Author: Trevor Hallifax

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Walter S Bailey GY 129

Walter S Bailey Built 1902 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for the Humber Steam Trawling Co Ltd Grimsby
1914 Requisitioned as a Q ship decoy vessel 
1919 Returned to commercial owners
11/12/1919 Sold to Fresh Fish Supplies Ltd Hull 
16/07/1924 Bought by the Fish Dinas Steam Trawling Co Ltd Fleetwood registered as FD 19
1932 Sold to the Viking Steam Trawling Co Ltd Hull registered as H 335
1935 Bought by the Line Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby renamed Trocadero registered as GY 129 

Her Details are

  • Official Number 113643
  • Yard Number 316 
  • Admiralty Number FY 265
  • GT 244 NT 98 
  • Dimensions 125 x 22 x 11.5 
  • Quarterdeck 49 
  • Engines Charles. D. Holmes 63 NHP 10½ knots 

Wrecked after stranding on the south coast of Iceland 06/09/1936

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Walrus GY 606

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Walpole GY 385

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17/09/1942 Sunk by Aircraft off Dungeness whilst in Admiralty Service

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Walpole GY 269

Walpole built 1914
05/1915 Requisitioned 
21/01/1917 Atlantic off W Scotland Torpedo missed off St Kilda island W Outer Hebrides Walpole opened fire but submarine submerged trawlers searched for the U-boat later sighted but escaped
02/1918 Renamed Walpole II 
1919 Returned 

Her Details are 

  • Official Number
  • Admiralty Number FY 1625
  • GT 302
  • Armament 1-6pdr 1-7.5in Bomb Thrower

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Wallington GY 599

WALLINGTON built 1911
12/1914 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper also as boom defence vessel
09/1918 Renamed Oriflamme
1919 Returned

Her Details are 

  • Official Number
  • Admiralty Number 1659
  • GT 259
  • Armament 1-6pdr AA 1-12pdr

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Wallena GY 12

Wallena built 03/1914 Cook Welton & Gemmell for Fleetwood Owner
01/1915 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
10/1915 Went to Blackpool Owners
1919 Returned to Fleetwood Owners
12/1924 Sold to H Bacon Registered as GY 132
09/1930 Went to Kottingham Trawlers
Served in WW2
01/1944 Went to Parkholme Trawlers 

Seen here as Wallena GY 132

Her Details are 

  • Official Number 135998
  • Admiralty Number FY 907
  • Armament 1-3pdr
  • GT 225 NT 112
  • Dimensions 117 x 22 x 12.7
  • Quarter Deck 61 Foc’sle 16

Scrapped 09/1949

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Walker Moody GY 248

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Vulture GY 972

Vulture Built 1898 Edwards Bros North Shields for Cleethorpes Steam Trawling Co Ltd Grimsby

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
CONNELLJAMES RICHARD4330/09/1915First EngineerVulture   
CLIFTONWILLIAM3630/09/1915Third HandVulture   
GOWINGTHOMAS5030/09/1915SkipperVulture   
NESSEDGAR RICHARD3530/09/1915Deck HandVulture   
MURRAYTHOMAS5730/09/1915Second EngineerVulture   
SAUNDERSLEONARD3230/09/1915Second HandVulture   
BATLEYGEORGE3130/09/1915StewardVulture   
BLUNDELLWILLIAM4030/09/1915Deck HandVulture   
CLARKERNEST WILLIAM2530/09/1915TrimmerVulture
NUDDROBERT5030/09/1915Deck HandVulture

Her Details are

  • Official Number 109832
  • Yard Number 596
  • GT 180 NT 62
  • Dimensions 110.4 x 21.6 x 11.4
  • Quarter deck 49 Foc’sle 19

30/09/1915 Mined in North Sea Register closed 10/1915

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Vulcana GY 27

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07/03/1917 Sunk by U Boat Gun Fire 40 miles E S E of Auskerry Light House

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
LEBETERSAMUELUnknown08/03/1917ApprenticeVulcana

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Vulcan GY 1009

Vulcan Built 1898 Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Hull for Atlas Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
11/1907 Sold to owners in France where she was renamed Vulcain 
Renamed Antoine

Her Details are

  • Official Number 109843
  • GT 206 NT 76
  • Dimensions 115 x 21 x 11.2
  • Quarter deck 46 Foc’sle 19