A fine old 'railway steamer' for the Grimsby fleet, built at Hull

1910, 1678grt
Earle's S.B. & Engineering, Hull (565) for the Great Central Railway, Grimsby
1923 to London & North Eastern Railway
1948 to British Transport Commission
Broken up at Dunston on Tyne, arrived 03/05/1951

Served as a Convoy Rescue Ship during WW2.

I have gleaned the following extract from: http://www.historicalrfa.org/archived-s ... ps-service
04/03/42 Requisitioned for service as a Convoy Rescue Ship and was converted by Wm Gray & Co Ltd at West Hartlepool. (so another local connection!)
26/07/42 Conversion completed.
31/08/42 Sailed from the Clyde in Convoy OG 89 on her first voyage and during the next 3 years she escorted 40 Convoys and rescued a total of 132 survivors from 3 sunken ships and 3 crashed aircrew from HMS BITER, 3 from HMS CAMPANIA and 3 from the MACship EMPIRE MACCALLUM.
18/05/45 Arrived on the Clyde in Convoy MKS 100 on completion of her wartime service and for return to her owners.

Ron

Yes indeed, and her sister STOCKPORT was lost whilst serving in the same role, a dangerous job staying behind convoys to try to rescue sea and air crew.