23rd A/S Trawler Group

THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE
SERVICE RECORD
OF
JOHN WILSON

23rd A/S TRAWLER
GROUP

H.M.T. Indian Star

H.M.T. Indian Star in wartime trim

Part of the 23^rd A/S trawler group. Mentioned in the Admiralty report dated 19 April 1940.

Reg. Number	Built & Registered	Builders	Gross Tons	Nett Tons	Length (feet)	Breadth (feet)	Depth (feet)	Official Number	Call sign
GY324	August 1936	Smiths Dock, M'brough	463	169	164	27.1	14.3	164414	GYZS

Brief History:

·	Built for Gresham Trawlers, Grimsby
·	Sold to Lincs. Fishing Company, March 1938
·	Hired by the Admiralty in October 1939 as an (A/S) anti-submarine trawler
·	Sold to Shire Trawlers, Grimsby, April 1940
·	Bought by Northern Trawlers, April 1950
·	Renamed Northern Rover, November 1951
·	Scrapped March 1957

Naval Officers and respective appointment dates to the Indian Star as at March 1940:

Skipper R.N.R.

E.G. Littler

6 Dec. 1939

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