From the original negative. ‘Thyra’ is using the small lock.
‘Thyra’ was built in 1913 by Albert Alfred Hutson, Maidstone, Kent. One of the Dunkirk ‘Little Ships’.
An Imagined Blue Plaque for Fred Bacon (1874–1966), Founder of Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District YMCA
Grimsby
“I wrote about this being my grandfather's boat - he was the engineer. It was first registered as INS 11 and is pronounced Pit-gay-vnay not Pit-gav-enny.”
Libby Lamb, 21 October 2026
“My grandfather was the engineer on this drifter when she was fishing out of Lossiemouth and then working as a minesweeper at Scapa Flow from 1915.”
Libby Lamb, 20 October 2026
“Stuart sent me a framed photo of the above photo. He was a dear friend of many years through first knowing his dear wife and lovely son.It is with great saddnessto learn of Stuarts death we emailed regularly ,he was a humble lovely person.I am chronically sick and bedbound ,Stuart's emails were always a pleasure to read and reply to.He was a nan of great integrity and humilityand the world has been better for him being part of itHow lovely ifa BleuePlaque could be erected fir himit is richly deserved.A lovely man who will be n greatly missed”
Cathy James, 19 October 2026
bruce harvey6 October 2026
l was looking for a sailing ship l saw at Maldon when l was about 12/13 years old.. 1953/4.. l thought it was "Thyra Hyrd".. l have looked several times during the last 20/30 years and this vessel is the closest l have discovered.. cheers
Sailing barge ‘Thyra’ (Rochester) arriving at the Royal Dock, Grimsby (Photo 2) 1965
‘Thuringia’ GY.321 in No. 2 Dock, Grimsby with a tug 1950s
‘Tarma’ GY.615 berthed at Grimsby 1983
Ships in the Royal Dock, Grimsby c1905
The tug ‘Lady Constance’ in the Royal Dock, Grimsby (detail) 1966
The tug ‘Lady Constance’ in the Royal Dock, Grimsby 1966
