MFV ROSS TIGER

Official page for the 1957 Great Grimsby side-trawler, ROSS TIGER! The earliest diesel 'conventional side-trawler' in the UK. Preserved by N.E. Lincs Council.

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And what life was like working on board and going to sea in difficult conditions

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Here's former skippers, Bob Formby and Dennis Avery as they take us for a tour of the Ross Tiger as we relive the height of the 1950s fishing industry in Great Grimsby.

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@YoungsSeafood A little different to the Ross Young's era of trawling! We'd be happy to show you around #RossTiger and @GrimsbyFishing again 😃.

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His mother said, "I was in the office yesterday and they told me he would be home on Sunday. I was so pleased, as I expected a trip lasting a fortnight."
Anthony is remembered alongside over 7000 other men recorded as lost from Grimsby trawlers.

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Today we remember Anthony John Speight, lost from this ship 11th May, 1957. The ship was then only a few months into her long career. Anthony was 16 years old and a Decky Learner. He was returning from his second trip to sea. Continues...

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His father was reported in the Grimsby Telegraph as saying, "I saw him to the bus the day he sailed and told him to look after himself. Nothing would have kept him from the sea".
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The ⁦@RossTigerGY⁩ re-opens in #grimsby ⁦@GrimsbyFishing⁩ ⁦@HeritageCLEETV⁩ ⁦@CLEETVUK⁩ https://t.co/ygXBn21JkM

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Our temporary walkways have been properly put to the test this Half Term! Why don't you come and join us too?

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Cleaning the brasses, prior to our recent reopening!

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Director @JackSpringFilm with the historic @RossTigerGY, one of our #Grimsby locations in #ThreeDayMillionaire - now re-opened to visitors.

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Respectfully remembering Ship's Cook, Edward James Pratt, who passed away at sea aboard #RossTiger 40 years ago this week.

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Steel deck painting is now complete & scaffolding which has formed a wrap around the ship over recent weeks is starting to be dismantled.

Work continues to make the ship ready for public access again.

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Cooper's Painting Contractors Ltd blasted the steel plating to the main Fish Deck area. Overall, steel looking wonderful, again revealing riveting and rolled strapwork around hatch combings. The blasted deck was again immediately given a coating of protective Jotamastic paint.

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This morning, the deck from the starboard quarter up to the trawl winch was then blasted to clean away corrosion, revealing the riveting and the wonderful looking steel plate beneath. The blast material is cleaned away and a coat of protective paint immediately applied.

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Coopers Painting Contractors Ltd have arrived to start work on Ross Tiger.

This week, they'll be sand blasting the steel deck following the removal of the rotten timber.

Follow the works and take a look back at what works have been done so far at https://t.co/R2H4ddKrDU

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An unusual view from the wheelhouse of Ross Tiger as the current works to the fish deck continue. #Grimsby #HistoricShip #Lincolnshire

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Making progress as we look to conserve the fabric of #RossTiger's weather deck. #HistoricShip #Grimsby #Lincolnshire @beckettrankine

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Beckett Rankine Naval Architect Mark Thomas and his colleague Mauricio Jove Recoder completed an inspection on the newly uncovered steel decking to Ross Tiger on Friday. Seen here with former skipper Bob Formby.

Find out more here: https://t.co/R2H4ddKZts