{"id":6053,"date":"2020-07-22T14:41:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T13:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingull.pkmn.cloud\/?p=6053"},"modified":"2021-02-11T15:33:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T15:33:52","slug":"northern-sceptre-gy-297","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deepseatrawlers.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/07\/22\/northern-sceptre-gy-297\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Sceptre GY 297"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Northern Sceptre was built in 02\/1954 and is the same class of trawler as Northern Crown and Northern Jewel <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Being built at Cochrane & Sons of Selby. She was the last Steam Trawler in Grimsby. In tow she left the Harbour for the last time on a 200 mile trip to the Medway for breaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She was under the command of Skipper H. Self when she landed her first catch on 03\/03\/1954 and was able to gross \u00a38821 for the 3014 kits of top quality fish.Originally Posted by\u00a0Mattrosa from Shipsnostalgia Taken from the times newspaper
one from Saturday, January 14, 1967, in which the Northern Sceptre does a Titanic, but luckily without the tragic consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trawler Hits Iceberg In Storm
Reykjavic, Jan 13 – The Grimsby trawler Northern Sceptre was towed in here today after hitting an iceberg on fishing grounds north-west of Iceland.
The 804-ton trawler grounded on the iceberg on Wednesday morning, but was pulled off by the Fleetwood trawler Robert Hewett.
With her rudder and steering out of order and a leak in the boiler room, the Northern Sceptre was towed for two days in stormy weather to the Icelandic capital by the Robert Hewett.
One of the crew of the disabled trawler broke a leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are the Details<\/p>\n\n\n\n