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Azalea GY 199

Azalea built 1889 by Cochrane Cooper & Schofield Beverley  for North Eastern Steam Fishing Co
29/06/1897 Stranded N W end of Stroma Orkney Islands.
Ran aground in dense fog early in the morning at Stroma, Pentland Firth
An attempt was made to tow her off, but this failed and she was abandoned


Her details are 

  • Official Number 96193
  • Yard number 26
  • GT 165 NT 70
  • Quarter Deck 18 Foc’sle 22
  • Dimensions 106.4 x 20.5 x 11.0
  • Engines by C D Holmes 50 NHP 10 Knots 

07/1897 Registry Closed

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Ayreshire GY 520

Ayrshire Built 17/01/1938 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank Middlesbrough for Ayrshire Fishing Co Ltd, Markham Cook Grimsby
08/1939 To owners in Hull
09/1939 Requisitioned as an auxiliary patrol vessel Joined the 11th Anti-Submarine Striking Force based at Rosyth
20/02/1940 ICW sister ship Fifshire 70 miles East of Copinsay Orkney were attacked by 2 Heinkel 111’s. The Fifshire succumbed to a bombing attack, but the Ayreshire survived having managed to drive off the enemy aircraft with only her Secondary Armament of Lewis Guns
Her Main 4 inch had yet to be mounted
08/1941 Transferred to Iceland Command for Russian Convoys
1942 Took part in the ill fated PQ17, after the convoy was ordered to scatter she found several stragglers and shepherded them up to the ice.
The CO had the idea of painting them all white on the south facing sides and the decks to hide in the ice, they remained undiscovered and reached Russia in safely
10/1945 Returned to Owners
1946 Sold to Devon Steam Fishing Co Hull H 113

Shown here as H 113

Her Details are 

  • Official Number 164438
  • Yard Number 1034
  • Admiralty Number FY 225
  • Armament 1 4 inch
  • GT 575 NT 215
  • Quarter Deck 87 Foc’sle 33
  • Dimensions 175.8 x 28.6 x 15
  • Engines 99HP

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Ayreshire GY 393

Ayrshire Built 27/08/1897 Edwards Bros North Shields for North Lincolnshire Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby


Her Details are 

  • Official Number 108478
  • Yard Number 568
  • GT 133 NT 45
  • Quarter Deck 19 Foc’sle 17
  • Dimensions 96 x 20.7 x 10.7
  • Engines 99 HP

11/03/1906 Foundered approx 60 miles ESE of Spurn Point

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Aylesby GY 329

Aylesby Built 1946 Oulton Broad for The Admiralty as MFV 1579
1946 Sold to the Aldred Fishing Co Ltd 
Renamed Aylesby and registered as GY329 
1948 Sold to Huxley Fishing Co Ltd Lowestoft 
1951 Registered as LT 232 

Her Details are 

  • Official Number 166649
  • Call Sign MBDF
  • GT 112 NT 36
  • Dimensions 87.2 x 22.2 x 14.1
  • Engines 4 cylinder 240hp Crossley

Sank after catching fire in 1951 All of her crew were saved

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Avoset GY 438

12/12/1882 Dandy Missing supposed Foundered in North Sea after collision

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Avon GY 340

Avon built 09/11/1907 Built 1907 Cochrane & Sons Selby for George W. & H. B. Jeffs Grimsby
12/1914 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 
07/1916 Renamed Avon II 
1919 Returned to owners Bought by Bantock Hull
09/1921 Sold to the St. Malo Steam Fishing Co 
04/1930 Sold to W. Garrett
08/1931 Bought by Thomas William Baskcomb Grimsby 
10/1935 Bought by the Dobson Ship Repairing Co Ltd Grimsby
05/1940 Requisitioned as an auxiliary patrol vessel 
12/1941 Returned to owners
08/1942 Bought by owners in Hull 
1948 Sold to the Wembley Steam Fishing Co Grimsby Ltd Fleetwood 

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
SUTCLIFFEFREDERICK3322/05/1915Deck HandAvon
PICKETTARTHUR WILLIAM3428/01/1945EnginemanAvon

Her Details are

  • Official Number 125088 
  • Yard Number 423
  • Call Sign HMCD
  • Admiralty Number FY 708 FY 4.177
  • Armament 1-12pdr
  • GT 250 NT 111
  • Quarter Deck 69 Foc’sle 20
  • Dimensions 125 x 22 x 11.6
  • Engines 70 HP

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Autumn GY 660

Details to follow

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Australian Prince GY 239

Australian Prince Built 1919 Hall Russell & Co Aberdeen Built for the Admiralty as Strath Class Peter Barrington
1920 Renamed Cariama II 
11/1922 Bought by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Grimsby renamed Australian Prince GY 239
06/11/1922 An official notice of the proposal to change the name of Australian Prince to Amorelle appeared in Lloyds list
09/1927 Registered to Consolidated Fisheries Ltd 
09/1934 Sold to Sona Fishing Co Ltd Aberdeen 
1952 The vessel was owned by W. J. Fishing Co Ltd registered at Aberdeen 

Her Details are

  • Official Number 140624
  • Yard Number 650 
  • Call Sign MJRC 
  • Admiralty Number FY 4423 
  • GT 202 NT 88 
  • Dimensions 123 x 22.1 x 12.1 
  • Engines 3 cyl 12, 20, 34 in x 23 in 57rhp 75rhp by Hall Russell & Co Ltd Aberdeen 10 knots 

Arrived at St. David’s Harbour Firth of Forth 05/02/1960 for breaking up

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Australia GY 442

Details to follow

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Australia GY 456

Australia Built 15/02/1892 Cochrane Cooper & Schofield Beverley For International Steam Trawling Co Ltd Grimsby
01/04/1892 Registered as GY 456
07/1898 Bought by the North Eastern Steam Fishing Co. Ltd Grimsby 
1911 New Boiler was installed
06/1912 Bought by the Consolidated Whaling & Deep Sea Fishing Co 
08/1914 Sold to Irvin & Johnson Cape Town South Africa

Her Details are 

  • Official Number 99673
  • Yard Number 69
  • GT 151 NT 66
  • Quarter Deck 19 Foc’sle 17
  • Dimensions 104.4 x 20.5 x 11

1927 Broken Up in Table Bay