Scorpio Built 1887 Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Hull for the Grimsby & North Sea Steam Trawling Co. 09/1900 To Norway 05/1906 Returned to the Grimsby & North Sea Steam Trawling Co registered as GY 138
Her Details are
Official Number 94074
GT 145 NT 66
Dimensions 101.6 x 20.5 x 10.6
Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 22
27/09/1907 Stranded 3 miles South of Wick Register on the vessel was closed 10/1907
Prince Philip Built 1963 Hall Russell & Co Aberdeen For Premier Steam Fishing Co Ltd FD 400 09/1968 Sold to Aberdeen owners Registered as GY 138 02/1974 Transferred to Boston Deep Sea Fisheries 06/1978 Sold to Onward Steam Fishing Grimsby 25/04/1979 Arrived at Lowestoft for conversion to an oil rig standby vessel 03/1982 Chartered by Drifter-Trawlers Ltd 19/04/1982 Arrived at Lowestoft on contract to the Colne Shipping Co Ltd 11/1984 Bought by Colne Shipping Co Ltd 05/1986 Renamed Colne Hunter 1987 Transferred to Drifter-Trawlers Ltd
Her Details are
Official Number 303784
Yard Number 905
Call Sign GMBU
GT 442 NT 148
Dimensions 139.8 x 29.1 x 12.8
Foc’sle 24
Engines 6 cylinder 114 hp Werkspoor
29/07/1991 Left Lowestoft for the breakers yard towed by Mustique
Niobe Built 1898 Mackie & Thomson Govan for the Orient Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 07/1901 To owners in Norway 06/1914 back to the Orient Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby renamed Nadine registered as GY 138
Her Details are
Official Number 109524
Yard Number 191
GT 150 NT 39
Dimensions 100.6 x 20.5 x 10.7
Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 18
01/09/1915 Sank by mine off the Shipwash Buoy whilst on Admiralty service
Nadine built 05/1898 for Orient Steam Fishing originally Named Niobe Registered as GY 602 07/1901 went to Norway owners 06/1914 went to Orient Steam Fishing Co Renamed Nadine GY 138 11/1914 Requisitioned as auxiliary patrol vessel 01/09/1915 North Sea – Harwich-based tender to HMS Ganges shore training establishment at Shotley Suffollk Skipper Percy Michael Saunders RNR Mined in field laid by UC.7 Franz Wäger the day before. Sank off North Shipwash Buoy off Orford Ness 52.01.18N 01.37.35E Skipper and 8 ratings lost 3 survivors
Surname
Forenames
Age at Death
Date of death
Rank
Boat
AMIS
John James
36
01/09/1915
2nd Hand
Nadine
BALLS
Arthur William
45
01/09/1915
Engineman
Nadine
FISH
William
47
01/09/1915
Engineman
Nadine
FITZGERALD
Patrick
20
01/09/1915
Seaman
Nadine
FRANCIS
Henry
18
01/09/1915
Deck Hand
Nadine
JOHNSON
John Fredrick
21
01/09/1915
Deck hand
Nadine
SAUNDERS
Percy Michael
Unknown
01/09/1915
Skipper
Nadine
SHILLITO
Ernest Saunders
37
01/09/1915
Trimmer
Nadine
STRATHERS
Walter
Unknown
01/09/1915
Deck Hand
Nadine
Her Details are
Official Number 109524
Admiralty Number FY 693
GT 150 NT 39
Dimensions 100.6 x 20.5 x 10.7
Quarter Deck 17 Foc’sle 18
01/09/1915 Mined off North Shipwash Buoy whilst in Admiralty Service