gy-428 – Deep Sea Trawlers

Falmouth built 1897 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Hagerup, Doughty & Co Grimsby
04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co
12/1914 Requisitioned
02/1915 Renamed FALMOUTH II
1919 Returned
01/1925 Moved to Lowestoft
1945 Came back to Grimsby
Acquired by the Standard Steam Fishing Co Grimsby re-registered GY 25

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
RAWLINS	CLIFFORD HENRY	46	12/04/1945	Deck Hand	Falmouth
LEONARD	ALBERT	52	12/04/1945	Mate	Falmouth
RYMELL	JOHN ALFRED	44	12/04/1945	Third Hand	Falmouth
WILSON	ERNEST	63	12/04/1945	Cook	Falmouth
STEMBRIDGE	MATTHEW ALBERT	48	12/04/1945	Trimmer	Falmouth
THROWER	ALBERT ERNEST WILLIAM	59	12/04/1945	Second Engineer	Falmouth
GIRLING	ARTHUR	55	12/04/1945	Skipper	Falmouth
PARKINSON	JOHN RUPERT	43	12/04/1945	Deck Hand	Falmouth
CHARLISH	ROY RICHARD	49	12/04/1945	Deck Hand	Falmouth
CONNOR	MICHAEL PATRICK	60	12/04/1945	Chief Engineer	Falmouth

Her Details are

Official Number 108483
Yard Number 161
Admiralty number FY 769
Armament 1-6pdr
GT 165 NT 51
Dimensions 104.2 x 21 x 10.7
Quarter Deck 17 Foc’sle 19
Engines Triple expansion 10, 16, 27 in x 20 in, 45 rhp by Muir & Houston Glasgow

Lost 12/04/1945 after striking a mine and sinking 6 miles ENE of No 62F Buoy off the River Humber

Aston Villa Built 08/06/1937 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank Middlesbrough for Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Grimsby
1939 Requisitioned and converted to A/S Joining the 16th A/SStrike Force as Group Leader Based Aberdeen
03/05/1940 Operating off the Norwegian coast the Aston Villa came under fire from enemy aircraft and suffered heavy damage
Such was the extent of the damage that it was deemed inadvisable to attempt a North Sea crossing so the trawler was sunk by fire from our own forces

Her Details are

Official Number 164431
Yard Number 1029
Call Sign GBBT
Admiralty Number FY 261
Armament 1 4 inch
GT 546 NT 196
Quarter Deck 77 Foc’sle 33
Dimensions 173.6 x 28.6 x 15
Engines 99 HP

03/05/1940 Sunk by Aircraft off Norway whilst in Admiralty Service