Built in 1948 by Alexander Hall & Co. in Aberdeen. She was delivered initially to Amalgamated Trawlers and acquired by Consolidated Fisheries Ltd. in 1952. She was scrapped in Belgium in 1968. The last ‘non-footballer’ in the fleet.
‘Churchill’ is brand new in the photo.
“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
View of No. 2 Dock from an ice conveyor; ‘Churchill’ GY.585 in dock 1957
The tug ‘Brenda Fisher’ pulls ‘Churchill’ GY.585 July 1966
‘Grimsby Town’ GY.246 at Grimsby in 1958
‘Grimsby Town’ GY.246 on her way to be scrapped 1975
‘Grimsby Town’ GY.246 arriving at Grimsby 1959
‘Grimsby Town’ GY.246 arriving at Grimsby in 1966
