M.T. Wyre Gleaner FD269

Technical

Official Number: 185150
Yard Number: 830
Completed: 1952
Gross Tonnage: 498
Length: 169.1 ft
Breadth: 29.1 ft
Engine: 1050BHP Engine Mirlees, Bickerton & Day
Built: Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley
Speed: 12.1 knots
Owner: Wyre Trawlers Ltd, Fleetwood

History

22.08.1952: Completed by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley (Yd.No.830) for St Andrew’s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull as PRINCESS ANNE. Registered at Hull (H268).
08.05.1954: Sold to Pecheries de la Marine, Bolougne, France and renamed ST JUST (B 2672).
17.03.1967: Sold to Wyre Trawlers, Fleetwood and renamed WYRE GLEANER. Registered at Fleetwood (FD269).
09.07.1971: Sold to British United Trawlers (Finance) Ltd, Hull.
02.06.1976: Last landing.
06.1976: Sold to Stanley Ferry Dismantlers Ltd, Hayle site for demolition.
24.07.1976: Sailed Fleetwood for Hayle.
08.1976: Demolition commenced.

Images

Wyre Gleaner as Princess Anne - Picture Courtesy of the JJ Collection

Wyre Gleaner FD269 as Princess Anne H268 - Picture Courtesy of the JJ Collection

Wyre Gleaner FD269 as ST JUST B 2672 - Picture courtesy of the JJ Collection

Wyre Gleaner FD269 as ST JUST B2672 - Picture courtesy of the JJ Collection

Wyre Gleaner FD269 courtesy of the JJ Collection

Wyre Gleaner FD269 courtesy of the JJ Collection

Category: Fleetwood Trawlers

Comments

  1. gilbert mayes says:
    October 18, 2008 at 10:31 am

    Correction

    6.1976: Sold to Stanley Ferry Dismantlers Ltd, Hayle site for demolition.

    24.7.1976: Sailed Fleetwood for Hayle.

    8.1976: Work commenced.

  2. Alan Duggan says:
    October 18, 2008 at 12:38 pm

    Thanks Gil, entry updated.

  3. jim mc kernan says:
    July 21, 2010 at 8:09 pm

    it! was spring 1972 off iceland and we just couldnt catch fish!Roy Belcher was skipper and knew something was wrong.We had changed trawls 2 or3 times,measured everything to no avail anyway one afternoon towing eaqst horns he suddenly said ” jim,your bosun,go and get a shackle pin and a ball of twine and take it on the boat deck”we dipped the after ballast tank and found it o be empty so filled it with the donkey pipe and apparently ppt the screw 3 foot deeper in the waer .when we hauled we didnt look back fih fish fish,i remembered this when i had a boat of my own and ALWAYS kept the stern down good old Roy

  4. Roger Jones says:
    November 13, 2010 at 9:34 pm

    I think I have a couple of photographs of the Gleaner when she was towed to Hayle, let me know if you want a copy

  5. Alan Duggan says:
    November 14, 2010 at 6:58 pm

    Roger please feel free to email any images to info@fleetwood-fishing-industry.co.uk we would be very grateful.

    Alan

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