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The Exeter was built 10/1897 by Mackie & Thomson of Govan for Hagerup & Doughty
13/10/1897 The Exeter left dock on her maiden trip to join the fleet
04/1906 Sold to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co
1917 Hired by the Admiralty into the Fishery Reserve
2 of the crew – Ernest Henry Outhouse and William Weldrick, were awarded the Albert Medal, Both of the Naval Reserve Trawler Section
A London based Ketch got into difficulty during a bad storm in the North Sea So the crew of the Exeter sent out lines fitted with floats 3 of the crew of the Ketch jumped but only 2 survived
1919 Returned to owners
09/01/1925 went to Lowestoft Registered as LT 139
07/1928 Surveyed at Lowestoft
1929 Sold to Pater Steam Trawling Co of Milford Haven
1937 Sold to T S Yolland & J Yolland of Fleetwood
1937 vessel had been bought by James H Gough 35 Dewsland Street Milford Haven The vessel was still registered at Lowestoft 
29/03/1941 The vessel was on passage from Milford Haven for the fishing grounds whilst on route to the fishing grounds she was attacked by aircraft and bombed 5 miles S West of Ballycotton Ireland 
All 9 Crew was lost

Surname	Forename	Age At Death	Date Of Death	Rank	Boat
BEARE	SYDNEY	60	29/03/1941	Cook	Fishing Vessel Exeter
SUGDEN	HENRY	33	29/03/1941	Second Engineer	Fishing Vessel Exeter
CHANEY	WALTER HENRY	60	29/03/1941	Second Hand	Fishing Vessel Exeter
CHAPMAN	JOHN HENRY	41	29/03/1941	Boatswain	Fishing Vessel Exeter
EVANS	DAVID	50	29/03/1941	Third Engineer	Fishing Vessel Exeter
COVERDALE	THOMAS J.	39	29/03/1941	Deck Hand	Fishing Vessel Exeter
ALDOUS	WILLIAM GEORGE	46	29/03/1941	Skipper	Fishing Vessel Exeter
SPINDLER	DAVID GEORGE	43	29/03/1941	Third Hand	Fishing Vessel Exeter
GRIFFITHS	BENJAMIN	50	29/03/1941	Chief Engineer	Fishing Vessel Exeter

Her Details are

• Official Number 108482
• Yard Number 160
• Call Signs MGPQ,MKGR
• 165 GT 51 NT
• Dimensions 104.2 x 21 x 10.7
• Quarter Deck 17′ Foc’sle 19′
• Engines 45 HP 3 Cyl by Muir & Houston

Lost 29/03/1941 Bombed and sank by enemy aircraft 5 miles Southwest of Ballycotton

Daneman Built 1937 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Earl Steam Fishing Co. Ltd Grimsby 08/1938 Sold to Hellyer Bros Hull

Surname	Forename	Age At Death	Date Of Death	Rank	Boat
ACRES	ALFRED DENIS	36	26/05/1943	Seaman	H.M. Trawler Daneman.
FOLKES	JOHN GORDON	19	09/05/1943	Ordinary Seaman	H.M. Trawler Daneman
CLANACHAN	JOHN JOSEPH	0	09/05/1943	Engineman	H.M. Trawler Daneman.
GOODING	WALTER	22	09/05/1943	Seaman	H.M. Trawler Daneman
HIGGINS	BARRY PATRICK	20	09/05/1943	Coder	H.M. Trawler Daneman
MacKENZIE	JOHN	32	09/05/1943	Seaman	H.M. Trawler Daneman.
WALKER	FELIX	36	09/05/1943	Seaman	H.M. Trawler Daneman.

Her Details are

• Official Number 164427
• Yard Number 1182 
• GT 516 NT 283 
• Dimensions 173.2 x 28.6 x 14.7 
• Quarter deck 89 

Lost on the 08/05/1943 whilst on Admiralty service Abandoned after towing in Atlantic