Author: Trevor Hallifax

Amenity GY 481

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 8 June 2020

AMENITY Built 1908 for Belgian as Aveldre L 873 arriving at port
28/03/1914 Odette O 152 Ostend Also known as Avel Dro
03/1914 registered as Odette O 152 Pecheries du Nord Ostend
04/1915 Bought by J. Debnam Grimsby renamed Eliane GY 481
10/1916 Renamed Amenity
1917 Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve commissioned and flew white ensign continued commercial fishing under naval control
08/1918 Bought by W. Alnut Grimsby
1919 Returned to owners

Her Details are

Official Number 137025
Call Sign JLKV
GT 212 NT 102
Dimensions 117 x 21.6 x 11.5
Quarter deck 58 Foc’sle 19

Missing since the 17/06/1920 Registry Closed 19/06/1920

Tags 1920-06-17, gy-481

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Amelia GY 981

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 3 June 2020

Amelia Built 11/11/1905 Smiths Dock Co Ltd North Shields for G. H. Pinckard C. Heron London
12/1913 Bought by Grimsby & North Sea Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby and registered as GY 981
01/1914 Renamed Delphinus
09/1921 Sold to Trawlers White Sea & Grimsby
01/1942 Bought by Trawlers Grimsby Ltd Grimsby
04/1953 Sold to Derwent Trawlers Grimsby

Her Details are

Official Number 120653
Yard No 777
GT 257 NT 98
Quarter deck 63
Dimensions 125.9 x 22.1 x 12

Scrapped in 04/1955

Tags 1955-04, gy-981

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Ameer GY 397

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 3 June 2020

Ameer was built 08/10/1908 by Smiths Dock North Shields for E Sleights and was delivered on 11/1908
08/1914 Requisitioned converted for mine sweeping duties
18/03/1916 North Sea Skipper Frederick Kemp RNR Harwich-based attached to Boys Training Establishment HMS Ganges
Mined, laid by UC.7 Georg Haag and sank at 1520 off Felixstowe, Suffolk
Skipper and 8 ratings lost

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
ANGUS	ALEXANDER	28	18/03/1916	Engineman	Ameer
BAILEY	WILLIAM A	Unknown	18/03/1916	Signalman	Ameer
BENSON	GEORGE W	Unknown	18/03/1916	2nd Hand	Ameer
BESSANT	ALBERT A	Unknown	18/03/1916	Deck Hand	Ameer
CHRISTIE	WILLIAM	33	18/03/1916	Deck Hand	Ameer
COULTAS	CHARLES	39	18/03/1916	Engineman	Ameer
KEMP	FREDERICK R	46	18/03/1916	Skipper	Ameer
SHELL	ADAM	34	18/03/1916	Deck Hand	Ameer
SMITH	ALFRED E	Unknown	18/03/1916	Deck Hand	Ameer

Her Details Are

Official No 127836
Yard Number 812
Call Sign HNKB
Admiralty Number 38
Armamants 1 x 6 pdr
216 GT 83 NT
Dimensions 117.4 x 21.6 x 11.6
Quarter Deck 67′ Foc’sle 19′

She was lost on 18/03/1916 having been mined off Felixstowe 51.56.30 N, 01.20 E whilst in Admiralty Service

Tags gy-397, ww1-1916-03-18

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Amazon GY 943

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 3 June 2020

Amazon Built 15/09/1898 by Edwards Bros North Shields for J. & G. Alward Ltd Grimsby

Her Details are

Official Number 109827
Yard Number 579
GT 136 NT 43
Quarter deck 18 Foc’sle 21
Dimensions 100.8 x 20.6 x 10.8

Missing since 13/11/1901

Tags 1901-11-13, gy-943

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Amazon GY 433

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 3 June 2020

Details to follow

Tags gy-433

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Amazon GY 51

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 3 June 2020

Details to follow

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Amateurs GY 499

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 3 June 2020

Amateurs built 04/1875 by R Moore Dartmouth as a Ketch Trawl
for H Dolby
03/1888 Sold to A C Beesom Manager W Smethurst
03/1890 Owned by J Smethurst Manager E Silvester
07/1891 Sold to Norwegian Owners

Her Details are

Official Number 67759
GT 74.46
Dimensions 71.1 x 19.7 x 10.6
Crew 3 Men 2 Boys

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Amaranth GY 571

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 3 June 2020

Amaranth Built 1873 at Lymington Original owners Unknown
08/1915 Bought by C. A. Peck Grimsby
01/1916 Sold to Amaranth Steam Fishing Grimsby
06/1917 To owners in Hull

Her Details are