Author: Trevor Hallifax

Tubal Cain built 11/1905 Smiths Dock North Shields for Rushworth & Atkinson
11/1910 went to J E Rushton Skipper was Charles Smith
She was fishing in heavy seas, just got her gear onboard and was preparing to light a buoy near which she intended to dodge when she was challenged by the German auxiliary cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse at 1900 about 50 miles WNW of Stalberg West of Iceland
She was Sunk by Gun Fire approx 2100 hrs in order to stop the reporting of her location
Crew of 14

Her Details are

Official Number 122709
GT 227 NT 111
Dimensions 120.2 x 22 x 11.6
Quarter Deck 65′ Foc’sle 19′

07/08/1914 Sunk by Gun Fire by KAISER WILHELM 50 miles WNW stalberg Iceland

Tags gy-88, ww1-1914-08-07

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Tubal Cain GY 1138

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 July 2020

Tubal Cain Built 1911 Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd for J. Marr & Son Fleetwood FD 144 as Kilda
13/04/1914 Sold to Admiralty Renamed Janus
06/1920 Sold to the Bunch Fishing Co Grimsby Renamed Tubal Cain
10/1938 Sold to C. Emerson

Her Details are

Official Number 132403
Yard Number 136
GT 243 NT 93
Dimensions 126.7 x 23 x 9.7
Quarter deck 75

Scrapped 11/1938 in Germany

Tags 1938-11, gy-1138