Two original photos.
‘Brenda Fisher’ was launched at Harkers Shipyard, Knottingley in 1955. The tug was lunched by Brenda Fisher herself, a famous long-distance swimmer from Grimsby. In 1951 she broke the women’s world record for swimming the English Channel. Brenda is the daughter of a Grimsby trawler skipper.
“On Joe Nickerson page Paul. Just checking you got a comment through ok.”
Dave Smith, 23 August 2026
“A very interesting read: 'Roots in the Soil: An Adventure in Agriculture' (1987) is actually a biography detailing the life and work of the prominent British agriculturist Sir Joseph Nickerson, written by the well-known agricultural journalist and author Ralph Whitlock.”
Admin, 3 August 2026
“Note: James William Eason was mayor of Grimsby in 1914.”
Admin, 21 August 2025
Ex-Grimsby tug ‘Brenda Fisher’ (as ‘Eta’) awaiting demolition in 1987
The tug ‘Brenda Fisher’ pulls ‘Churchill’ GY.585 July 1966
Tug ‘Brenda Fisher’ alongside Arsenal GY.48 c1964
‘Brenda Fisher’ tows ‘Hallveig Frodadottir’ RE.203 into Grimsby Docks c1960s
Brenda Fisher (1927-2022)
Brenda Fisher; the “Guy Fisher” Perpetual Trophy, first presented in 1946
