Valesca built 1916 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for South Western Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
09/1916 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
01/01/81918 Sold to John L. Green Grimsby
1919 Returned
17/05/1922 Sold to the North Western Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
20/02/1926 Bought by the Pelham Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
19/09/1928 Sold to the Earl Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
29/11/1939 Requisitioned as an auxiliary patrol vessel
07/1940 Converted to a minesweeper
10/12/1940 Sold to Sir Alec Black Grimsby
12/1941 Converted to a Wreck Location Vessel
08/02/1943 Bought by Shire Trawlers Ltd Grimsby
12/1945 Returned to owners
06/03/1948 Bought by Alexander Hay & William Brebner Aberdeen
Registered as A 536
1950 Sold to Ch & Arm A Seghers Ostend Belgium renamed Charvic registered O 335
A 6 cylinder Motoren Werke Mannheim A. G. diesel engine was fitted whilst the vessel was under this company’s ownership
1972 Bought by Rederij Ostend renamed Java IV
| Surname | Forenames | Age at Death | Date of Death | Rank | Boat |
| SEAMAN | Wiliiam Ernest | 33 | 04/04/1941 | Second Hand | Valesca |
Her Details are
- Official Number 138970
- Yard Number 340B
- Admiralty Number FY 2963
- Armament 1-6pdr AA 1-7.5in Bomb Thrower
- GT 188 NT 82
- Dimensions 110.4 x 21 x 11.6
- Quarter deck 59
- Engines Shields Engineering Co. 69 NHP 10 Knots
Vessel deleted from Lloyds Register of Shipping in 1991