknown | 08/03/1942 | Sub-Lieutenant | HMT Northern Princess |
| Macleod | Alexander | Unknown | 08/03/1942 | Ordinary Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| McQuarrie | Hugh | 27 | 08/03/1942 | Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Marsden | Norman Terry | 36 | 08/03/1942 | Stoker | HMT Northern Princess |
| Marshall | Wetherill | 25 | 08/03/1942 | Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Mills | William Alexander | Unknown | 08/03/1942 | Stoker | HMT Northern Princess |
| Murray | John | 27 | 08/03/1942 | Engineman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Norris | Ellis | 24 | 08/03/1942 | Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Pegler | Albert | 35 | 08/03/1942 | Second Hand | HMT Northern Princess |
| Phillipson | Dryden Byrne | 28 | 08/03/1942 | Lieutenant | HMT Northern Princess |
| Prince | Harry Victor | 23 | 08/03/1942 | Leading Telegraphist | HMT Northern Princess |
| Roberts | Charles David | 22 | 08/03/1942 | Steward | HMT Northern Princess |
| Shaw | William | 30 | 08/03/1942 | Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Shepard | Edward | 30 | 08/03/1942 | Lieutenant | HMT Northern Princess |
| Smart | Irvine John | 19 | 08/03/1942 | Ordinary Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Smith | John | 23 | 08/03/1942 | Stoker | HMT Northern Princess |
| Thomson | Alexander Young | 36 | 08/03/1942 | Chief Engineman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Woodage | Harold John | Unknown | 08/03/1942 | Leading Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
| Wright | Frank Espin | 30 | 08/03/1942 | Leading Cook | HMT Northern Princess |
| Yeoman | Leslie | 22 | 08/03/1942 | Seaman | HMT Northern Princess |
Here are the Details
- LO 170
- Official No 165375
- 655 GT 243 NT
- Call Sign GYYY
- Pennant FY 4.06
- Yard No 568
- Dimensions 188.1 x 28.1 x 15.5
- Foc’sle 31′