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Hondo GY 701

Hondo built 1912 Cochranes of Selby for Henry L Taylor Grimsby
08/1914 Requisitioned as an armed Trawler
1919 Returned
10/1922 Sold to Diamond Steam Fishing Co
1940 Was Fishing out of Fleetwood
09/1941 Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing & ice Co Fleetwood
20/03/1943 Homeward bound she ran down a Dutch trawler Alida SCH 6 but was able to recue the crew and landed them at Fleetwood
11/1943 Sold to Charleson Smith Trawlers Hull
10/11/1943 Registered as H 565 but continued fishing out of Fleetwood
16/11/1943 Left Fleetwood for West of Scotland Grounds
24/11/1943Last sighted off Barra Head
31/12/1943 Posted as Missing with all Hands

SurnameForenameAge At DeathDate Of DeathRankBoat
KNIGHTGEORGE BELLUnknown01/02/1915Deck HandH.M. Trawler “Hondo.”
MARFLEETMARKUnknown31/10/1918EnginemanH.M. Trawler “Hondo.”

Her Details are 

  • Official Number 132132
  • Yard Number 520
  • Admiralty Number FY 16
  • Armament 1 6pdr AA
  • GT 229 NT 118
  • Quarter Deck 66
  • Dimensions 119.2 x 22.0 x 11.5
  • Engines C D Holmes 66 rhp 10.0 Knots