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M.V. Wyre Conqueror FD187


		
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Wyre Conqueror


		
Technical
Official Number 301879
Yard Number 950
Launched July 25 1959
Registered October 29 1959
Gross Tonnage 398
Length136 ft
Breadth27.7 ft
Built byCook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1959
Engine860 BHP Mirlees, Bickerton & Day
Speed11.75 knots
OwnerWyre Trawlers Ltd
History
1959 To Fleetwood as a new vessel.
April 7 1978 Transferred to Aberdeen (all Wyre trawlers transferred by BUT).
1979Sold for scrap to J Gibson Johnston Ltd, Hull.
1979Re-sold to H Kitson Vickers & Sons Engineering Ltd then sold once more to S Dalton Skip Hire Ltd.
December 1979Arrived Bo'ness for breaking.