Ross Revenge
Ross Revenge as radio ship in 1983
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| Name: |
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| Port of registry: |
 Reykjavik
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| Builder: | Seebeck, Bremerhaven |
| Completed: | 1960 |
| In service: |
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| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Fishing trawler/Radio ship |
| Tonnage: | 980 GRT |
| Length: | 67 m (219 ft 10 in) |
| Beam: | 10.3 m (33 ft 10 in) |
| Draught: | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Installed power: | Werkspoor 10-cylinder Diesel, dual turbine 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) |
| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
MV Ross Revenge is a radio ship, the home of Radio Caroline, as well as having supported Radio Monique and various religious broadcasters. She was constructed in Bremerhaven in 1960, and initially served as a commercial trawler, notably taking part in the Cod Wars of the 1970s. Following her decommissioning, she was purchased by Radio Caroline and outfitted as a radio ship, complete with 300-foot (91 m) antenna mast and 50 kW transmitter. Her broadcasts began on 20 August 1983; her final pirate broadcast took place in November 1990. She ran aground on the Goodwin Sands in November 1991, bringing the era of offshore pirate radio in Europe to an end. She was, however, salvaged, and is now maintained by the Caroline Support Group, a group of supporters and enthusiasts.
Freyr was built in Bremerhaven, Germany by Seebeck for the Icelandic government. She was registered in Reykjavik and carried the registration RE 1.
In August 1963 she was sold to Ross Trawlers and renamed Ross Revenge, registration GY 718 (home port Grimsby). In this capacity, the ship was involved in the Cod Wars of the 1970s.
Ross Revenge holds the world record for the biggest catch. In 1976 she landed a catch of 3,000 kits (approximately 218 tonnes) of Icelandic cod at Grimsby, subsequently sold for a world record price of £75,597.
After serving as a diving support ship from 1979 to 1981, she was taken to the Cairnryan breakers' yard in Cairnryan, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway on the west coast of Scotland, not Rosyth in the Firth of Forth on the Scottish east coast.
While moored at the Cairnryan breakers' yard, Ross Revenge was found to be suitable for use in the Radio Caroline project. As a result, Seamore purchased Ross Revenge for £28,500. The ship was subsequently registered in Panama to Grothan Steemship Lines, Incorporated. It is worth noting that both Seamore and Grothan were influenced heavily by Ronan O'Rahilly.
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