Memorial: M5639

Window in Grimsby Central Hall commemorating the loss of the trawler ‘Epine’ in 1938

Location

Grimsby Central Hall, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Details

Description: Depicts the steam trawler 'Epine' wrecked off the coast of Iceland 13th March 1948 with the loss of 14 men.
Type: Window
Position: Fisherman's and Seaman's Memorial Chapel
Vessel: Epine

Extra

Notes: Originally erected in the Bethel Mission, Cleethorpes by relatives of the men lost in the wreck. Unveiled on 13 March 1949 by Kenneth Younger, MP.
Bibliography: Alan J. Worton 'The Fisherman's and Seaman's memorial Chapel, a visitor's guide; 'Grimsby News' 19 March 1948.
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M5639

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters