| AdminHistory | The Research Vessel Prince Madog was a small multi-purpose ship of the stern trawler type. She was commissioned in December 1965 for the University College of North Wales, Bangor, at the Ramsey Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. in the Isle of Man, and was delivered to the owners in February 1968. The vessel was designed by Burness, Corlett & Partners Ltd. of Basingstoke, while T.R. Little & Co. Of Liverpool acted as owners’ consultants. While the vessel is primarily intended for use in the Irish Sea it is also capable of work along the eastern continental margin of the North Atlantic. She was decommissioned in 2001. |