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Calypso GY 1083

Calypso Built 1901 J. Duthie Aberdeen For owners in Milford Haven
07/1917 Bought by W. Hill Grimsby
1917 Requisitioned into the Fishery Reserve
04/1918 Sold to the Victorian Steam Fishing Co Grimsby 
1919 Returned to owners 
03/1920 Bought by owners in Granton

Her Details are

  • Official Number 112460 
  • GT 187 NT 74 
  • Dimensions 110.5 x 20.7 x 10.8 
  • Quarter deck 51 
  • Engines 53 HP 

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Calvinia GY 559

Calvinia Built 02/1901 Watson & Bird Hull for Grimsby Alliance Steam Fishing Co
Originally named Catania GY 1216
04/1908 went to Denmark Renamed SVENDBORG
07/1910 went to Grimsby Alliance Steam Fishing Co Renamed Calvinia GY 559
01/1915 Requisitioned as minesweeper
03/1918 went to W Doughty
1919 Returned
03/1924 went to Aberdeen Owners
Served in WW2

Her Details are

  • Official Number 113221
  • Admiralty number FY 734
  • Armament 1-6pdr AA
  • GT 191 NT 69
  • Dimensions 111 x 21 x 11
  • Quarter Deck 46 Foc’sle 21

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Calvia GY 476

Calvia built 03/02/1915 Cochrane & Sons Selby for The Grimsby Alliance Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
05/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper then hydrophone vessel
03/1918 Sold to J. L. Green Grimsby
1919 Returned to owners
11/1923 Sold to owners in Portugal 

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
PetersHenry James3819/11/1917Petty Officer 1st ClassCalvia

Her Details are 

  • Official Number 137024
  • Yard Number 629
  • Admiralty number FY 852
  • Armament 1-12pdr 1-7.5 Bomb Thrower
  • GT 304 NT 158
  • Dimensions 135.2 x 23.3 x 12.5
  • Quarter deck 74 Foc’sle 20 

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Calvi GY 576

Built by Cochranes of Selby 11/05/1929 original Name was the Lord Ashfield Registered at Hull H 53, Owned by Pickering & Haldane Steam Fishing Co became one of the LORD LINE
05/1948 Sold to Premier Steam Fishing Co, Registered as GY 576 
07/1948 Renamed Calvi
03/1955 went into Aberdeen ownership
07/1955 went to G F Sleight
07/1956 sold to Belgium

Her Details Are 

  • Official Number 160838
  • Yard No 1050
  • Gt 346 Nt 135
  • Dimensions 140.3 x 24 x 13.3
  • Quarter Deck 76′ Foc’sle 19′
  • Engines by Amos & Smith Hull
  • Triple Expansion 96HP

Scrapped 09/1956

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Calvi GY 269

Details to follow

30/05/1940 Sunk by Aircraft off Dunkirk whilst in Admiralty Service

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Calverton GY 830

Details to follow

29/11/1940 Mined at entrance to River Humber whilst in Admiralty Service

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Calphurnia GY 495

Calphurnia Built 16/09/1909 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Grimsby Alliance Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
MIDDLETON3214/09/1914TrimmerCalphurnia
SOVIGNEILS3414/09/1914Chief EngineerCalphurnia   
ROBINSONTED5614/09/1914SkipperCalphurnia   
ANDERSON2114/09/1914Deck HandCalphurnia   
NUNN5414/09/1914Deck HandCalphurnia
RIDMAN3114/09/1914CookCalphurnia   
PARSONSGEORGE HENRY3714/09/1914MateCalphurnia   
KNIGHT2514/09/1914Deck HandCalphurnia
SORRENSENGEORGE3514/09/1914Deck HandCalphurnia   
MACKIE4914/09/1914Second EngineerCalphurnia
DENTON2814/09/1914TrimmerCalphurnia
BAUMBER2314/09/1914Third HandCalphurnia

Her Details are

  • Official Number 127849
  • Yard Number 187
  • GT 284 NT 112
  • Dimensions 135 x 22.5 x 12
  • Quarter deck 72
  • Engines Charles D. Holmes 70 NHP 10 knots

Missing lost with all hands on the 16/09/1914

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Caledonia GY 357

Caledonia Built 1897 Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Hull for Grimsby Alliance Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
01/1909 Sold to owners in Denmark Renamed Delfinen 
07/1910 Went to Grimsby Alliance Steam Fishing Co Grimsby Renamed Casoria GY 567
04/1918 Sold to J. L. Green Grimsby 

Taken from 1919 Lloyds Register

Her Details are

  • Official Number 108476 
  • Yard Number 416 
  • GT 191 NT 76 
  • Dimensions 109.3 x 20.8 x 11.1 
  • Quarter deck 49 Foc’sle 20 

Sank by mine 35 miles E.N.E of Flamborough Head 26/02/1920
As listed in Lloyds War Losses Page 379

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Caledonia GY 700

Caledonia Built 01/10/1894 Edwards Bros North Shields for Grimsby Alliance Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
03/1897 Bought by owners in France where she became Cecile

Her Details are

  • Official Number 104188
  • Yard Number 494 
  • GT 121 NT 41 
  • Dimensions 100.6 x 20.5 x 10.7 
  • Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 19 

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BY George GY 69

By George built 17/01/1914 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for North Western Steam Fishing
07/1914 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
02/11/1915 Sold to Harold Croft Baker Grimsby
07/09/1917 Aegean Sea – Skipper Francis Joint Hulland RNR Based at Stavros Northern Greece
Preparing to sweep field where Helgian was sunk the previous day with other minesweepers 
Mined port side forward at 1710 laid by UC.23 on 11/07/1917 Volkhard von Bothmer
Broke up and sank in Gulf of Ruphani location not identified but believed to be 40.38N 23.54E 
2 ratings lost

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
BYATT Alfred H Unknown07/09/1917Leading Deck Hand By George
MCASKILL John Unknown07/09/1917SeamanBy George


Her details are 

  • Official Number 136004
  • Yard Number 291
  • Call Sign JFKM
  • Admiralty number FY 253
  • Armament 1-3pdr
  • GT 225 NT 112
  • Quarter deck 61
  • Dimensions 117 x 22 x 12.7
  • Engines Amos & Smith 68NHP 9½ knots

07/09/1917 Mined in the Gulf of Ruphani Aegean Sea whilst in Admiralty Service