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Vespa GY 605

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Ronso GY 605

Ronso built 01/07/1915 Cook Welton & Gemmel for G F Sleight.
01/1916 Requisitioned converted to a minesweeper
1920 Returned
17/11/1933 sold to Sleight & Humphrey of Grimsby
11/1939 Requisitioned converted to an APV
04/1940 Converted to a minesweeper based at Grimsby ungrouped
03/1944 Converted to an Esso
11/01/1946 Returned
17/05/1949 sold to George F Sleight
15/10/1956 sold to Derwent Trawlers of Grimsby
26/07/1960 sold to Yorkshire Trawlers of Grimsby
1962 Sold for Scrap to Van Heyghen Freres of Belgium

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Her Details are

  • Official Number 137034
  • Yard number 329
  • Admiralty Number 862
  • Armament 1 – 6pdr
  • Pennant FY 841 / Y7.33
  • 248 GT 108 NT
  • Dimensions 120.5 x 22 x 12.2
  • Quarter deck 67′
  • Engines by C D Holmes 80 NHP 10.5 Knots

08/05/1962 arrived for breaking at Bruges

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Apollo GY 605

Apollo Built 05/1898 by Mackie & Thomson Govan for Orient Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
03/1904 Moved to Norway
1914 New boiler fitted
08/1914 Back to Orient Steam Fishing Co
Renamed Zonia and given new number GY 227
1914 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
1919 Returned 
01/1920 Moved to Direct Fish Supplies London
07/1920 Moved to Isle of Man
10/1922 Returned to new owners T. Baskcomb and registered as GY 139
10/1935 Bought by new owners F. Parkes
11/1935 Bought by Consolidated Fisheries Ltd and transferred to Lowestoft in the same month Registered as LT 118
31/10/1941 Bought from Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Grimsby for £3,850
03/08/1945 Sold to Samuel Stuart London

Her Details are 

  • Official Number 109525
  • Yard Number 192
  • Admiralty number FY 707
  • Armament 1-6 pdr AA
  • GT 150 NT 58 
  • Dimensions 100.6 x 20.5 x 11.47
  • Quarter Deck 18 Foc’sle 19

Scrapped 1951

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Zonia GY 227

Zonia built 29/03/1898 Mackie & Thomson owned by Orient Steam Fishing 
Originally named Apollo GY 605
03/1904 went to Norway
08/1914 sold to Orient Steam Fishing and Renamed Zonia GY 227
1914 Requisitioned as a  Mine Layer then as a Mine sweeper
1919 Returned to owners
01/1920 sold to Direct Fish Supplies London
07/1920 went to Isle of Man
10/1922 sold to T Baskcomb and registered as GY 139
10/1935 sold to F Parkes
11/1935 sold to Consolidated Fisheries and went to Lowestoft LT 118
1941 went to J Marr & Son Hull
1945 sold to Samuel Stewart & Co London

Shown Here as LT 118


Her details are 

  • Official Number 109525
  • Yard Number 192
  • Admiralty Number 707
  • GT 150 NT 58
  • Armament 1-6pdr AA
  • Dimensions 100.6 x 20.5 x 10.7
  • Quarter Deck 18′ Foc’sle 19′
  • Engines by Ross & Duncan Glasgow 41 RHP

Scrapped 1951