Wyre General

iBase ID

261103

Vessel name

Wyre General

Fishing number

FD268

Type of vessel

ST

Official number

149033

Previous names

Lord Gort; Elbury; Pict

Year constructed

1925

Constructed by

Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd

Constructed at

Beverley

Gross tons

394

Length

147.5

Beam

25.1

Engines

Amos & Smith, 116 NHP, 11 knots

Construction notes

yard no 472

Owner/Manager

Wyre Trawlers

Date scrapped

1956

Place scrapped

Boom, Belgium

General notes

Built for Hellyer Bros Ltd (Hull) as PICT(H250), launched 04/09/1925.
22/04/1935 sold to Devon Fishing Co Ltd (Hull) renamed ELBURY
02/09 1939 requisitioned by Royal Navy as a minesweeper no FY 656, returned on 05/07/1945.
23/11/1943 to Pickering & Haldane's Steam Trawling Co Ltd Hull.
1945 to Lord Line Ltd , Hull renamed LORD GORT
14/11/1947 to Wyre Steam Trawling Ltd, Fleetwood renamed WYRE GENERAL (FD258)
1956 vessel sold for scrap to B J Nijkerk S/A Belgium.
19/03/1956 sailed from Fleetwood to Boom for breaking up

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