Top Pic - Miranda off Iceland. (Pic courtesy of D. Adams)
The Miranda alongside in Hull
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Amazing little ShipWelcome to the website that I have published as a tribute to an incredibly unusual little ship. Why unusual? She started her life as a four masted sailing ship for a start! After a period of time as a coaster, She spent her final years in a role that was to save many lives and provide a lot of comfort to the UK's deep sea fishing fleet.
This site is replacing the original, published many years ago with the URL nigelhadley.org.uk. This had not been updated for many years and started its life in the "dial up" days. Keep checking back for updates! |
Miranda operated in some of the worst areas in the world for inclement weather - North Atlantic, Denmark Strait and North Norway to Bear Island, well inside the Arctic circle. And yet there was something about the old ship that drew her crews back to her. Commander David Roberts wrote -
"With almost no exception those who served in her developed an affection for her which few other ships engendered".
"With almost no exception those who served in her developed an affection for her which few other ships engendered".
Listen to a recording of an incident, when a live shot was fired, that occured during the 1975/76 Cod War between Defence Tug 'Statesman', ICGV 'Tyr' and several Hull Trawlers. Check out the ‘You Tube’ window above. Includes a gallery of images. (This audio clip was courtesy of tape supplied by Mick Evans many years ago)
Web author - Nigel Hadley
I served as a Radio Officer (later Electronics Officer) on the vessel for most of the winter seasons that Miranda operated from 1974 to 1980, her last season.
Explore the site to find out what Miranda's role was, The full story of the vessel and the Cod wars in which she played a major part. I am, again, since January 2016, an active radio amateur, callsign G4BSW, after 30 years away. The hobby inspired me to go to sea back in 1974 as a radio officer. For details of the amateur radio side, visit: https://www.qrz.com/db/G4BSW |