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Kitty GY 1005

Built by Earles Ship Building & Engineering Hull 1898, Owned by Fleetwood Steam Fishing Co Ltd and Moody & Keeley, FD191.
1908 Sold to owners at Montrose and registered as ME 226
Returned to Fleetwood to Brooklyn Fishing Co Ltd and re-registered FD 179
18/12/1916 Sold to G F Sleight registered as GY 1005
11/06/1917 Noted in the Grimsby Returns as Sunk by U Boat
LLoyds have her as having sailed out of Peterhead at the time of the loss
09/05/1917, Sunk by U42 Commanded by Otto Heinrich Tornow 25 miles E N E of St Abbs Head 56.11N, 01.45W
Skipper and chief engineer taken prisoner.
Believed to have been operated by Alliance Steam Trawling Co.
Scarborough Ltd. J. S. Ellis Manager

Her details are

  • Official Number 109662
  • Call Sign QGDR
  • 181 GT 73 NT
  • Dimensions 105 x 21 x 11.3

09/05/1917 Sunk by U Boat 25 miles E N E of St Abbs Head