Author: Trevor Hallifax

Halcyon Built 1898 Cochrane & Cooper Beverley for owners in Hull
11/1899 Sold to the Cleethorpes Steam Trawling Co Ltd Grimsby 
01/1916 Bought by H. Bacon & H. G. Hopwood Grimsby 
08/1916 Sold to owners in Hull 
02/1917 Bought by owners in Hull 

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
MARSDEN	HENRY WALTER	43	19/02/1917	Deck Hand	Halcyon
HARLAND	HENRY	43	19/02/1917	Mate	Halcyon
PATTERSON	CHARLES	55	19/02/1917	Boatswain	Halcyon
WATTON		29	19/02/1917	Cook	Halcyon
DORNAN	FRED	43	19/02/1917	First Engineer	Halcyon
WEST	JOHN WILLIAM	38	19/02/1917	Third Hand	Halcyon
GREENWOOD		41	19/02/1917	Spare Hand	Halcyon
RHOADES	HENRY ALFRED	36	19/02/1917	Trimmer	Halcyon
JACKSON	GEORGE WILLIAM	18	19/02/1917	Second Engineer	Halcyon

Her Details are

• Official Number 109044
• Yard Number 222 
• GT 190 NT 64 
• Dimensions 112.7 x 21 x 11.5 
• Quarter deck 27  

Sank after hitting a mine near the Butt of Lewis 19/02/1917

Hainton built 1899 by Edwards Bros North Shields as SIR PERCIVALE for Excaliber Steam Fishing Co and Registered GY 1078
03/1909 Renamed NANSEN owned in Denmark
05/1910 Renamed HAINTON GY535 for A. Black
12/1912 owned by W. Ellis Grimsby
11/07/1915 Sunk by the German submarine U-25 Otto Wünsche
45 miles NE x E from Hornsea
The crew were picked up by the Hull trawler EARL and landed at Grimsby
Listed Crew William Erskin Chief Engneer age 50
and P R Watson Skipper age 42

Her Details are

• Official Number 110863
• GT 156

11/07/1915 Sunk by U Boat 45 miles N E by E of Spurn Point

Gadra built 28/09/1909 Cook Welton & Gemmell for Grant & Baker Steam Fishing Co 
04/1915 Requisitioned as a Mine sweeper
1919 Returned to owners
15/02/1921 involved in a collision in the Humber with the vessel Victorian GY 1189, the Gadra was re floated and returned to service The skipper at the time was A. Ellis
24/07/1932 Sold to the Howe Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
05/03/1934 Bought by the Diamonds Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
29/11/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 
02/03/1940 Returned to commercial fishing

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
ROEBUCK	CHARLES HENRY	50	06/01/1941	Trimmer	Gadra
HAMMOND	ALBERT EDWARD	48	06/01/1941	Deck Hand	Gadra
BULWER	FREDERICK	68	06/01/1941	Cook	Gadra
BURROWS	PERCY	50	06/01/1941	Chief Engineer	Gadra
HARNESS	FREDERICK	43	06/01/1941	Second Engineer	Gadra
CHATWIN	GEORGE	62	06/01/1941	Deck Hand	Gadra
OSBORNE	BENJAMIN	56	06/01/1941	Deck Hand	Gadra

Her Details are

• Official Number 127847
• Yard number 183
• Admiralty Number FY 1467
• Armament 1 x 6pdr
• GT 219 NT 106
• Dimensions 117 x 21.5 x 11.5
• Quarter Deck 66′
• Engines by Great Central Eng. 60 NHP 10.25 Knots 3 Cyl 12″,21.5″ and 34″ Stroke 24″

06/01/1941 Vessel sunk by Mine 1.5 miles off Myling Head, Faeroe Islands 7 crew lost 3 rescued

Gabir built 11/1909 by Cook Welton & Gemmell for Grant & Baker Steam Fishing Co. Ltd Grimsby
05/1915  Requisitioned as a minesweeper
17/12/1917 she went to A Black of Grimsby
01/01/1918 she went to J L Green

Surname	Forename	Initials	Age At Death	Date Of Death	Rank	Unit
JENNER	JAMES	J	39	24/05/1918	Deck Hand	H.M. Trawler Gabir
SAYER	FREDERICK CHARLES	F C	Unknown	24/05/1918	Skipper	H.M. Trawler Gabir

Her Details are 

• Official Number 127848
• Yard Number 186
• Admiralty number FY 1486
• GT 219 NT 106
• Dimensions 117 x 21.6 x 11.5
• Quarter Deck 66′
• Engines Great Central Engineering 60 NHP 10½ knots

24/05/1918 Mined off Lowestoft whilst in Admiralty Service Mines laid by UC 17 on the 23/05/ 1918