[6] In early 1988 the RV Clione was sold to Putford Enterprises of Great Yarmouth, and converted into an offshore oil rig stand-by ship.

[9] It suggests that the new UK fishery research ship, the Clione, had been fitted with a Pleuger active rudder for increased maneuverability and position-keeping.

[6] In 1961–2, Ray Beverton took up the investigation of plaice, and together with Derek Tungate developed a high speed plankton sampler, nicknamed the ‘tin tow’ net.

It was used from a re-arranged after deck on the RV Clione to carry out a series of surveys of plaice and herring eggs and larvae in the southern bight of the North Sea.

[6] Throughout its years of service the RV Clione was employed on the large-scale tagging and transplantation of plaice from one sandbank to ‘foreign grounds’ in the North Sea.

In July 1975 she was engaged in a spawning ground survey (cruise CLI/11B/1975) using the unmanned ANGUS submersible developed by Heriot-Watt University, off the Northeast coast of England.

Finally, on 6 February 1987 the Lowestoft Journal featured an article under the title – "26-year-old research vessel `Clione` up for sale as new replacement `Corystes` in last stages of sea trials".