Author: Trevor Hallifax

China GY 557

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

China built 09/11/1893 Cochrane & Cooper Beverley for International Steam Trawling Co. Ltd Grimsby
02/01/1894 Registered as GY 557
30/06/1898 Bought by the North Eastern Steam Fishing Co Ltd
1900 Lengthened to 115′ 5″
01/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
1919 Returned
12/1919 Sold to Thomas William Baskcomb Grimsby
26/07/1933 Lost Crew G E Thompson
10/1935 Sold to F. Parkes

Her Details are

Official Number 99717
Yard Number 97
Admiralty Number 946
Armament 1-6pdr AA
GT 190 NT 93
Dimensions 115.5 x 21 11.5
Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 19

Scrapped in 04/1936

Tags 1936-04, gy-557

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Chilian GY 564

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Chilian Built 23/12/1893 Edwards Bros North Shields for Great Grimsby Co-op Box & Fish Carrying Co Ltd Grimsby

Her Details are

Official Number 99719
Yard Number 485
GT 161 NT 59
Dimensions 115 x 20.6 x 10.8
Quarter deck 18 Foc’sle 19

Ran aground on Filey Brig Yorkshire on Sunday 08/04/1894

Tags 1894-04-08, gy-564

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Chikara GY 364

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Chikara built 1908 Charlton & Doughty Grimsby for M. Fisher Grimsby
10/1914 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
1919 Returned
07/1920 To Morris & Fisher Grimsby
11/1926 Sold to W. Garratt Grimsby
09/1932 Bought by T. E. Fisher Grimsby

Her Details are

Official Number 127828
Admiralty Number FY 67
Armament 1-12 pdr
GT 250 NT 98
Dimensions 122 x 22 x 11.8
Quarter deck 70 Foc’sle 18

Scrapped in 03/1935

Tags 1935-03, gy-364

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Chieftain GY 476

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Chieftain built 21/02/1893 Cook Welton & Gemmell for Thomas Robinson of Grimsby
22/01/1901 she was sold to Onward Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
17/03/1906 Sold to Joseph Malandain Et Ses Gendres, Fecamp France Renamed Jean Edmee F 1930
1913 sold to Veuve Joseph Et Ses Gendres, Fecamp
29/07/1915 Requisitioned by the Marine Nationale for War Service
08/01/1919 returned to owners
1917 sold to Charles Prentout Fecamp
1921 Sold to C Carrasset A Pochez et J De Vibraye Fecamp
1923 sold to Jacques De Vibraye Fecamp
14/05/1935 Vessel sprang a leak and foundered 62 miles SE of De Groix All 11 Crew were rescued

Her Details are

Official Number 99685
Yard Number 97
120 GT 39 NT
Dimensions 88.5 x 20.1 x 10.7
Engines by C D Holmes 44 NHP 10 Knots

14/05/1935 Foundered after springing a leak 62 miles southeast of de Groix

Tags 1935-05-14, gy-476

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Chester GY 148

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Chester built 03/11/1896 Edwards Bros North Shields for Hagerup Doughty & Co Grimsby
04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co
10/1914 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
1915 Hired by the Admiralty and renamed as Chester II
29/02/1916 North Sea Skipper R Dutton In collision with torpedo boat TB.28 at 0340 both ships darkened sank in Firth of Forth Gullane Bay Aberlady Cockenzie in 56.04.16N 02.52.15W No lives lost

Her Details are

Official Number 106682
Yard Number 533
Admiralty number 629
Armament 1 3 pdr
GT 143 NT 45
Dimensions 104 x 20.7 x 10.5
Quarter deck 18 Foc’sle 18
Engines Triple expansion 9 16 25½ x 19½ in 45rhp Sunderland works of N E Marine Co Sunderland

29/02/1916 Sunk after collision in Firth of Forth whilst in Admiralty Service

Tags gy-148, ww1-1916-02-29

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Cheshire GY 742

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Cheshire Built 09/05/1898 Cochrane & Cooper Beverley for North Lincolnshire Steam Fishing Co. Ltd Grimsby
16/06/1898 Registered as GY 742
07/07/1915 Mined 50 miles E by N of Spurn Point
8 Crew Lost

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
REED	GEORGE	54	07/07/1915	Cook	Cheshire
CAMPBELL	JAMES REED	50	07/07/1915	Second Engineer	Cheshire
KELLY	EDWARD	54	07/07/1915	Deck Hand	Cheshire
VEREKER	JAMES	21	07/07/1915	Deck Hand	Cheshire
MITCHELL	JOHN CHRISTOPHER	50	07/07/1915	Second Hand	Cheshire
BATES	SYDNEY WILFRED	22	07/07/1915	Trimmer	Cheshire
VINCENT	HAROLD	20	07/07/1915	Third Hand	Cheshire
POOLE	WILLIAM ROBERT	Unknown	07/07/1915	Skipper	Cheshire