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M.V. Wyre Corsair FD27


 	  	 
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Wyre Corsair


		
Technical
Official Number 308719
Yard Number 863
Launched August 26 1952
Registered September 08 1952
Gross Tonnage498
Length151 ft
Breadth29.1 ft
810 hp engineMirlees, Bickerton & Day
Speed11.5 knots
Built byCook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, 1952
OwnerWyre Trawlers Ltd
History
1952 Built for Boston Deep Sea Fishing Co Ltd, Fleetwood as BOSTON JAVELIN (B 2655) Sold before completion to Armement Pecheries de la Mosinie, Boulogne, France and renamed SAINT CLAUDE II.
May 1965 Sold to Le Garroc & L Soublin, Fecamp (F 1219).
December 19 1966Sold to Lagarde Lecanu & Lepore Lecanu, Fecamp and renamed SAINT CLAUDE.
January 24 1968Sold to Wyre Trawlers, Fleetwood and renamed WYRE CORSAIR.
July 09 1971Sold to British United Trawlers (Finance) Ltd, Hull.
1976Sold for scrap to Mayer Newman & Co Ltd.
November 21 1976Arrived at Hayle for breaking.