Aries built 13/03/1906 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Grimsby & North Sea Steam Trawling Co. Ltd Grimsby
09/1914 Requisitioned as a minesweeper.
02/1915 Renamed Aries II.
1919 Returned to owners.
06/1919 The vessel was sold to the Ariesona Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
03/1922 Bought by J. Rushworth Grimsby
08/1922 Renamed as Soranus
03/1929 Acquired by R. Clarke
09/1934 Bought by the Huxley Steam Fishing Co
01/1939 No longer fishing
11/1939 Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing Co and registered as GY 225
Renamed Soranus
10/1940 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
10/1945 Returned to owners
12/1946 To owners in Hull
Her details are
- Official Number 123565
- Yard Number 363
- Call Sign HGCP
- Admiralty Number FY 28 FY 513
- Armament 1-12pdr AA
- GT 250 NT 103
- Dimensions 127 x 22.1 x 11.5
- Quarter Deck 73 Foc’sle 21
- Engines 76 HP