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Capricornus built 11/11/1916 Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd Goole for Grimsby & North Sea Steam Trawling Co Grimsby
04/1917 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 
1919 Returned to owners
08/1921 Sold to Trawlers White Sea & Grimsby Grimsby 
01/1932 Sold to Trawlers Grimsby Ltd Grimsby
11/1939 Requisitioned as an auxiliary patrol vessel 1940 Converted to a minesweeper

Her Details are

• Official Number 139935
• Yard Number 180 
• Admiralty number FY 1264 
• Armament 1-6pdr AA
• GT 219 NT 98 
• Dimensions 117.2 x 22 x 11.1 
• Quarter deck 69 
• Engines 76 HP  

Sunk by mine off southeast England whilst on Admiralty service 07/12/1940