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Athenian GY 357

Athenian Built 17/04/1919 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Onward Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby
25/11/1939 Requisitioned as an auxiliary patrol vessel
06/1940 Converted to a minesweeper 
03/1944 Converted to an Esso (fuel carrier) 
08/1946 Returned to owners 
05/11/1946 Involved in a collision with the Serapion GY 1154 which sank in the North Sea 47 miles ENE of Spurn Point
1960 Involved in a collision with Zephyr GY 57 Grimsby Trawler which sank
She was the Last Coal burning Steam Trawler in Service
1964 Vessel sold for scrap


Her Details are 

  • Official Number 140789
  • Yard Number 365
  • Admiralty Number FY 757, Y 7.1 
  • GT 218 NT 97
  • Quarter Deck 58
  • Dimensions 117 x 21.5 x 11.5
  • Engines Charles D. Holmes 67 HP 10 knots

Arrived at Antwerp for breaking up on the 07/11/1964