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Author: Trevor Hallifax
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Westminster GY 141
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06/08/1915 Sunk by U Boat 20 miles E S E of Muckle Flugga
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Wessex GY 1231
Wessex Built 09/1902 Cook Welton & Gemmell Hull for East Anglia Steam Fishing Co
05/11/1914 Crew Lost
| Surname | Forenames | Age at Death | Date of Death | Rank | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILLEARD | THOMAS HENRY | 19 | 05/11/1914 | Deck Hand | Wessex |
| GRAY | 53 | 05/11/1914 | Steward | Wessex | |
| COLLINS | 49 | 05/11/1914 | Third Hand | Wessex | |
| PIDGEN | RICHARD JOHN | 43 | 05/11/1914 | Chief Engineer | Wessex |
| GARBUTT | THOMAS WILLIAM | 18 | 05/11/1914 | Trimmer | Wessex |
| WEBB | CHARLES | 56 | 05/11/1914 | Mate | Wessex |
| BENNISON | WILLIAM | 38 | 05/11/1914 | Second Engineer | Wessex |
| CLIFTON | JOHN | 48 | 05/11/1914 | Head Clerk | Wessex |
| STEVENSON | FRED | 48 | 05/11/1914 | Skipper | Wessex |
Her Details are
- Official Number 113231
- Yard Number 320
- GT 171 NT 41
- Dimensions 101 x 21.2 x 11
- Quarter Deck 54 Foc’sle 16
- Engines C D Holmes 55nhp 9.5 Knots
05/11/1914 Missing
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Wellesley GY 357
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Wellard GY 450
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Welbeck GY 455
WELBECK built 1915 Cochranes of Selby for E C Grant
20/03/1915 Registered at Grimsby GY 455
05/1915 Requisitioned as a mine layer based at Portsmouth
01/08/1916 Sold to Welbeck Steam Fisheries Grimsby
07/02/1919 Sold to Yarborough Steam Fishing Co
03/1919 Post war Service
12/1919 Sold to F & T Ross Hull
20/12/1919 Grimsby Registry Closed
1920 Returned
21/02/1920 Registered at Hull as Ohm H 128
08/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper Based at Aberdeen with M/S Group 37
10/1940 on miscellaneous Duties
1941 Transferred to Ardrossan with M/S Group 37
1942 Based at Grimsby with M/S Group 37
22/12/1945 Laid Up
31/05/1946 Returned
16/03/1946 Sold to Westward Trawlers Milford Haven
10/04/1946 Hull Registry Closed
20/04/1946 Registered as Westcar M 110
Her Details are
- Official Number 137020
- Yard Number 627
- Admiralty Number N 4A and N 8A, FY 561
- Armament 1-6pdr HA
- GT 302 NT 157
- Dimensions 135 x 23.5 x 12.3
- Engines C D Holmes 84rhp 10.5 knots
22/07/1960 Sold to Haulbowline Industries Co Cork for Breaking Up
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Welbeck GY 165
Welbeck built 09/1921 Cochranes of Selby for Pickering & Haldane Hull Lord Carson Then Named William Ram Mersey Class
30/09/1921 Sold to Pickering & Haldane Hull H302
28/10/1921 Registered as H302 Lord Carson
12/1929 Sold to J Rushworth Grimsby GY 165
09/01/1930 Registered as Welbeck GY 165
10/1935 Sold to Harry Franklin Grimsby
01/06/1940 Requisitioned as a Auxiliary Patrol Vessel
05/1941 Fitted out as a Minesweeper Based at Lowestoft /Yarmouth
1944 Towed London Barges to South Coast in Preparation for D-Day
09/1944 Sold to Shire Trawlers London
04/1950 Sold to Northern Trawlers London
1951 Sold to Ship Breakers
Her Details are
- Official Number 144409
- Yard Number 757
- Admiralty Number 3550, FY 1609
- Armament 1 12pdr W/T
- GT 324 NT 130
- Dimensions 138.5 x 23.7 x 12.8
- Engines Cooper & Greig 87hp 11.0 Knots
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Weelsby GY 299
Weelsby Built 1891 Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Hull for J. Grant Grimsby
Her Details are
- Official Number 96239
- Yard Number 654
- GT 112 NT 38
- Dimensions 88 x 20.1 x 10.7
Captured and scuttled by a U-boat on the 23/09/1916 40 miles S E by E of Spurn Light Vessel
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Wellard GY 300
Wellard Built for Earl Steam Fishing Co by Cook Welton & Gemmel
Original Name EL Capitan GY 450
07/1938 went to Crampins Steam Fishing Co
10/1939 Requisitioned as A/S Name unchanged
Joined the 21st A/S Strike Group, Took part in the Norwegian Campaign
02/1942 Loaned to USN
10/1942 Returned and was transferred to the South African Station.
1945 Returned
1946 Acquired by Crampins registered as GY 300
My Grandfather sailed on the Wellard for 3 months in 1946 as a deck hand,before being reunited with her in 1950
20/04/1950 to 18/09/1950 Signed on as a 3rd hand
25/01/1951 His next trip with the Wellard signed on again as 3rd hand until 16/05/1951
06/12/1951 but as a deck hand until 24/04/1952
18/05/1952 His last time with the vessel until 11/10/1952 again as deck hand
Her Details Are
- Official Number
- Dimensions 173 X 28.6 X 14.6
- Quarter deck 89′ Fo’scle of 37′
- Engines 135 NHP, Triple Cylinder 15″, 25″ & 42″ x 27″
- Boiler 1 SB 220lb Spt, Producing 12.8 Knots by Amos & Smith.
- Funnel yellow C on Blue band between yellow and black top
- Hull black with white line red boot topping
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Welfare GY 1031
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