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Barnsley GY 125

Barnsley built 24/09/1896 by Edwards Bros North Shields for Hagerup Doughty & Co Grimsby 04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co.  10/1914 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 05/1915 Returned to owners
12/1916 Bought by Mersey Steam Trawlers
13/02/1917 Lost Tuesday  Captured by U-Boat and sunk with bombs 13 miles North of Inishtrahull The Skipper and Chief Engineer were taken prisoner The trawler had been fishing and had a catch on board when sunk

Her details are

  • Official Number 106673
  • Yard Number 532
  • Admiralty number FY 717
  • GT 144 NT 46
  • Dimensions 104 x 20.7 x 10.5
  • Engines Triple expansion 9, 16, 25½ x 19½ in Made by N E Marine Co Newcastle

13/02/1917 Sunk by U Boat 13 miles N of Inishtrahull