Topaz Built 1916 Cochrane & Sons Selby Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd Hull
11/1916 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
1919 Returned to owners
04/1919 Sold to the Yarborough Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
09/1922 Renamed Valdora
11/1939 Requisitioned by the Admiralty as an auxiliary patrol vessel
| Surname | Forenames | Age at Death | Date of Death | Rank | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH | OSBORNE | 48 | 12/01/1940 | Second Engineman | HMT Valdora |
Her Details are
- Official Number 139304
- Yard Number 661
- Admiralty number FY 1262 FY 905
- Armament: 1-6pdr AA
- GT 251 NT 98
- Dimensions 121.8 x 22.6 x 12.2
- Quarter deck 70 Foc’sle 20
- Engines 76 HP
Sunk by aircraft fire near Cromer 12/01/1940