Halifax Built 1897 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Hagerup, Doughty & Co Grimsby 21/11/1897 The Halifax arrived in Grimsby from the builders 04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co 1917 Hired by the Admiralty 1919 Returned 01/1925 Transferred to Lowestoft 11/03/1940 Lost after hitting a mine 3 miles Southeast Aldeburgh Light Vessel, All the crew of nine were saved, Some sources list her as having foundered Position of the wreck 52 06 30N 01 59 40E
Her Details are
- Official Number 108485
- Yard Number 163
- Call Sign MGPR
- 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 Muir & Houston Glasgow
Lost 11/03/1940 after hitting a mine 3 miles Southeast Aldeburgh Light Vessel