No Steve You have it perfectly correct she is an ex Naval Loyal Class Fleet Tender, some of her sisters were often in the Cromarty Firth and Loyal Proctor was stationed at Inverness.
She certainly is a Loyal Class fleet tender. The platform on the back was used when the ship was a dive vessel in Africa approximately 5 years ago. The platform has now gone and she is undergoing a major refit in private ownership, but all is not lost.....watch this space MVS!
Loyal Chancellor was a Fleet Tender of the RNXS,she was the traing vessel for the Devon and Cornwall units of the RNXS.She served for many years out of Devonport,many of us trained from Ordinary Seaman to maMate and Skipper on that ship.
I cannot give you information about Loyal Chancellor but Loyal Proctor was a training ship for the RNXS (now disbanded) and she was moored in Muirtown Basin in Inverness when not in use in Orkney, and Stornoway and maybe even Shetland. I was a member of the RNXS and we took delivery of her after her trials and sailed her to Orkney where she was based most of the summer months each year. (about 1972 onwards) One mechanician from Rosyth stayed on board to look after her. I am trying to get a photo of her but cannot find it anywhere. Can you help, please? I would be most grateful._
Just to let you know I still own this ship and she is moored in the boatyard I run namely Islington Boatyard Penryn Cornwall. She is now taking shape and is going back into battleship grey I will post a current pic when Im happy with her , regards Chris
Added by Chris Enmarch on 10 September 2010.
Thank you Chris very much look forward to seeing her again, maybe next year you could be tempted to bring her to Holyhead for the Regata. Andrew.
That would be nice Chris, be nice to see her again. Holyhead has a sailing Regata in September, I think, be great if you could plan your visit to coincide with that. All the best, Andrew.
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My dad was a member of the RNXS in Thurso (Ken Parnell)and was a skipper on Loyal Proctor for 15 years. As a child I was often allowed to go on some of the local trips and have very fond memories!
Added by Dawn Beattie on 25 March 2011.
LOYAL CHANCELLOR is now at Maldon, Essex - and now grey as Chris Enmarch indicated.
Added by Marcel G. on 11 January 2007.