Ajax built 02/1896 by Cochrane Cooper & Schofield Beverly for W Grant
Registered 02/1896
03/09/14 The Vessel was presumed mined approx 29 miles E by N of Spurn All 9 hands lost
Surname | Forename | Age At Death | Date Of Death | Rank | Unit |
GRANT | ALFRED | 25 | 02/09/1914 | Third Hand | Ajax |
PETTMAN | 50 | 02/09/1914 | First Engineer | Ajax | |
ELTON | 30 | 02/09/1914 | Fourth Hand | Ajax | |
COLEMAN | 40 | 02/09/1914 | Second Hand | Ajax | |
BAYES | THOMAS | 70 | 02/09/1914 | Steward | Ajax |
POTTER | JOHN | 33 | 02/09/1914 | Trimmer | Ajax |
NAYLOR | 21 | 02/09/1914 | Fourth Hand | Ajax | |
BACON | 28 | 02/09/1914 | Second Engineer | Ajax |
Her details are
- Official number 105541
- Yard Number 147
- GT 123 NT 33
- 40 Horsepower
- Dimensions 89.4′ x 20.1′ x 10.8′
- Quarterdeck 17 feet
Sank after hitting a mine in the Humber estuary on Wednesday 02/09/1914