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Walpole GY 269

Walpole built 1914
05/1915 Requisitioned 
21/01/1917 Atlantic off W Scotland Torpedo missed off St Kilda island W Outer Hebrides Walpole opened fire but submarine submerged trawlers searched for the U-boat later sighted but escaped
02/1918 Renamed Walpole II 
1919 Returned 

Her Details are 

  • Official Number
  • Admiralty Number FY 1625
  • GT 302
  • Armament 1-6pdr 1-7.5in Bomb Thrower

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Verbena GY 269

Verbena Built 1897 Cochrane & Cooper Beverley for Arctic Steam Fishing Co. Ltd Grimsby
10/1904 Sold to Christian & Nicolay Lindtner Stranvanger Norway
08/1906 Returned to Arctic Steam Fishing Registered as GY 176
05/1911 Sold to South Western Steam Fishing Co Grimsby & Fleetwood
06/1914 Sold to the Savoy Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
04/1915 Requisitioned as an APV
12/1915 Renamed Verbena II 
10/1918 Returned to owners
12/1918 Sold to H. Wood Grimsby
03/12/1919 Reverted to Verbena GY 176
02/1925 Sold for Breaking Up 

Her Details are

  • Official Number 108457
  • Yard Number 176 
  • Admiralty Number FY 827
  • Armament 1-3pdr
  • GT 158 NT 67 
  • Dimensions 101 x 20.5 x 11.2 
  • Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 18 
  • Engines C D Holmes 45rhp 3 Cyl 10.0 Knots

Scrapped 02/1925

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Sir Wilfred GY 269

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Neindorf GY 269

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Galleon GY 269

Galleon Built 1930 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Perihelion Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
1938 Sold to the Premier Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby renamed Calvi 
13/09/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 
Based at Dover for sweeping work in the Channel
1940 Took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk Operation Dynamo 

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
BartlettWalter2130/05/1940StokerCalvi

Her Details are

  • Official Number 160994
  • Yard Number 553
  • Admiralty Number FY 715
  • GT 363 NT 173
  • Dimensions 145.9 x 24.2 x 13.1
  • Quarter deck 76 Foc’sle 21
  • Engines Amos & Smith 91 NHP 11 knots

Sank by German aircraft bombs whilst embarking Allied troops at Dunkirk 29/05/1940

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Carmania GY 269

Carmania built 1907 Charlton & Doughty Grimsby for Grimsby Alliance Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
01/1915 Renamed Carmania II
05/1915 Requisitioned as a mine layer then as a minesweeper
She was fitted out to carry 24 mines
03/1918 Sold to the Strand Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
11/1928 Bought by T. W. Baskcomb Grimsby 


Her Details are

  • Official Number 125063
  • Admiralty Number FY 3221 N.1A N.19
  • Armament 1-6pdr AA
  • GT 250 NT 107
  • Dimensions 130.3 x 22 x 11.5
  • Quarter Deck 72 

14/02/1929 Stranded Kirk Rocks Hoy Sound

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Calvi GY 269

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30/05/1940 Sunk by Aircraft off Dunkirk whilst in Admiralty Service

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Aello GY 1

Aello Built 02/1869 and registered as GY 269 as a Ketch trawl
03/1869 Re registered as GY 1 owned by H Morrie
10/1884 Sold to T Grant
08/1889 Sold to A King & G Moody

Her Details are 

  • Official number 62728
  • GT 56
  • Dimensions 65 x 18 x 9.5
  • Crew was 3 men and 2 boys

Broken up 11/1889

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Ijoyce GY 269

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