Details to follow
Author: Trevor Hallifax
Ventnor GY 293
Ventnor Built 1897 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Hagerup Doughty & Co. Grimsby
04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co.
Surname | Forenames | Age at Death | Date of Death | Rank | Boat |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MILLINS | HENRY | 50 | 24/07/1915 | Third Hand | Ventnor |
MYNOTT | ROBERT | 35 | 24/07/1915 | Second Engineer | Ventnor |
SANDERSON | LEONARD | 25 | 24/07/1915 | Steward | Ventnor |
LABON | HARRY | 53 | 24/07/1915 | Trimmer | Ventnor |
DARWOOD | ERNEST WILLIAM | 30 | 24/07/1915 | Skipper | Ventnor |
DUFFIELD | ARTHUR JOHN | 42 | 24/07/1915 | Mate | Ventnor |
EVANS | JOSEPH ALBERT | 52 | 24/07/1915 | Deck Hand | Ventnor |
NASH | GEORGE ROBERT | 20 | 24/07/1915 | Deck Hand | Ventnor |
HARTLEY | HERBERT | 47 | 24/07/1915 | First Engineer | Ventnor |
Her Details are
- Official Number 108462
- Yard Number 141
- GT 161 NT 55
- Dimensions 104.2 x 20.5 x 10.7
- Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 19
24/07/1915 Missing
Venosta GY 1098
Venoasta built 1917 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Atlas Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
10/1917 Requisitioned as a minesweeper then hydrophone vessel
01/1919 Bought by G. Myhre Grimsby
1919 Returned
02/1920 Sold to Venosta Ltd Halifax Nova Scotia
1926 Registered as GY 365
12/1939 Requisitioned for service with the Royal Canadian Navy as a minesweeper
1941 Converted to a boom gate vessel
1945 Returned to owners
Her Details are
- Official Number 139959
- Yard Number 678
- Admiralty Number FY 1654
- Armament 1-12pdr 1-7.5in Bomb Thrower
- GT 316 NT 127
- Dimensions 135.3 x 23.5 x 12.3
- Quarter deck 74 Foc’sle 21
- Engines 84 HP
Venetia III GY 1127
Venetia Built 1899 Cochrane & Cooper Ltd Beverley Selby for Atlas Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
01/1916 Bought by a Grimsby group of owners Grimsby
1917 Requisitioned into the Fishery Reserve
03/1917 Sold to George Frederick Sleight Grimsby
1919 Returned to owners
10/1920 Bought by owners in Aberdeen
Her Details are
- Official Number 110924
- Yard Number 256
- GT 201 NT 69
- Dimensions 112.5 x 21 x 11.5
- Quarter deck 48 Foc’sle 22
Sank after stranding off Bear Island 24/10/1949
Vendora GY 466
Vendora Built 1928 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Atlas Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
1938 Sold to P/F Uvak A/S Thorshaven Faeroe Islands Renamed Nordbugvin
1948 Bought by P/F Hellufassur Kvivik Faeroe Islands Renamed Egil
Her Details are
- Official Number 146909
- Yard Number 497
- GT 283 NT 106
- Dimensions 140.4 x 24 x 13.2
- Quarter deck 77 Foc’sle 21
- Engines Charles D. Holmes 96 NHP 11 Knots
Sank after stranding off Bear Island 24/10/1949
Venator GY 827
Venator built 1913 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Atlas Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
05/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
1919 Returned
08/1928 Bought by W. Garratt Grimsby
08/1932 Sold to M. Olesen Grimsby
09/1932 Renamed Offa
Her Details are
- Official Number 134763
- Yard Number 549
- Admiralty Number FY 1520
- Armament 1-6pdr AA
- GT 293 NT 135
- Dimensions 133.5 x 23 x 12.3
- Quarter deck 72 Foc’sle 20
- Engines 79 HP
Scrapped in 07/1937
Velocity GY 7
Velocity Built 1904 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Great Central Co-op Engineering Co Ltd
02/1908 Bought by the Abbey Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
11/1913 Sold to S. Gidley Grimsby
01/1915 Bought by H. L. Taylor & H. G. Hopwood Grimsby
Her Details are
- Official Number 118922
- Yard Number 323
- GT 186 NT 59
- Dimensions 110 x 21 x 11
- Quarter deck 47 Foc’sle 22
Sunk by gunfire from a U-boat 75 miles N E of Spurn 07/06/1915
Velocity GY 384
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Velinda GY 29
Velinda Built 1956 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Atlas Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
24/01/1966 Sold to Northern Trawlers Ltd Grimsby
10/12/1973 Landed 2,929 kits of fish which grossed £47,500 and broke the then port landings record
Her Details are
- Official Number 184948
- Yard Number 916
- GT 779 NT 296
- Dimensions 185 x 32 x 17.5
- Foc’sle 33
- Engines Charles D. Holmes 1350 IHP 13½ Knots
Scrapped 27/05/1976
Vasco Da Gama GY 702
Vasco Da Gama Built 1910 Alexander Hall, Aberdeen for Portuguese owners
05/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
1919 Returned to owners
11/1919 Sold to J. Harris Grimsby registered as GY 702
12/1919 Bought by the Equitable Steam Fishing Co. Ltd Grimsby
02/1920 Renamed Fern Dea
06/1923 Sold to owners in Aberdeen
Her Details are
- Official Number 129346
- Admiralty Number FY 1584
- Armament 1-6pdr
- GT 265 NT 101
- Dimensions 125.8 x 22.5 x 12.1
- Quarter deck 69 Foc’sle 20
- Engines 58 HP