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Author: Trevor Hallifax
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Ben Dearg GY 1010
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Benvolio GY 183
Benvolio Built 23/10/1930 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Hull Northern Fishing Co Ltd Hellyer Bros Ltd Hull
08/1939 Bought by Shire Trawlers Grimsby
Her Details are
- Official Number 162208
- Yard Number 1096
- GT 352 NT 139
- Dimensions 140.3 x 24.6 x 13.3
- Quarter deck 77 Foc’sle 23
Sunk by mine off the River Humber on the 23/02/1940 whilst on Admiralty service
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Bengali GY 61
Bengali built 1937 by Smith’s Dock Middlesborough original name Turcoman Hull
Renamed Bizerta Hull
Renamed Stella Sirius Hull
09/1959 Sold to D Roberts Fishing Co
09/1959 Registered as GY 61 Stella Sirius
11/1959 Renamed Bengali GY 61
11/1960 Renamed Ross Tracker GY 61
03/1963 went to Belgium as Ross Tracker
Her Details are
- Official Number 165009
- GT 455 NT 165
- Dimensions 164.6 x 27.1 x 15.1
- Foc’sle 30
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Bengal GY 103
Bengal built 30/10/1905 by Cook Welton & Gemmell for Grant & Baker Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
02/1915 Requisitioned as minesweeper
03/1915 Renamed BENGAL II
1919 Returned to owners
14/12/1928 Bought by Sir Thomas Robinson & Sons Ltd Grimsby
11/1939 Requisitioned and converted into an APV
1940 Renamed Staunch and converted to a minesweeper
1944 Converted to an Esso
11/1944 returned to owners and reverted to original name
Her details are
- Official Number 122712
- Yard Number 224
- Admiralty number FY 1150 FY 1591
- Armament 1-6pdr AA
- 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 10.5 Knots
Arrived at Charlestown for scrapping on the 20/05/1955
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Benbow GY 1016
Benbow Built 17/12/1898 Cochrane & Cooper Ltd Beverley for William Grant & H. C. Baker Grimsby
Her Details are
- Official Number 109486
- Yard Number 226
- GT 172 NT 62
- Dimensions 100.2 x 21 x 11
- Quarter deck 45 Foc’sle 17
09/02/1917 Captured and sunk by U Boat 25 miles E by S of Bell Rock
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Bempton GY 29
Bempton Built 29/11/1913 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Hull Steam Fishing & Ice Co Ltd Hull Registered as H 19
04/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
1919 Returned to commercial fishing
06/03/1936 Bought by Heward Trawlers Ltd London registered LO 192
27/04/1943 Sold to the Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd Hull and registered as H 546
07/03/1957 To the Loyal Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby and registered as GY 29
1951 Sold to A Hay Aberdeen and registered as A 673
1958 Sold for scrap to F. & W. Joch Germany
One Incident involving the Bempton, 20 miles SW of the Mizzen Head Ireland the Italian barque Sardomene was makingthe land from West Australia with a cargo of Timber she was being escorted by the Bempton a Submarine managed to get off a shot between the two vessels (Bempton was steaming 1000 yards ahead) and the ship under sail. A massive expolsion ensued and although the Bempton launched a boat she could only rescue 7 survivors in good health with 2 injured and 2 corpses this left 10 men missing
Her Details are
- Official Number 136174
- Yard Number 285
- Admiralty Number FY 1369
- GT 226 NT 87
- Dimensions 115.5 x 22.5 x 12.3
- Engines Amos & Smith 94 NHP 11 knots
Arrived at Hamburg for scrapping on the 07/05/1958
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Belvoir Castle GY 2
Belvoir Castle Built 27/02/1899 Gourlay Bros & Co Dundee for Crampin Steam Fishing Co Ltd
08/1916 Bought by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Grimsby
14/02/1917 Captured by U-Boat then sunk by bombs Captain Ball was taken prisoner
Her Details are
- Official Number 110873
- Yard Number 187
- GT 221 NT 91
- Quarter deck 69 Foc’sle 19
- Dimensions 122.9 x 21.7 x 11.5
14/02/1917 Sunk by U Boat 15 miles S E 1/2 E of Buchan Ness
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Belovar GY 109
Belovar Built 29/11/1905 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Alec L Black Grimsby
Her Details are
- Official Number 122715
- Yard Number 94
- GT 242 NT 94
- Quarter Deck 68 Foc’sle 19
- Dimensions 125 x 22 x 11.8
- Engines Charles D Holmes 65 NHP 10½ knots
06/02/1913 Missing
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Belovar GY 1036
Belovar built 17/12/1898 Cook Welton & Gemmell for Alec L Black Grimsby
18/04/1905 sold to Soc de pesca Y Salvamenta Neptune Vigo Spain
1924 sold to Drouilet Arcachon France Renamed Ecureuil
1929 Sold to J Tissot Arcachon France
Her Details are
- Official number 109847
- Yard number 224
- GT 178 NT 62
- Dimensions 108.7 x 21.0
- Engines by C D Holmes 50 NHP 10 Knots
28/12/1930 Vessel Wrecked after stranding near Rourtin