LONDON TOWN & ROYALIST of 1960

[Poyntonian]

Three NE built trawlers on the ‘wrong’ side of the country at Fleetwood 2/5/1981, LONDON TOWN (LO ?), ROYALIST (LO 50) & BURTON AGNES (H 303).

Sisters LONDON TOWN & ROYALIST, 228 grt built 1960 for Hewett Fishing Co. Ltd. Fleetwood – Cook, Welton & Gemmell yard nos. 955 & 960.
LONDON TOWN
1981 sold to Putford Enterprises Ltd.
1984 Reported scrapped, but renamed GUANA by Huxley Fishing Co Ltd.
10/7/1992 arrived Vigo to be broken up.
ROYALIST
1981 to Putford Enterprises Ltd.
1982 to Frederick Oldham Ltd.
1985 to Superior Fish Inc.
(Fishing no. changed to FD 24 at some point)
23/1/2008 flooded and sank during fishing operations when approximately 180nm off Dingle, Ireland.

BURTON AGNES
111 gt Built 1976 by Richard Dunston, Thorne (1329) for Newington Trawlers Ltd., Hull.
1984 to D. Reid, Finstown, Orkney (K31).
1985 to Reed Marine Ltd.
1991 NORTHERN STAR (B684) - Hugh Kelso, Ballywalter.
2000 Fishing no. SO918 (Sligo).
2007 Sold or broken up?

[magoonigal]

No I cannot help with her end, either Mike.

The register just says RET Change of activity (exit), dated 4th April 2007.

So like you I assume she was scrapped.