MY DAD’S TRAWLER · HULL FISHING FAMILIES
H320Arctic Corsair
A Hull icon
- Launched
- 29 February 1960
- Builder
- Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley
- Original operator
- Boyd Line
The story so far
Arctic Corsair was launched on 29 February 1960 at Cook, Welton & Gemmell’s Beverley yard for the Boyd Line. As a sidewinder, she worked her trawl from the side of the vessel. Her story offers a way into the skills, routines and family connections behind Hull’s distant-water fishing industry.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE VESSEL
Names from the working years
Selected crew connections from Hull Maritime interviews and council records, across different years. These four men are not presented as one voyage’s complete crew.
- J. W. E. “Paddy” BoyleFirst skipper · 1960–1968My family connection ↗
- Jim WilliamsMate from 1960; later skipper · Career recordsMy family connection ↗
- Albert WhitingDeckhand · 1960sMy family connection ↗
- Charlie PittsSkipper · 1976 Cod War periodMy family connection ↗
Your family connection
Did someone in your family sail aboard Arctic Corsair? A job title, approximate year or photograph could help another family recognise a connection.
Share a memory of Arctic Corsair →Vessel sources & research
Researched October 2026. This is a growing vessel record. Crew-list coverage and dates are explained above; a name’s absence is not evidence that someone never served. Corrections and documents are welcome at info@hessleroad.com.
Family memories
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