Tag: 1950

Wolseley Built 1903 J. T. Eltringham South Shields for North Shields owners
06/1917 Bought by H. Croft Baker Grimsby registered as GY 1067 
11/1917 Bought by W. Hill Grimsby 
12/1918 Sold to Northern Steam Fishing Grimsby 
07/1920 Bought by owners in Aberdeen 
1935 Sold to owners in Lowestoft Registered as LT 410
1945 To the Great Grimsby & East Coast Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby registered as GY 23 
1946 To Grimsby group owners Grimsby 
1946 Sold to the Danesbury Steam Fishing Company Grimsby 

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
COLLRIDGE	JAMES	51	23/09/1944	Deck Hand	Wolseley
FOX	ARTHUR FREDERICK	40	23/09/1944	Trimmer	Wolseley
CLARK	ARTHUR EDWIN	58	23/09/1944	Mate	Wolseley
FLOWERS	JOSEPH	47	23/09/1944	Third Hand	Wolseley

Her Details are

• Official Number 114529
• GT 159 NT 61 
• Dimensions 105.2 x 20.6 x 11.3   

To Holland 1950 presumably for scrap

Northern Reward went to Fleetwood as a new vessel having been built in Germany by Deusche A & M Ag Seebeck She came to Grimsby in 1937 and operated under Northerns colours.

12/1946 Registered as GY 431 
1939 Requisitioned as an Armed Boarding vessel as well as an anti-submarine Trawler
23/03/1940 Whilst on contraband control between Iceland and the UK she spotted U 38 on the surface. She opened up with her 4″ gun and gave chase but the submarine escaped without too much difficulty by using her superior surface speed.
Later 10/11/1944 the Northern Reward was in 38 Fathoms escorting a small convoy UR 142 to Reykjavik when the convoy was attacked by U 300, she was an updated version of the standard attack Submarine, Type VII-C/41 commanded by Fritz Hein, she was on her second patrol. During the attack the Northern Reward and the Royal Norwegian Trawler Honningsvaag detected the sub and attacked her with depth charges, but were unsuccessful.
She had 1 casualty 12/4/1937 – James Robinson

Sold to Iceland in 03/1947 and Renamed VARDUR II
Her Details are

• Official No 165357
• Built 1936
• Gt 620 NT 243
• Length 188.1 x 28.1 x 15.5
• Foc’sle 31′
• Funnel Grey with black top separated by white band

The vessel was Lost in 1950

Croton Built 1898 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Orient Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
07/1901 Moved to Norway 
11/1914 Requisitioned as a Minesweeper 
05/1914 Came back to Grimsby under ownership of the Orient Steam Fishing Co Registered GY 49
01/1920 Bought by Direct Fish Supplies 
08/1920 Moved to Douglas Isle Of Man
03/1922 Back to Grimsby and registered as GY 1344 
09/1922 Sold to T. Baskcomb
19/10/1935 Bought by Consolidated Fisheries Ltd and transferred to Lowestoft where she was registered as LT 84 
31/10/1941 Bought from Consolidated Fisheries Ltd, Grimsby 
21/07/1945 Sold to Partnership Hull Ltd  

Her Details are

• Official Number 109541
• Yard Number 193 
• GT 150 NT 39 
• Dimensions 100.6 x 20.5 x 11.7 
• Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 18 

Scrapped in 1950

City Of Aberdeen Built 1898 A. Hall Aberdeen for owners in Hull
Registered as H 383
1943 Sold to Loyal Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby registered GY 432 
1947 The vessel was sold to a non Grimsby group

Her Details are

• Official Number 109009 
• GT 194 NT 75 
• Dimensions 112.1 x 21.2 x 11.6 
• Quarter deck 20 

Scrapped 1950