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War Grey GY 1033

War Grey built 1917 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley For the South Western Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
07/1917 Requisitioned as a minesweeper then hydrophone vessel 
1919 Returned
19/02/1918 Sold to the Great Northern Steam Ship Fishing Co Ltd Hull H 612 
09/1919 Bought by E. E. Cox Grimsby registered as GY 516 
12/1933 Sold to the Arctic Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
31/10/1941 Sold to City Steam Fishing Co Ltd Hull 
19/01/1942 Bought by Hudson Bros Trawlers Ltd Hull 
12/01/1945 Sold to Hull Merchants Amalgamated Trawlers Ltd Hull renamed Tobruk registered H 14 
14/02/1947 Sold to G. Sanger Grimsby 
1950 Bought by Alex Hay Aberdeen renamed C D Taylor A 644 

Her Details are 

  • Official Number 139940
  • Yard Number 340D
  • Admiralty Number FY 3342
  • Armament 1-12pdr
  • GT 246 NT 98
  • Dimensions 117.4 x 22 x 12.7
  • Quarter deck 66 Foc’sle 16
  • Engines Amos & Smith 74 NHP 9½ knots

Scrapped at Granton in 1955

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War Duke GY 1037

War Duke built 1917 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for George W. White & John N. Willows Grimsby
05/1917 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
1919 Returned
30/07/1919 Bought by the Yarborough Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
25/07/1924 Sold to Harold Bacon Grimsby 
05/08/1930 Bought by the Kottingham Trawling Co Ltd Grimsby 
21/04/1929 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 
03/01/1944 Sold to Parkholme Trawlers Ltd Grimsby 
25/04/1946 Returned to owners 
30/07/1949 Sold to Trawlers Grimsby Ltd Grimsby 
10/04/1953 Bought by Derwent Trawlers Ltd Grimsby 
11/01/1956 Bought by Alfred Bannister Trawlers Ltd Grimsby 

Photo Supplied by Photomarine

Her Details are 

  • Official Number 139941
  • Yard Number 340E
  • Admiralty Number FY 1268 FY 582
  • Armament 1-12pdr
  • GT 246 NT 97
  • Dimensions 117.4 x 22 x 12.7
  • Quarter deck 66
  • Engines Great Central Engineering Co. 74 NHP 10¼ knots

Arrived at Gateshead 26/04/1963 for breaking up

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Wardour GY 523

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Wanderer GY 560

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Wanderer GY 116

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Wanderer GY 12

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Wamba GY 381

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16/01/1910 Stranded North end of Cara Island Bernera Hebrides, Later salved

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Waltham GY 303

Waltham built 1897 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Hagerup, Doughty & Co Grimsby
04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co.
12/1914 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
10/10/1917 Irish Sea Skipper W Hills  Skipper James Mair
RNR Disappeared off Isle of Man presumed sunk by U-boat 54N 04.30W Uboat.net lists her as possibly lost on mines laid by UC.75 Johannes Lohs six days before1 officer 12 ratings lost 

 Her Details are 

  • Official Number 108463
  • Yard Number 142 
  • Admiralty Number FY 689
  • Armament 1-6pdr 
  • GT 162 NT 55
  • Dimensions 104.2 x 20.5 x 10.7
  • Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 19 

10/10/1917 off Isle of Man presumed sunk by U-boat whilst in Admiralty Service

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Walter Drew GY 1097

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Walter & Oscar GY 804

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