Author: Trevor Hallifax

Bermuda GY 56

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Bermuda built 08/02/1905 by Cook Welton & Gemmell for Grant & Baker Steam Fishing Co
12/1914 Requisition as minesweeper
1920 Returned to owners
17/07/1926 Renamed Barbuda
11/12/1928 Sold to Sir Thomas Robinson & Sons Ltd Grimsby
22/01/1934 Renamed Thracian
1955 Sold for Scrap to Van Heyghen freres Belgium

Her details are

Official Number 122681
Yard Number 72
Admiralty Number FY 712
Armament 1-6 pdr
GT 211 NT 83
Quarter Deck 58 Foc’sle 19
Dimensions 115.4 x 21.6 x 11.5
Engines Charles D. Holmes 60 Hp 10 Knots

Arrived at Ghent for scrapping on the 17/12/1955

Tags 1955-12-17, gy-56

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Berkshire GY 151

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Berkshire built 20/02/1935 Smith’s Dock Middlesborough for Berkshire Fishing Company
01/1936 Admiralty and renamed Tourmaline
1940 Converted to AS
Employed as Escort duties, Engaged 2 E boats in the Channel sinking 1 and badly damaging the other
05/02/1941 she was sunk by Aircraft off North Foreland with the loss of 3 lives

Her Details are

Official Number 162898
Yard Number 985
Admiralty T 42
Armament 1 4inch
GT 443 NT 161
Dimensions 162.3 x 26.7 x 14.4
Quarter Deck 84′ Foc’sle 28′
Engines 99Hp

Sank by aircraft off North Foreland on the 05/02/1958

Tags gy-151, ww2-1941-02-05

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Berkshire GY 286

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Berkshire built 24/03/1936 by Smith’s Dock Middlesborough for Berkshire Fishing Company
10/1939 Requisitioned and converted to A/S joining the 23rd A/S Group
04/1940 sold to Shire Trawlers and took part in the Norwegian Campaign April to May
11/1945 Returned to owners
12/1945 she was sold to Glasgow Owners
02/1946 she was Renamed Clydeglen
04/1946 she went to Hull and was Renamed Conan Doyle H139
04/1946 Sold to Hudson Bros trawlers Ltd Hull and renamed Cape Conway registered as H 271
1948 Renamed Howard

Her details are

Official Number 164406
Yard Number 997
Admiralty Number FY 183
GT 466 NT 168
Dimensions 164.1 x 27.1 x 14.3
Quarter Deck 85′ Foc’sle 30′
Engines 99 HP

Scrapped 1958

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Berkshire GY 398

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Berkshire built 10/1897 by Edward Brothers of North Shields for North Lincs Steam Fishing Co
12/1914 Requisitioned
15/05/1915 North Channel – Skipper Herbert Percy Fleet RNR A Bland Captain In collision with armed yacht Valiant II sank at 1900 off Cushendall Red Bay Co Antrim 6 miles E of Tor Cor Point in Red Bay 55.05N 06W
No lives lost crew rescued by armed trawler Alsatian

Her Details are

Official Number 108479
Yard Number 569
Admiralty number FY 995
Armament 1-4in
GT 133 NT 45
Dimensions 96 x 20.7 x 10.7
Quarter Deck 18′ Foc’sle 19′

15/05/1915 Sunk after collision off Red Bay whilst in Admiralty Service

Tags gy-398, ww1-1915-05-15

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Bereian GY 585

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Bereian Built 25/06/1910 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Great Central Co-op Engineering & Ship Repairing Co Ltd Grimsby
04/1911 Bought by W. H. Beeley Grimsby and renamed Manx Hero

Her Details are