Author: Trevor Hallifax

Royalo GY 941

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 27 July 2020

ROYALO built 1916
08/1916 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
1919 Returned

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
DUKES	HENRY THOMAS	45	01/09/1940	Engineman	H.M. Trawler Royalo.
GREENFIELD	WILLIAM HENRY	Unknown	01/09/1940	Stoker	H.M. Trawler Royalo.
TILLEY	ROBERT JOHN	27	01/09/1940	Seaman	H.M. Trawler Royalo.
RYE	LEONARD	26	01/09/1940	Second Hand	H.M. Trawler Royalo.
LOCKWOOD-DUKES	SAM	22	01/09/1940	Stoker	H.M. Trawler Royalo.
PITTS	JIM WALKER	28	01/09/1940	Engineman	H.M. Trawler Royalo.
BURGOYNE	ROBERT WILLIAM EDWARD GRANT	64	01/09/1940	Engineman	H.M. Trawler Royalo.

Her Details are

Official Number
Admiralty Number 2955
GT 248
Armament 1-6pdr AA

01/09/1940 Mined off South Cornwall whilst in Admiralty Service

Tags gy-941, ww2-1940-09-01

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Royal Marine GY 213

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 27 July 2020

Royal Marine Built 20/11/1940 Cook Welton and Gemmell for the Admiralty Built as a Hills Class T 219 Originally named Butser
1942 Converted into an A/S Based at Freetown W. Africa on Convoy Duties
10/04/1946 Sold to Devon Steam Fishing Co ltd Hull Renamed Balthazar H 359
11/01/1952 sold to Loyal Steam Fishing Co Grimsby and Renamed Royal Marine GY 213
11/04/1960 sold to Wyre trawlers Fleetwood FD 63
25/07/1963 vessel abandoned south of the Mull of Galloway after a fire in the Stoke hold
On being towed back to Fleetwood the Royal Marine was found to be damaged beyond repair and laid up
1963 sold to scrap to west of Scotland Ship breaking Co
22/10/1963 left Fleetwood for Troon for breaking up

Her Details are

Official Number 181282
Yard Number 683
Admiralty Number T 219
GT 510 NT 160
Dimensions 166.3 x 28
Engines by CD Holmes 970 IHP 11 knots

Tags 1963-10-22, gy-213

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Royal Lincs GY 18

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 27 July 2020

Details to follow

Tags gy-18

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Royallieu GY 1191

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 27 July 2020

Details to follow

06/05/1906 Stranded Bempton Cliffs Yorkshire

Tags 1906-05-06, gy-1191

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Royallieu GY 313

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 27 July 2020

Royallieu built 1907
02/1915 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
1919 Returned
Served in WW2

Her Details are

Official Number
Admiralty Number FY 1145
Armament 1-12pdr 1-6pdr
GT 211

Tags gy-313

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Royalist GY 1090

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 27 July 2020

Royalist built 31/10/1898 Cook Welton & Gemmell for George Walton of Hull, Registered as H 428
05/09/1901 she was sold to Dublin Steam Trawling Co Ltd D 206
31/07/1917 Went to George Frederick Sleight Grimsby Registered as GY 1090
1917 Requisitioned as Fishery Reserve
1919 Returned to owners
30/11/1920 she was sold to A Walker Aberdeen A 498
1929 Sold to Hewell Fishing Co Ltd London LO 17
1935 Vessel sold to shipbreakers and broken up

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