Author: Trevor Hallifax

Aurora GY 172

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Aurora built 07/07/1906 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Ltd Grimsby
08/1914 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
02/1915 Renamed Aurora II
1919 Returned to owners
10/1926 Bought by Charles Dobson Robinson Lane Fish Docks Grimsby
11/02/1929Lost Crew A Smallwood
28/07/1934 Lost Crew B Jenkins

Her details are

Official Number 123586
Yard Number 380
Call Sign MPBK
Admiralty Number FY 345
Armament 1-6pdr AA
GT 225 NT 106
Foc’sle 18
Dimensions 117.2 x 22 x 11.6
Engines Triple expansion 16, 21, 34 in x 24 in, 67 rhp by C D Holmes & Co Hull

Scrapped in 04/1937

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Aurora GY 18

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Details to follow

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Aucuba GY 117

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Aucuba built 13/01/1906 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for W. Grant & D. Robinson Grimsby
12/1914 Requisitioned as a boom defence vessel
1919 Returned to owners
01/06/1927 Sold to Arthur Grant & Sons Grimsby
07/03/1930 Sold to the Rugby Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
29/04/1933 Bought by the Filey United Steam Trawling Co Ltd Scarborough
07/10/1942 Sold to Parkholme Trawlers Ltd Grimsby
01/11/1944 Bought by Rushcliffe Trawlers Ltd Hull
08/04/1948 Sold to Derwent Trawlers Ltd Grimsby
05/09/1951 Sank following a collision with the Maria Bibolini whilst fishing off Robin Hoods Bay All ten crew were rescued by the Maria Bibolini and landed at Rotterdam

Her Details are

Official Number 123561
Yard Number 101
GT 211 NT 76
Armament 1-3pdr
Quarter Deck 58 Foc’sle 19
Dimensions 115.4 x 21.6 x 11.5
Engines Charles D. Holmes 67 HP 10 knots

05/09/1951 Collision with SS MARIA BIBOLINI of Italy off Robin Hoods Bay

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Attempt GY 769

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

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Atmosphere GY 1298

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Atmosphere Built 1918 J. Chambers Lowestoft for The AdmiraltyBuilt as wood drifter
07/1921 Bought by F. Pearce Grimsby
06/1922 To the Atmosphere Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
02/1923 Bought by owners in Hull

Her Details are

Official Number 145290
GT 100 NT 44
Dimensions 86.7 x 20 x 10.2

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Atlantic GY 1085

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Atlantic Built 24/02/1898 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Willaim C Edwards & Co Hull H 392
24/03/1900 sold to D. J. McKinnon & Son Dundee DE 126
29/05/1917 Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve
07/1917 Bought by W. Crampin Grimsby and registered as GY 1085
1919 Released
11/1919 The vessel was sold to W. Jagger Grimsby
04/1920 Bought by Headway Steam Fishing Grimsby
04/1923 Acquired by W. Allen Grimsby
01/1927 Sold to W. Lambert Cleethorpes
05/1930 Sold to J. Doig Grimsby
07/1930 Bought by John Chant Plymouth
1931 Sold to Plymouth Trawlers Ltd Plymouth
1939 Sold to Percy V Turner Plymouth
06/1954 Sank along side Sutton Harbour Plymouth, Refloated and sold to Demmelweek & Redding Ltd For breaking

Her Details are

Official Number 109021
Yard Number 192
GT 167 NT 65
Quarter Deck 20
Dimensions 110 x 21 x 11.3
Engines C D Holmes 58rhp 3 cyl 10.0 Knots

Scrapped 06/1954

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Atlantic GY 1103

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Details to follow

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Athlete GY 154

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

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Athenian GY 357

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Athenian Built 17/04/1919 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Onward Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby
25/11/1939 Requisitioned as an auxiliary patrol vessel
06/1940 Converted to a minesweeper
03/1944 Converted to an Esso (fuel carrier)
08/1946 Returned to owners
05/11/1946 Involved in a collision with the Serapion GY 1154 which sank in the North Sea 47 miles ENE of Spurn Point
1960 Involved in a collision with Zephyr GY 57 Grimsby Trawler which sank
She was the Last Coal burning Steam Trawler in Service
1964 Vessel sold for scrap