Author: Trevor Hallifax

Cassiopeia GY 805

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Cassiopeia Built 26/07/1898 Edwards Bros North Shields for Grimsby & North Sea Steam Trawling Co Ltd Grimsby

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
GOLDSMITH	ALBERT EDWARD	20	06/11/1915	Trimmer	Cassiopeia
BEECHAM	ARTHUR DAVID	27	06/11/1915	Second Engineer	Cassiopeia
JOHNSON	SAMUEL JAMES	17	06/11/1915	Apprentice	Cassiopeia
CLARKE	PHILIP GEORGE	42	06/11/1915	First Engineer	Cassiopeia
PHILIPS	PERCIVAL	50	06/11/1915	Steward	Cassiopeia
GLENTON	FREDERICK	53	06/11/1915	Mate	Cassiopeia
BAKER	FRANK HENRY P.	20	06/11/1915	Third Hand	Cassiopeia
HARWOOD	PHILLIP RICHARD	36	06/11/1915	Skipper	Cassiopeia
THOMPSON	RICHARD HENRY	38	06/11/1915	Deck Hand	Cassiopeia

Her Details are

Official Number 109810
Yard Number 589
GT 152 NT 55
Dimensions 104.8 x 20.39 x 10.8
Quarter Deck 18 Foc’sle 20

06/11/1915 Missing

Tags gy-805, ww1-1915-11-06

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Cassandra GY 106

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Cassandra Built 16/10/1905 Cook Welton & Gemmell Hull for Hellyer Steam Fishing Co Ltd Hull H 848
05/1915 Requisitioned as a Minesweeper
Renamed Cassandra II
1919 Returned to owners
1920 Bought by the Alliance Steam Trawling Co Ltd Hull
1922 Sold to J. Ellis & Co Grimsby and registered as GY 106
1925 Sold to John Robinson Ltd Grimsby
1927 Bought by B. Allenby Aberdeen and registered as A 236
1932 To G. W. Fowler Aberdeen

Her Details are

Official Number 121096
Yard Number 92
Admiralty Number FY 1767
GT 174 NT 68
Dimensions 108.5 x 21.6 x 11.5
Engines Amos & Smith 45 NHP 9½ knots

26/08/1935 Foundered in the North Sea after springing a leak. The vessel was 46 miles east north-east of Aberdeen at the time and all of her crew were rescued by the drifter Hopeful PD 504

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Caspian GY 755

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

CASPIAN Built 26/03/1895 Edwards Bros North Shields for Great Grimsby Co-op Box & Fish Carrying Co Ltd Grimsby
Requisitioned by Admiralty in 1917 for Fishery Reserve commissioned and flew white ensign continued commercial fishing under naval control
04/1919 Sold to F. Bacon
06/1919 Bought by the Economy Steam Fishing Co Ltd
03/1920 Bought by Trawlers White Sea & Grimsby Ltd Grimsby
01/1942 To Trawlers Grimsby Ltd Grimsby
11/1945 Sold to owners in London

Her Details are

Official Number 104198
Yard Number 499
GT 150 NT 56
Quarter Deck 17 Foc’sle 19
Dimensions 101 x 20.5 x 10.8

Scrapped in 10/1950

Tags 1950-10, gy-755

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Casoria GY 567

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Casoria built 1897 original name Delfinen
11/1914 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
1919 Returned

Her Details are

Official Number
Admiralty Number 808
Armament 1 6pdr AA
GT 185

26/02/1920 Mined approx 25 miles E N E of Flamborough Head

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Carthagenia GY 1025

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Carthagenia Built 09/09/1899 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank North Shields for Grimsby Alliance Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
04/1912 Sold to owners in France became Epervier then Chanchardon
Bought by owners in Spain and renamed Paquitacho

Her Details are

Official Number 110917
Yard Number 613
GT 181 NT 63
Dimensions 111 x 21.1 x 11
Quarter deck 48 Foc’sle 21

Tags gy-1025

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Carsoria GY 567

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Details to follow

Tags gy-567

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Carronsyde GY 261

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Details to follow

Tags gy-261

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Carmarthen Castle GY 62

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Carmarthen Castle Built 19/09/1933 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank Middlesbrough for Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Swansea
27/10/1933 Mr. William Reed at Smiths Dock sent a telegram to Consolidated Fisheries advising that owing to adverse weather conditions the Carmarthen Castle would not be able to leave the dock today as had been originally planned
31/05/1934 Renamed Leeds United and registered as GY 62
09/1939 The Admiralty bought the Leeds United where she served as an Auxiliary Patrol vessel
01/1946 Returned to owners and registered as GY 386
03/1958 Registered to subsidiary company Rhondda Steam Fishing

Her Details are

Official Number 144005
Yard Number 959
Call Sign GWMV
GT 405 NT 153
Dimensions 155 x 26.4 x 12.2
Quarter deck 84 Foc’sle 25

Scrapped in 04/1962

Tags 1962-04, gy-386, gy-62

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Carmania GY 269

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Carmania built 1907 Charlton & Doughty Grimsby for Grimsby Alliance Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
01/1915 Renamed Carmania II
05/1915 Requisitioned as a mine layer then as a minesweeper
She was fitted out to carry 24 mines
03/1918 Sold to the Strand Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
11/1928 Bought by T. W. Baskcomb Grimsby

Her Details are

Official Number 125063
Admiralty Number FY 3221 N.1A N.19
Armament 1-6pdr AA
GT 250 NT 107
Dimensions 130.3 x 22 x 11.5
Quarter Deck 72

14/02/1929 Stranded Kirk Rocks Hoy Sound

Tags 1929-02-14, gy-269

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Carlton GY 1278

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Details to follow

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
BLANCHARD	EDWIN	58	25/10/1940	Cook	Carlton
EDWARDS	BASIL	58	25/10/1940	Deck Hand	Carlton
MILES	FREDERICK AMOS	52	25/10/1940	Skipper	Carlton
DUNCAN	HENRY FOSTER	33	25/10/1940	Third Hand	Carlton
LANCASTER	ALBERT EDWARD	38	25/10/1940	Deck Hand	Carlton
FITZPATRICK	JOHN FRANCIS	43	25/10/1940	Deck Hand	Carlton
HALL	HARRY	50	25/10/1940	First Engineer	Carlton
EAST	JOSEPH LAURENTZ	59	25/10/1940	Mate	Carlton
WILSON	WILLIAM HENRY	54	25/10/1940	Second Engineer	Carlton
CLARKE	GILBERT BRAMWELL	34	25/10/1940	Trimmer	Carlton

25/10/1940 Mined 3 1/2 miles off Spurn Point

Tags gy-1278, ww2-1940-10-25