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Tag: gy-228
Rose GY 228
Rose built 04/1867 as a Smack Trawl
03/1867 re registered as GY 32 owned by P Norris
03/1883 Went missing presumed lost in North Sea
Her Details are
- Official Number 56983
- GT 60.79
- Dimensions 65.7 x 18.5 x 10.05
- Crewed by 2 men and 3 boys
05/03/1883 Dandy missing
Remarko GY 228
Remarko built 27/04/1914 Cook Welton & Gemmel for G F Sleight
04/1915 Requisitioned as a Minesweeper
03/12/1916 North Sea Lt George Lee Skipper Arthur Bedford
Sailed from Great Yarmouth at 0730 as lead of six trawlers to sweep area off Lowestoft 54′ 20″ North, 01′ 53″ East
Passing East Cross Sand buoy she detonated a mine
07/11/1916 Mined at 0800 laid by UC.4 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Hans Howaldt
Broke up and sank rapidly off Lowestoft 52.28N, 01.47E
Both officers and 10 ratings lost
1 survivor Arthur Bedford Skipper
Lieutenant George Lee had been twice mentioned in despatches.
Surname | Forename | Age At Death | Date Of Death | Rank | Boat |
ANDREWS | GEORGE | Unknown | 03/12/1916 | 1st Class | Remarko |
LEE | GEORGE | 37 | 03/12/1916 | Lieutenant | Remarko |
BRANDON | CHARLES | 19 | 03/12/1916 | Telegraphist | Remarko |
REDGRAVE | ARTHUR | 29 | 03/12/1916 | Engineman | Remarko |
HARTLEY | HENRY | 27 | 03/12/1916 | Engineman | Remarko |
BAIN | JAMES | 50 | 03/12/1916 | Deckhand | Remarko |
FEATHER | JAMES | 26 | 03/12/1916 | Deckhand | Remarko |
GROVES | JOHN | 19 | 03/12/1916 | Deckhand | Remarko |
SHEADER | GEORGE | 23 | 03/12/1916 | 2nd Hand | Remarko |
GODDARD | LEONARD | 22 | 03/12/1916 | Trimmer | Remarko |
MANOURY | SIDNEY | 24 | 03/12/1916 | Trimmer | Remarko |
BEDORD | ARTHUR | Unknown | 03/12/1916 | Skipper | Remarko |
Her Details are
- Official Number 136987
- Yard Number 297
- Admiralty Number FY 1489
- 245 GT 107 NT
- Dimensions 120.5 x 22 x 12.3
- Quarter Deck 67′
- Engines by C D Holmes 80 NHP 10.5 Knots
03/12/1916 She was sunk by Mine in the North Sea off Lowestoft, The mine was laid by UC 4 on 07/11/1916
Pearl of the Ocean GY 228
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Elizabeth GY 228
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Comitatus GY 228
Comitatus Built 24/09/1918 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for The Admiralty as Castle Class trawler John Gulipster Completed as a fishing trawler
1919 Sold to J. Johnson Scarborough renamed Betty Johnson registered as SH 50
1922 Bought by Prince Fletcher Trawlers Fleetwood registered FD 168
1928 Sold to Melling Trawlers Ltd Fleetwood renamed Annie Melling
18/01/1932 Bought by Farrows Steam Fishing Co Ltd Hull renamed Andrew Marvel registered H 399
23/03/1933 Sold to Hudson Bros Trawlers Ltd Hull
19/12/1935 Bought by Thomas L. Devlin Leith renamed Comitatus registered as GN 39
28/08/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
09/10/1945 Returned to commercial fishing
09/10/1945 Sold to the Dinas Steam Trawling Co Ltd Fleetwood
1952 Bought by Queen Steam Fishing Co Grimsby registered GY 228
Her Details are
- Official Number 143256
- Yard Number 403
- Admiralty Number FY 633
- GT 290 NT 127
- Dimensions 125.5 x 23.5 x 12.7
- Quarter deck 72 Foc’sle 21
- Engines Amos & Smith 480 IHP 10½ knots
Sold to Van Heyghen Freres Belgium for scrap 19/06/1956 and broken up at Ghent