‘Ross Leopard’ GY.491 and tug 1983.

From the original negative.

‘Ross Leopard’ GY.491 was built in 1957 by Cochrane & Sons Ltd., Selby for Derwent Trawlers Ltd., Grimsby. She had a number of owners and Cam Shipping Co. Ltd. of Grimsby converted her to an oil rig support ship in 1985. In 1992, she was converted to night club, berthed at the Albert Embankment, London. (She was operated at Ross Leopard Ltd. by owners Andrew Standring, Jeremy Clinton and Toby Flitton.) In September 2002, she was towed to a temporary mooring by Battersea Railway Bridge. By 2003, she was a floating nightclub in Ostend. She was moored here for several years. In 2008, she was laid-up at Ostend. Broken up at Ghent, Belgium in 2010.

Note: The businesses that can be seen in the background on the North Quay are Arctic Breeze Ltd. and Spud Ltd. Cash & Carry.