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Rononia GY 865

Rononia built 1913 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Pelham Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
30/08/1913 Bought by the Walter Olney Fleetwood registered as FD 88
04/10/1915 Sold to the Neva Steam Trawling Co Ltd Fleetwood
06/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
1919 Returned to owners
1924 Bought by J. N. & H. Bacon Grimsby registered as GY 134 
1930 Sold to the Kottingham Trawling Co Ltd

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
CAMBERWILLIAM GEORGE4905/03/1942Cook Rononia 
MILLERALBERT EDWARD4705/03/1942Second Hand Rononia 
MARLANDALLAN BROADBENT5305/03/1942Second Engineer Rononia 
KEMPJOHN FREDERICK5205/03/1942Deck Hand Rononia 
WESTERMANARTHUR SIDNEY3305/03/1942Trimmer Rononia 
WITTSWALTER GEORGE3905/03/1942Deck Hand Rononia 
SWANSONHENRY5905/03/1942Trimmer Rononia 
FORDHENRY SHAKESPEARE3705/03/1942Skipper Rononia 
PEDERSENWILLIAM ANTHONY4305/03/1942Deck Hand Rononia 
STEVENSERNEST ROBERT5305/03/1942Chief Engineer Rononia 
BLANDARTHUR FRANCIS4305/03/1942Deck Hand Rononia 

Her Details are

  • Official Number 134777
  • Yard Number 271
  • Admiralty Number  FY 1594
  • Armament 1-6pdr
  • GT 213 NT 49
  • Dimensions 101 x 21 x 11
  • Engines Charles D. Holmes 66NHP 10 knots

Posted as missing lost with all hands 05/03/1942 An eyewitness account stated that a U-boat sank the vessel