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© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Kerbtrawler Deep Sea Trawlers.co.uk |
Ross Kestrel GY 658
| Built | 1961 Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Steel) |
| Yard No | 1461 |
| Owner at New | Ross Trawlers Ltd, Grimsby (Dennis Roberts manager) |
| ID no | 303271 |
| Launch Date | 21.11.1960 |
| Completed | 06.1961 |
| Gross Tons | 288 |
| Nett Tons | 92 |
| Engine | 785 hp 6cyl 4SA by Ruston Hornsby, Lincoln |
| Length | 107.5ft |
| Breadth | 24.5ft |
| Depth | 12.5ft |
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| 06.1961 | Registered at Grimsby GY 658 |
| 10.1961 | Owned by G. F. Sleight & Sons Ltd, Grimsby |
| 10.1967 | Owned by Ross Trawlers Ltd, Grimsby (Dennis Roberts manager) |
| 10.1969 | Owned by British United Trawlers, Grimsby. |
| 1970 | Owned by Wyre Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood |
| 1973 | Owned by British United Trawlers (Scotland) Ltd, Granton Edinburgh. |
| 27.05.1973 | While fishing a few miles east off the Fair Isle, a live torpedo was brought onboard with the trawl. Skipper Joe Jamieson thought it safer to secure the torpedo onboard and leave its disposal to the authorities when they returned to Granton. Chief Engineer Robert Clements and 2nd engineer James Marusczak lost their lives in a subsequent explosion. |
| 1978 | Owned by British United Trawlers (Scotland) Ltd, Aberdeen. |
| 1979 | Sold as scrap. |
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| © Reproduced with acknowledgement to Jonleif Joensen Faeroe Islands | |
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Newspaper clipping (1) of Ross Kestrel GY 658 after torpedo explosion © Reproduced with acknowledgement to Charles Young & Edinburgh Evening News |
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Newspaper clipping (2) of Ross Kestrel GY 658 after torpedo explosion © Reproduced with acknowledgement to Charles Young & Edinburgh Evening News
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