Recepto Built 06/06/1914 Cook Welton & Gemmel for G F Sleight
11/1914 Requisitioned Converted to a minesweeper
16/02/1917 North Sea Sweeping with hired trawler Perihelion in Tees Bay
Mined, laid by UC.30 Heinrich Stenzler
Sank off Longscar Buoy off The Heugh Hartlepool about 1 mile from Long Scarr bouy 54.40.20N 01.07.40W
Skipper and crew Lost
Surname | Forename | Age At Death | Date Of Death | Rank | Boat |
LUPTON | STEPHEN GOODWIN | 20 | 16/02/1917 | Deck Hand | H.M. Trawler “Recepto.” |
BAXTER | GILBERT | 49 | 16/02/1917 | Trimmer | H.M. Trawler “Recepto.” |
DODDS | MATTHEW TREWICK | 28 | 16/02/1917 | Trimmer Cook | H.M. Trawler “Recepto.” |
CAPPLEMAN | WILKINSON | 32 | 16/02/1917 | Skipper | H.M. Trawler “Recepto “ |
TAYLOR | WILLIAM DARLING | Unknown | 16/02/1917 | Deck Hand | H.M. Trawler “Recepto” |
WATSON | CHARLES PERCY | 22 | 16/02/1917 | Deck Hand | H.M. Trawler “Recepto.’ |
MORRIS | ROBERT | Unknown | 16/02/1917 | Second Hand | H.M. Trawler “Recepto.” |
PARKER | GEORGE | 33 | 16/02/1917 | Engineman | H.M. Trawler “Recepto.” |
MACIVER | 39 | 24/02/1917 | Leading Seaman | H.M. Trawler “Recepto.” |
Her details are
- Official Number 136991
- Yard number 299
- Admiralty Number FY 47
- Gt 245 NT 107
- Dimensions 120.5 x 22 x 12.3
- Quarter Deck 67′
- Engines by C D Holmes 80 NHP 10.5 Knots
16/02/1917 Mined off Longscar Bouyin Tees Bay whilst in Admiralty service The mine was laid by UC 30 on 12/02/1917