Edwardian built 1912 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Loyal Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
04/1915 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper and bomb thrower 1919 Returned 21/03/1930 Driven ashore in a blizzard and stranded near Myrar Dyra Fjord North Iceland All 12 crew took to the lifeboat drifted some 50 miles before landing at Sandgerdi southern Faxafloi Iceland One crewman died of exposure The gunboat Aegir went to the trawler’s assistance and searched for the crew but by this time they had already reached safety
Her Details are
- Official Number 132135
- Yard Number 241
- Admiralty Number FY 1453
- Armament 1-12pdr 1-7.5in Bomb Thrower
- GT 295 NT 121
- Dimensions 130 x 23 x 12.2
- Quarter Deck 72
- Engines Amos & Smith 89 NHP 10½ knots
21/03/1930 Driven ashore in a blizzard and stranded near Myrar Dyra Fjord North Iceland