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Spartan GY 520

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 July 2020

The Spartan Built 29/07/1893 Cook Welton & Gemmell of Hull for Thomas Robinson Grimsby
22/01/1901 She was sold to Onward Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
20/03/1907 she was sold to Colin R Seller of Peterhead PD 206 and converted to a drifter PD 206
1912 she was sold to Lighthouse Fishing Co Yarmouth YH 20
1915 She was sold to T L Devlin Granton GN 63
1917 Requisitioned into the Fishery reserve
1919 Returned to owners
1920 sold to J Inglis Granton
1921 sold to A Thomson Leith
1926 sold to D Allen Granton
1926 Vessel sold to ship breakers and broken up

Her details are

Official Number 99703
Yard Number 110
120 GT 40 NT
Dimensions 88.5 x 20.1 x 10.7
Engines by C D Holmes 45 NHP 10 Knots

Scrapped in 1926

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Niblick GY 520

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 22 July 2020

Niblick Built 1891 Cochrane Cooper & Schofield Beverley for Pickering & Haldane’s Steam Trawling Co Ltd Hull
Originally Named Built as Cormorant
06/1915 Bought A. Smith Grimsby renamed Niblick registered GY 520
04/1918 Bought by H. Wood Grimsby

Her Details are

Official Number 98753
Yard Number 57
GT 154 NT 62
Dimensions 102.5 x 20.5 x 11.1
Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 19

Scrapped in 12/1924

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Gleaner GY 520

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 6 July 2020

Details to follow

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Cormorant GY 520

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Cormorant built 1891 Cochranes of selby for Pickering & Haldanes Steam Fishing Co Hull H 156
09/03/1912 Sold to Port of Blyth Steam Fishing Co BH 81
1914 Sold to Arthur Cargill Hull
Renamed Niblick BH 81Fishing From Fleetwood
06/1915 Sold to A Smith & Others Grimsby
21/06/1915 Registered GY 520
29/05/1917 Requisitioned for Fishery reserve
04/1918 Sold To Henry Wood & Others Grimsby
1919 Released
12/1924 Sold for breaking Up

Her Details are

Official Number 98753
Yard Number 57
GT 154 NT 62
Dimensions 101.0 x 20.5 x 11.0
Engines C D Holmes 50 nhp 3 cyl 10.0 Knots

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Ayreshire GY 520

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 June 2020

Ayrshire Built 17/01/1938 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank Middlesbrough for Ayrshire Fishing Co Ltd, Markham Cook Grimsby
08/1939 To owners in Hull
09/1939 Requisitioned as an auxiliary patrol vessel Joined the 11th Anti-Submarine Striking Force based at Rosyth
20/02/1940 ICW sister ship Fifshire 70 miles East of Copinsay Orkney were attacked by 2 Heinkel 111’s. The Fifshire succumbed to a bombing attack, but the Ayreshire survived having managed to drive off the enemy aircraft with only her Secondary Armament of Lewis Guns
Her Main 4 inch had yet to be mounted
08/1941 Transferred to Iceland Command for Russian Convoys
1942 Took part in the ill fated PQ17, after the convoy was ordered to scatter she found several stragglers and shepherded them up to the ice.
The CO had the idea of painting them all white on the south facing sides and the decks to hide in the ice, they remained undiscovered and reached Russia in safely
10/1945 Returned to Owners
1946 Sold to Devon Steam Fishing Co Hull H 113

Her Details are

Official Number 164438
Yard Number 1034
Admiralty Number FY 225
Armament 1 4 inch
GT 575 NT 215
Quarter Deck 87 Foc’sle 33
Dimensions 175.8 x 28.6 x 15
Engines 99HP

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