Akranes built 24/02/1899 by Edwards Bros, North Shields for Fiskeri og Handels A/S Isafold, Reykjavik, Iceland 1915 sold to James H Marr Fleetwood FD 33 Requisitioned by the Admiralty as a Boom Defence Vessel 1919 Returned to owners 10/1920 Sold to Edward Baxter, Grimsby 02/1923 Sold to E. Baskcomb, Grimsby 05/1928 Sold to Baskcomb & Northcote Ltd, Grimsby 08/1929 Sold to Dutch owners. Renamed Anna Josina
Akranes Built 07/09/1929 Cochrane & Sons for Consolidated Fisheries Ltd, Grimsby 11/1929 Registered 08/1939 Requisitioned by the Admiralty as a minesweeper. Joined the 40th Minesweeper Group based at Grimsby. 04/07/1941 Lost Foundered following attack by German aircraft in Bridlington bay. She had been made command vessel of a group of three mine sweeping trawlers, employed in sweeping the channel between Flamborough Head and Sheringham. The trawler was at anchor off Danes Dyke, south of Flamborough Head at night, with the trawlers Sandringham and Almandine, following the days mine sweeping work. The Almandine was guard ship for the night, shortly after midnight a German aircraft approached very low, the gunners on the Almandine assumed it to be an allied plane returning from a raid. The plane dropped two bombs, neither of which exploded, but cannon fire ripped through the deck of the Akranes and caused her to sink, leaving her wheelhouse and forecastle awash. The crew escaped in their own lifeboat.
Surname
Forenames
Age at Death
Date of Death
Rank
Boat
BAIN
William S R
31
12/07/1941
Stoker
Akranes
Her Details are
Official Number 160979
Yard Number 1060
Admiralty Number FY 513
Call Sign GMJX
GT 358 NT 153
Dimensions 140.4 x 25 x 13.2
Quarter Deck 78 Foc’sle 22
Engines by CD Holmes & Co Triple expansion 13½, 24, 39 x 27in 103 HP 1 single ended boiler, 200lb pressure
04/07/1941 Sunk by Aircraft Bridlington Bay whilst in Admiralty Service
Ajax built 14/02/1896 by Cochrane Cooper & Schofield Beverly for W Grant Registered 02/1896 GY 18 03/09/14 The Vessel was presumed mined approx 29 miles E by N of Spurn All 9 hands lost Grimsby Telegraph 03/09/1914 Reports The Ajax sailed from Grimsby on the a.m. tide Wednesday 26/08/1914 Thursday 03/09/1914 Skipper H. Baker, of the trawler Cygnus which arrived in dock Wednesday night, reported having picked up, at eleven o’clock yesterday morning, on the way to Grimsby, a buoy belonging to the Ajax This was about 29 miles E. 3/4 N. of Spurn. There was also floating on the surface of the water a piece of wreckage which had apparently formed part of the life-boat, together pound boards and dead fish, mostly cod. The trawler Gardenia which was outward bound, also passed the spot, and picked up another life-buoy carried by the Ajax Ship presumed mined, given up as lost with all nine hands
Surname
Forename
Age At Death
Date Of Death
Rank
Unit
GRANT
ALFRED
25
02/09/1914
Third Hand
Ajax
GRANT
EDWARD
Unknown
02/09/1914
Skipper
Ajax
PETTMAN
50
02/09/1914
First Engineer
Ajax
ELTON
30
02/09/1914
Fourth Hand
Ajax
COLEMAN
40
02/09/1914
Second Hand
Ajax
BAYES
THOMAS
70
02/09/1914
Steward
Ajax
POTTER
JOHN
33
02/09/1914
Trimmer
Ajax
NAYLOR
21
02/09/1914
Fourth Hand
Ajax
BACON
28
02/09/1914
Second Engineer
Ajax
Her details are
Official number 105541
Yard Number 147
GT 123 NT 33
40 Horsepower
Dimensions 89.4′ x 20.1′ x 10.8′
Quarterdeck 17 feet
Engines C D Holmes 40 rhp 3 cyl 10.0 Knots
Sank after hitting a mine in the Humber estuary on Wednesday 02/09/1914
Aigrette Built 1918 Murdock & Murray Glasgow as a Strath Class Boat Named Joseph Coates 12/1921 Joseph Coates GY 1324 Owned by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co 02/1922 Renamed Aigrette GY 1324
Agile built 17/01/1907 by Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for W Grant 27/12/1914 Requisitioned as a minesweeper Harwich-based 1915 Renamed St. Vincent II Skipper George Rushton RNR Division of seven trawlers clearing field laid east of Sunk LV completed one sweep and division reversed course preparing to stream wires Mined at 1020 laid by UC 11 Benno von Ditfurth sank rapidly after large explosion off Sunk Head LV off Harwich 3 ratings lost
Surname
Forenames
Age at Death
Date of Death
Rank
Boat
CREAR
Ernest G
42
27/04/1917
Engineman
Agile
JEFFERY
Charles G
23
27/04/1917
Deck Hand
Agile
RAMPLING
Ambrose H
41
27/04/1917
Engineman
Agile
MUMMERY
Leonard R
36
27/04/1917
Deck Hand
Agile
Her details are
Official Number 125056
Yard number 132
Admiralty number FY 697
GT 246 NT 100
Dimensions 125 x 22 x 11.8
Quarter Deck 68 Foc’sle 19
Engines by CD Holmes 3 cylinders of 12½, 22 & 35 inches with 24 inch stroke 70 HP 10.5 Knots
27/04/1917 Mined off Sunk Head Light Vessel 51.54N 01.20E off Harwich whilst in Admirlaty Service