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Silvery Crest GY 963

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Castor GY 963

Castor built 22/01/1916 Cochrane & Son Selby for Grimsby & North Sea Steam Trawling Co Ltd Grimsby
09/1916 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 
03/1917 Renamed Castor II
08/1921 Bought by the Lindsey Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
10/1943 Sold to owners in Fleetwood 
07/05/1946 Bought by the Polish Government to help provide food for the country
The vessel sailed from Grimsby for a fishing trip which she would land at Gdynia in the Baltic 

Her details are 

  • Official Number 118983
  • Yard Number 670
  • Admiralty Number 2960
  • Armament 1-12pdr
  • GT 209 NT 91
  • Quarter Deck 67 Foc’sle 18
  • Dimensions 115.8 x 21.5 x 11.6