Author: Trevor Hallifax

Cedric GY 278

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Cedric Built 07/1899 Cochrane & Cooper of Beverly for United Steam Fisheries
29/05/1917 Requisitioned into the Fishery Reserve
10/07/1917 stopped by U53 Commander Hans Rose 55 miles S by W of South Point of Sydero and Sunk with No casualties recorded
14/08/1917 Registry Closed

Her details

Official Number 110896
Yard Number 247
GT 197 NT 63
Dimensions 112.5’ x 21’ x 11.5’
Quarter Deck 47’ Foc’sle 20’
Engines by C D Holmes, 55 RHP 10 knots
Crew 9

Captured and sunk by a U-boat about 60 miles from the Faeroe Islands on the 10/07/1917

Tags gy-278, ww1-1917-07-10

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Cedar GY 480

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

CEDAR Built 19/12/1909 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for William Grant Grimsby
03/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
Crew Lost KITCHING Thomas Deck Hand RNR died
1919 Returned to commercial fishing
1924 Bought by J. Arcelus San Sebastian Spain renamed Nere Fedea
1931 Sold to V. Trullerque Montoro Valencia

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
KITCHING	Thomas	Unknown	08/03/1915	Deck Hand	Cedar

Her Details are

Official Number 127843
Yard Number 407
Admiralty Number FY 1229
Armament 1-6pdr AA
GT 219 NT 106
Dimensions 117 x 21.6 x 11.5
Quarter deck 66
Engines Great Central Engineering 60 NHP 10¼ knots

Sold for scrap and broken up Spain 1969

Tags 1969, gy-480

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Cecily GY 855

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Cecily Built 1882 T. Charlton Grimsby for T. Charlton Grimsby
07/1898 To Norway

Her Details are

Official Number 86424
GT 98 NT 56
Dimensions 81.9 x 18.45 x 10.25

Tags gy-855

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Cecil Rhodes GY 300

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Details to follow

Tags gy-300

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Cecil Coombes GY 487

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Cecil Coombes Built 19/12/1918 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for The Admiralty as Castle a Class trawler
Completed as a fishing trawler
1919 Sold J. Coombes Grimsby renamed Cecil Coombes GY 487
1922 Renamed Highbridge
1925 Bought by M. F. Pujol Cadiz Spain and renamed Santa Urbana
1931 Sold to L. Carranza Cadiz
1936 Bought by Anselmo Ceo Garcia Cadiz
1936 Requisitioned by the Nationalist Spanish Navy
1939 Returned to fishing

Her Details are

Official Number 140796 in 1922
Yard Number 407
Admiralty Number FY 4291
GT 285 NT 111
Dimensions 125.5 x 23.5 x 12.7
Quarter deck 72 Foc’sle 21
Engines Amos & Smith 480 IHP 10½ knots

Sold for scrap and broken up in Spain in 1971

Tags 1971, gy-487

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Cecil GY 595

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Details to follow

27/10/1897 Ketch Collision with RHONE of Grimsby approx 20 miles E by N of Spurn Point

Tags 1897-10-27, gy-595

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Cayrian GY 645

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Cayrian built 13/05/1911 Cochrane & Son Selby for Great Central Co-op Engineering and Ship Repairing Co Ltd Grimsby
Requisitioned 11/1916 as a boom defense vessel
04/1918 Sold to J. Smethurst Grimsby
Returned 1919
06/1920 To H. Smethurst Grimsby
05/1924 Bought by Trawlers White Sea & Grimsby
01/1942 Sold to Trawlers Grimsby Ltd Grimsby
01/1946 Bought by T. C. & F. Moss Grimsby

Her Details are

Official Number 132110
Yard Number 487
Admiralty Number 3085
GT 216 NT 85
Quarter Deck 68
Dimensions 120 x 21.5 x 11.5

Scrapped in 10/1956

Tags 1956-10, gy-645

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Caulonia GY 792

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Caulonia built 12/10/1912 Cochrane & Son Selby for Grimsby Alliance Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
05/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
03/1918 Sold to the Strand Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
1919 Returned
10/1939 Bought by owners in Hull
Served in WW2