Aquarius Built 08/1889 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Grimsby & North Sea Steam Trawling Co Grimsby
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25/12/1904 Stranded 3.5 miles S of Withernsea Yorkshire
Aquarius built 09/1905 by Smiths Dock North Shields for Grimsby & North Sea Steam Trawling Co Grimsby
06/1915 Requisitioned by the Admiralty Served in patrol organisation but later released to civilian service
08/1915 Returned
1917 Requisitioned into the Fishery Reserve recommissioned and flew white ensign continued fishing under naval control
1919 Returned
08/1921 Sold to the Lindsey Steam Fishing Co Ltd
24/02/1945 Sailed from Grimsby bound for the North Sea fishing grounds with a crew of 10 men
| Surname | Forenames | Age at Death | Date of Death | Rank | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON | VICTOR ARTHUR | 33 | 25/02/1945 | Skipper | Aquarius |
| HARNESS | HARRY GRAY | 24 | 25/02/1945 | Deck Hand | Aquarius |
| ROBINSON | RALPH JOHNSON | 39 | 25/02/1945 | Third Hand | Aquarius |
| GEDDES | JOHN GEORGE | 17 | 25/02/1945 | Deck Hand | Aquarius |
| DYBLE | GEORGE WILLIAM | 56 | 25/02/1945 | Cook | Aquarius |
| BULEY | ROBERT | 63 | 25/02/1945 | Trimmer | Aquarius |
| HANCOCK | CHARLES WILLIAM | 55 | 25/02/1945 | Trimmer | Aquarius |
| REID | CHARLES ALEXANDER | 49 | 25/02/1945 | Chief Engineer | Aquarius |
| WALKER | WILLIAM | 38 | 25/02/1945 | Second Hand | Aquarius |
| COLLINSON | FREDERICK | 58 | 25/02/1945 | Second Engineer | Aquarius |
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Sank after hitting a mine about 15 miles from the Outer Dowsing Light Vessel on the 25/02/1945 All crew were lost
Aquamarine Built 23/02/1928 by Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd Hull H 388
1937 Lengthened to 151.5 feet GT 357 at Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank Middlesbrough
30/08/1939 Requisitioned as an Auxiliary Patrol Vessel
Converted to an Anti- Submarine Vessel and joined the Northern Patrol
21/09/1944 Returned
24/08/1945 Sold to Grimsby Motor Trawlers Ltd Grimsby and renamed Hargood GY 97
16/11/1948 Bought by J. C. Llewellin Milford Haven and renamed Westhaze H 589 managed by St. Andrews Steam Fishing Co Hull
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Arrived at Gateshead for scrapping on the 19/07/1955
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Apollo Built 05/1898 by Mackie & Thomson Govan for Orient Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
03/1904 Moved to Norway
1914 New boiler fitted
08/1914 Back to Orient Steam Fishing Co
Renamed Zonia and given new number GY 227
1914 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
1919 Returned
01/1920 Moved to Direct Fish Supplies London
07/1920 Moved to Isle of Man
10/1922 Returned to new owners T. Baskcomb and registered as GY 139
10/1935 Bought by new owners F. Parkes
11/1935 Bought by Consolidated Fisheries Ltd and transferred to Lowestoft in the same month Registered as LT 118
31/10/1941 Bought from Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Grimsby for £3,850
03/08/1945 Sold to Samuel Stuart London
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Scrapped 1951
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24/09/1916 Sunk by U Boat 20 miles E of Flamborough Head
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Anson Built 12/1898 by Cochrane & Cooper Ltd Selby for William Grant Grimsby
05/06/1904 Foundered 83 Miles E by S of Spurn Point Following a collision with Danish Steamer London
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05/06/1904 Collision with SS LONDON of Copenhagen approx 83 miles E 1/2 S of Spurn Point
Anson built 21/02/1905 by Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for William Grant Grimsby
02/1915 Requisitioned as a Minesweeper.
03/1917 Renamed Anson II
1920 Returned
16/01/1920 Sold to the Sylvia Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
30/08/1922 Bought by the Dobson Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
27/02/1931 went to Charles Dobson Grimsby
10/1939 Requisitioned as an Auxiliary Patrol Vessel
05/1940 Converted to a Dan Layer
1941 Renamed Cockade and based at Grimsby
1944 Renamed Stockade and converted to a Water Carrier
26/03/1945 Sold to the Wembley Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
03/07/1945 Laid up at Grimsby
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Left Grimsby for scrapping on the Tyne on the 26/08/1949