Author: Trevor Hallifax

Vascama GY 164

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 July 2020

Vascama Built 04/1935 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Atlas Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby Registered as GY 164
09/1939 Requisitioned as an anti-submarine vessel
Based at Kirkwall along with the Northern Foam Northern Gift and Kingston Agate Employed on contraband control and anti-submarine patrols between Norway and Greenland
10/1943 On temporary loan to the Portuguese Navy renamed P 6
08/1944 Returned to the Royal Navy and her original name Employed
on Iceland convoys
11/1946 Bought by the Atlas Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby GY 147
12/1962 Sold to Belgium Owners

Her Details are

Official Number 162900
Yard Number 1136
Admiralty Number FY 185
Armament 1-4 gun 2-20mm AA guns Depth Charges
GT 447 NT 200
Dimensions 158.1 x 26.6 x 14.2
Quarter deck 88 Foc’sle 25
Engines 114 HP

Scrapped 12/1962

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Varonil GY 386

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 July 2020

Varonil Built 1908 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Atlas Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby

Her Details are

Official Number 127835
Yard Number 432
GT 253 NT 106
Dimensions 123.5 x 21.5 x 12.3
Quarter deck 68 Foc’sle 22

20/01/1913 Stranded near Grindavik, Iceland Register closed 02/1913

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Varanis GY 511

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 July 2020

Varanis built 1910 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Arctic Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
08/1914 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
1919 Returned
08/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper Served at Iceland throughout the war
11/1945 Returned to owners

Her Details are

Official Number 127853
Yard Number 457
Admiralty Number FY 5 FY 1613
Armament 1-6pdr AA
GT 258 NT 107
Dimensions 123.3 x 21.5 x 12.3
Quarter deck 68
Engines 69 HP

Scrapped in Holland 09/1961

Tags 1961-09, gy-511

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Varanga GY 61

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 July 2020

Varanga Built 1929 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley For Atlas Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
29/08/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper Served at Iceland throughout the war
11/1945 Returned to owners
16/09/1945 Sold to Hudson Bros Hull
1945 Bought by Iago Steam Trawlers Ltd London renamed Red Crusader registered as LO 462

Her Details are

Official Number 160968
Yard Number 517
Admiralty Number FY 1625
GT 661 NT 237
Dimensions 178 x 31 x 16
Quarter deck 96 Foc’sle 30
Engines Charles D. Holmes 96 NHP 10.8 Knots

Scrapped 16/04/1955

Tags 1955-04-16, gy-61

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Vanilla GY 202

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 July 2020

Vanilla built 1897 Cochrane & Cooper of Beverley for Arctic Steam Fishing Company
05/1911 Sold to South western Steam Fishing Co Grimsby & Fleetwood
06/1914 Sold to Savoy Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
18/04/1915 According to accounts she was hit by a torpedo fired without warning approximately 53 miles from the Inner Dowsing LV and was blown to pieces
A further account is listed in the Book “Fishermen against the Kaiser.” But she actually hit a mine that had been laid on 17/04/1915 by the light cruisers STRALSUND and STRASSBURG
The Grimsby Trawler Fermo made for her last known position and searched for survivors but found none

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
MANEY	JOHN	40	18/04/1915	Mate	Vanilla
SAUNDERS	FREDERICK	47	18/04/1915	Third Hand	Vanilla
MAY	WILLIAM	46	18/04/1915	Deck Hand	Vanilla
DUCKER	RICHARD	47	18/04/1915	Trimmer	Vanilla
McCARTHY	ARTHUR G.	50	18/04/1915	Cook	Vanilla
CRUISE	GEORGE	42	18/04/1915	Chief Engineer	Vanilla
LOVELOCK	ROBERT	51	18/04/1915	Deck Hand	Vanilla
PHILLIPS	CHARLES	29	18/04/1915	Second Engineer	Vanilla
BENNETT	THOMAS	58	18/04/1915	Skipper	Vanilla

Her Details are

Official Number 108441
Yard Number 173
158 GT 67 NT
Dimensions 101′ x 20.5′ x 11.2′
Quarter Deck 17′ Foc’sle 18′
Engines C D Holmes 45rhp 3 Cyl 10.0 Knots

18/04/1915 Hit a Mine 53 miles E by S Inner Dowsing L. Vessel

Tags gy-202, ww1-1915-04-18

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Vanguard GY 1051

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 July 2020

Details to follow

Tags gy-1051

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Vanessa GY 257

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 July 2020

Vanessa Built 1952 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Atlas Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
24/01/1966 Sold to Northern Trawlers Ltd Grimsby

Her Details are

Official Number 184912
Yard Number 843
GT 661 NT 237
Dimensions 178 x 31 x 16
Quarter deck 96 Foc’sle 30
Engines Charles D. Holmes 1100 IHP 12.4 Knots

Scrapped by Drapers at Victoria Dock Hull 04/1975

Tags 1975-04, gy-257

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Valorous GY 622

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 July 2020

Details to follow

Tags gy-622

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Vigilant GY 86

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 July 2020

Vigilant Built 1896 Cochrane & Cooper Beverley for Atlas Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
09/1896 Sold to the Allen Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
03/1906 Sold to Vilar Senra & Co Havana Cuba Renamed Triton
1936 Sold for Breaking Up

Her Details are

Official Number 106660
Yard Number 162
GT 147 NT 55
Dimensions 93.7 x 20.4 x 11
Quarter deck 17
Engines Earles Ship Building & Eng 45 rhp 3 Cyl 10.0 Knots

1936 Sold for Breaking Up

Tags gy-86

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Vampire GY 583

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 July 2020

Vampire Built 1899 Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Hull for Atlas Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
07/1912 Bought by owners in France became Auberine

Her Details are

Official Number 110906
GT 198 NT 73
Dimensions 110.5 x 21.2 x 11.2
Quarter deck 46 Foc’sle 18

Tags gy-583