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Bromelia GY 113

Bromelia built 14/12/1905 Cochrane & Sons Selby for North Eastern Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
06/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper then hydrophone vessel
1919 Returned to owners
12/1919 Sold to T. W. Baskcomb Grimsby 
10/1935 Bought by F. Parkes
11/1935 Sold to the United Steam Fishing Co Ltd

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
HITCHMANJAMES4822/06/1942Trimmer Bromelia 
WEBBWILLIAM EDWARD5122/06/1942Skipper Bromelia 
CORCORANLEO3822/06/1942Second Engineer Bromelia 
BORECHARLES FREDERICK4422/06/1942Second Hand Bromelia 
EDWARDSEDWARD ABRAHAM6022/06/1942Deck Hand Bromelia 
ROGERSTHOMAS4122/06/1942First Engineer Bromelia 
ROLFJAMES4822/06/1942Trimmer Bromelia 
PERRINFREDERICK ARTHUR4622/06/1942Deck Hand Bromelia 
CLARKRALPH HERBERT5122/06/1942Deck Hand Bromelia 
OSGOTHORPEWILLIAM4922/06/1942Deck Hand Bromelia 
CUTHBERTSIDNEY VICTOR4422/06/1942Cook Bromelia 
ELLISWILLIAM3422/06/1942Deck Hand Bromelia 
NICHOLLSJOHN HENRY4122/06/1942Third Hand Bromelia 


Her Details are

  • Official Number 122718
  • Yard Number 358 
  • Call Sign HFPL
  • Admiralty number FY 3203
  • Armament 1-12pdr
  • GT 242 NT 121 
  • Dimensions 126.2 x 22 x 11.4 
  • Quarter deck 67 Foc’sle 19 

Lost 22/06/1942 It is thought that the vessel hit a mine as German records reveal that a U-boat witnessed an explosion