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Corona built 1912 Dundee Shipbuilding Co Dundee for Grimsby & North Sea SS Trawling
02/1915 Requisitioned 
23/03/1916 Dover Straits – Lt James Irvine RNR Skipper Frank Thornton Dover Patrol with local Ramsgate armed defence flotilla 
Mined at 0630 in mine field laid by UC.6 Matthias Graf von chmettow
Sank near Ramsgate Kent 51.08N 01.25E 
Both officers and 11 ratings lost 
Later raised returned to service and listed until 1919 

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
JONES	WILLIAM	38	23/03/1916	Engineman	Corona

Her Details are

• Official Number 132137 
• Admiralty Number 1137
• Armament 1-6pdr 1-2pdr
• GT 212 NT 82 
• Dimensions 117.3 x 22 x 11.6 
• Quarter deck 65 

23/03/1916 Mined off Ramsgate whilst in Admiralty Service