M.T. Wyre Revenge FD432

Technical

Official Number: 187850
Yard Number: 1413
Completed: 1956
Gross Tonnage: 338
Length: 132 ft
Breadth: 27.3 ft
Depth: 13.5 ft
Built: Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby
Owner: Wyre Trawlers Ltd

History

1956: Completed by Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby (Yd. No. 1413) for Wyre Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood. Registered at Fleetwood (FD432).
18.10.1974: Eddie McCoy Lost overboard off the Shetlands. His body was never recovered.
1978: Transferred to Aberdeen.
1979: Scrapped.

Note: She was the last British trawler to land a catch from Iceland when the Cod War ended in December 1976.

Images

Wyre Revenge FD432

Wyre Revenge FD432

Picture by Peter Myers courtesy of Mark Stopper
Wyre Revenge at Albert Quay, Aberdeen, December 01, 1978

Wyre Revenge FD432

Wyre Revenge FD432

Category: Fleetwood Trawlers

Comments

  1. stuart capes says:
    January 31, 2009 at 9:34 pm

    hiya alon can you ttell me where Ican get a set of drawings two trawlers wyre Revenge FD432 and wyre vanguard FD36 BECAUSE Iam going to bluild scale models of them Isail on both of them in the 1968/9free fleetwood hope you can help me thanks yours stuart

  2. Alan Duggan says:
    January 31, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    I have no idea on the drawings im afraid. If you need any images to work from i will see if i can help.

    Drop me an email which can be found on the contact page if you need any images.

  3. stuart capes says:
    February 2, 2009 at 8:53 pm

    thanks alan my e-mail addres is stuartcapes@msn.com thanks for your help your stuart

  4. stuart capes says:
    February 2, 2009 at 9:34 pm

    Thanks for the images Alan

  5. Alan Duggan says:
    February 2, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    Your welcome.

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