Author: Trevor Hallifax

Bona Dea GY 429

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Bona Dea built 21/10/1914 Cochrane & Son Selby for Equitable Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
02/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper then escort vessel
1919 Returned to owners
09/1922 Register closed Became Santa Anna Spain

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
FLANNERY	THOMAS PATRICK	20	17/03/1918	Leading Deck Hand	Bona Dea

Her Details are

Official Number 137017
Yard Number 622
Admiralty Number FY 458
Armament 1-12pdr
GT 322 NT 171
Dimensions 140.2 x 24 x 12.6
Quarter deck 77 Foc’sle 20

09/1922 Register closed

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Bombay GY 961

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Bombay Built 27/12/1890 Cochrane Cooper & Schofield Beverley for Hull Steam Fishing & Ice Co Ltd Hull H 124
03/11/1913 Sold to William Grant Grimsby
12/01/1913 Registered as GY 961
12/01/1914 Renamed Navenby GY 961
13/03/1917 Stopped by U Boat UC44, 85 miles E by S of Rattay Head and sunk by Explosive Charges
All Crew saved

Her Details are

Official Number 98720
Yard Number 52
GT 167 NT 69
Dimensions 101.4 x 20.6 x 11
Quarter deck 20 Foc’sle 20
Engines Amos & Smith 50 nhp 3 cyl 10.0 Knots

Captured and scuttled by U-Boat 85 miles off Rattray Head on the 13/03/1917

Tags gy-961, ww1-1917-03-13

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Bombay GY 247

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Bombay built 03/11/1907 by Cochrane & Son Selby for Grant & Baker Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
09/1915 Requisitioned
1919 Returned to owners
08/1929 Sold to the Diamonds Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
10/1939 Requisitioned as an auxiliary patrol vessel
01/1940 Returned to owners
1942 Mercantile Loss
03/08/1942 Lost by unknown cause approximately 62N 18W Possible Torpedo by U 605

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
ROBBINS	FREDERICK	26	02/08/1942	Second Hand	Bombay
DONOVAN	ALFRED	37	02/08/1942	Skipper	Bombay
REMBLANCE	ARTHUR ALFRED EDWARD	39	02/08/1942	Deck Hand	Bombay
DYE	HENRY BERNARD ALFRED	47	02/08/1942	Deck Hand	Bombay
PENMAN	JOSEPH	35	02/08/1942	Deck Hand	Bombay
GLYNN	JAMES	37	02/08/1942	Deck Hand	Bombay
RICE	THOMAS	58	02/08/1942	Chief Engineer	Bombay
ASHMTAN	WILLIAM GEORGE	60	02/08/1942	Cook	Bombay
THORNTON	FREDERICK RICHARD	18	02/08/1942	Deck Hand	Bombay
JACKMAN	WILLIAM	52	02/08/1942	Second Engineer	Bombay
LAWRENCE	NORMAN	33	02/08/1942	Third Hand	Bombay
RAWLINS	CLIFFORD GEORGE	20	02/08/1942	Trimmer	Bombay
PULLAN	FRANK EDWARD	35	02/08/1942	Trimmer	Bombay

Her details are

Official Number 125051
Yard Number 389
Admiralty number FY 1890
Armament 1-12pdr 1-3pdr
GT 229 NT 116
Quarter deck 67 Foc’sle 17
Dimensions 120 x 22 x 11.5
Engines 70 HP

Sunk by U 605 about 150 miles North of the Faeroes 03/08/1942

Tags gy-247, ww2-1942-08-03

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Bombardier GY 30

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Bombardier Built 17/01/1949 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Supreme Fish Curing Co Ltd Grimsby
24/01/1966 Sold to Northern Trawlers Ltd Grimsby

Her Details are

Official Number 182633
Yard Number 805
GT 661 NT 255
Dimensions 173 x 30.5 x 16
Quarter deck 93 Foc’sle 32
Engines Charles D. Holmes 1075 NHP 13.8 knots

Arrived at Antwerp in 07/1968 for scrapping

Tags 1968-07, gy-30

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Boldero GY 584

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Details to follow

11/11/1897 Collision with SS CAMEO of Hull near Burcom Buoy River Humber

Tags 1897-11-11, gy-584

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Bohemia GY 353

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Bohemia Built 08/06/1891 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Great Grimsby & East Coast Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
03/1912 To owners in Blyth
Sold to owners in Spain

Her Details are