Christmas 1984; the last time all the ‘Cats’ were seen together.

From an original negative.

The North Wall at Grimsby Docks. All the Ross ‘Cat Boat’ trawlers were seen together for the last time at Christmas 1984. They are (from left to right):

Ross Panther GY.519 Ross Jackal GY.637 Ross Civet GY.652 Ross Zebra GY.653 Ross Genet GY.650 Ross Tiger GY.398 Ross Jaguar GY.494 Ross Lynx GY.626 Ross Leopard GY.491 Ross Cougar GY.531 Ross Cheetah GY.614

Ross Puma GY.646 was wrecked off Hoy in 1968. She was the only one of the ‘Cat Boats’ to have been lost. Fortunately, all hands were saved.

Ross Jackal and Ross Zebra also belonged to the group even though they were not named after cats!

The vessel in the foreground is ‘Good Tidings’ GY.4.

The building in the background belonged to Arctic Breeze Ltd.