Additional information courtesy of Bill Blow

Technical

Official Number: 164418
Yard Number: 1008
Completed: 1936
Gross Tonnage: 458
Net Tonnage: 164
Length: 164.6 ft
Breadth: 27.1 ft
Depth: 15.1 ft
Built: Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough
Engine: 825ihp T.3-cyl by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough
Boiler: Richardsons Westgarth & Co Ltd, Hartlepool

History

6.8.1936: Launched by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank-on-Tees, Middlesbrough (Yd.No.1008) for Rutlandshire Steam Fishing Co Ltd (64/64), London as HERTFORDSHIRE.
11.9.1936: Registered at Grimsby (GY332).
11.9.1936: Harry Markham Cook appointed manager.
9.1936: Completed.
17.9.1936: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, North Shields (A).
30.11.1937: Mortgage (A) discharged.
1.12.1937: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Midland Bank Ltd, London (B).
1937: H. Markham Cook, Grimsby appointed manager.
3.10.1939: Requisitioned for war service as an anti-submarine trawler (P.No.4.34) (Hire rate £297.14.0d/month).
19.3.1940: Sold to Shire Trawlers Ltd (64/64), London.
3.4.1940: William Alfred Bennett, Sanderstead appointed manager.
4.5.1940: Mortgage (B) discharged.
4.5.1940: Vessel mortgaged (64/64) to Midland Bank Ltd, London (C).
3.1942: Transferred on loan to US Navy.
10.1942: Returned to Royal Navy.
25.2.1944: Mortgage (C) discharged.
26.10.1945: Returned to owner.
3.1950: Converted for burning oil fuel, F.P. above 150° F.
4.4.1950: Sold to Northern Trawlers Ltd (64/64), London.
5.4.1950: John Bennett appointed manager.
23.11.1950: Alteration to tonnage and other particulars, Certificate of Survey at Grimsby dated 23.10.1950. 443.53g 159.01n.
8.11.1951: Renamed NORTHERN GIFT (GY332).
25.6.1954: Sold to Wyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood .
30.6.1954: First landing at Fleetwood 1659 boxes £4892 gross.
9.7.1954: Leslie Wheildon appointed manager.
13.7.1954: Landed 1430 boxes from a nine day Icelandic trip £5069 gross.
21.8.1954: Company re-styled Wyre Trawlers Ltd (64/64), Fleetwood (Certificate of Registration of Companies dated 7.7.1954).
27.9.1954: Grimsby registry closed.
8.1954: Registered at Fleetwood as WYRE GLEANER (FD23).
28.9.1954: First landing 1057 boxes £3703 gross.
1954: Wyre Trawlers Ltd transferred to Associated Fisheries Group on purchase of Merchants (Fleetwood) Ltd.
9.1963: Sold to West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co Ltd, Troon for breaking up.
9.10.1963: Sailed Fleetwood for Troon under own power.
10.10.1963: Arrived Troon Harbour (draughts 7’0”/16’6”).
28.10.1963: Breaking commenced.
31.1.1964: Reberthed.
18.3.1964: Beached 8’3”/10’6”).
10.6.1964: Rebeached.
9.7.1964: Rebeached.
6.8.1964: Breaking completed.
1964: Fleetwood registry closed.

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S.T. Hertfordshire GY332
Picture courtesy of the JJ collection

S.T. Northern Gift GY332
Picture courtesy of The James Cullen Collection

S.T. Wyre Gleaner FD23
Picture courtesy of The Alan Hirst Collection

S.T. Wyre Gleaner FD23
Picture courtesy of Robert123 (shipsnostalgia)

S.T. Wyre Gleaner FD23
Picture courtesy of The Greenday Collection

S.T. Wyre Gleaned FD23
Picture courtesy of The Phillip Dell Collection

Changelog
16/01/2009: Page published. 6 updates since then.
02/05/2017: Removed disputed image and FMHT watermarks.
13/09/2019: Updated information and added an image.