Details to follow
Author: Trevor Hallifax
Princess Elizabeth GY 143
Princess Elizabeth Built 1961 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley For F & T Ross Ltd Fleetwood FD 213
19/05/1961 Sold to Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd Fleetwood
03/1962 To F & T Ross Ltd Hull
09/10/1962 Transferred to Grimsby
03/05/1965 To Brixham Trawlers Ltd Hull
31/05/1966 To F & T Ross Ltd Hull
13/01/1967 To Brixham Trawlers Ltd Hull
21/11/1968 Registered as GY 143
29/08/1969 Sold to Irvin & Johnson Ltd Cape Town South Africa registered as CTA 51

Her Details are
- Official Number 301887
- Yard Number 970
- GT 419 NT 143
- Dimensions 139.9 x 28 x 12.2
- Foc’sle 24
- Engines Charles. D. Holmes/Werkspoor 1050 HP 12 Knots
The remaining hulk of the vessel was scuttled off Robben Island Cape Town 27/06/1983
Princess Elizabeth GY 590
Princess Elizabeth built 06/12/1948 Cook Welton & Gemmell for North cape Fishing Co Grimsby
Originally ordered by N V Motorvisserij Ostend Belgium
28/09/1949 Sold to Firth Steam Trawling Co Ltd Hull
Renamed St Ronan H 86


Her details are
- Official Number 182626
- Yard Number 800
- GT 568 NT 206
- Dimensions 170.2 x 29.2 x 14.4
- Engines C D Holmes 1000 IHP 12.5 knots
Wrecked 12/10/1952 outer most rock of the Men of Mey St Johns Pont Caithness Scotland All Crew saved
Prince Victor GY 569
Prince Victor built 16/08/1910 Cochranes of Selby for A Cook Grimsby
11/1910 Sold to Henry Bernstein Grimsby
04/1915 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
10/07/1917 Sold to Zaree Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
1919 Returned
11/1923 Sold to Great Central Co Op Eng & Ship Repairs Co Grimsby
06/1928 Sold to Trawlers White Sea & Grimsby Ltd Grimsby
01/1942 Sold to Trawlers Grimsby Ltd Grimsby
28/03/1944 Requisitioned on Various Naval duties
06/1944 Took Part in the D-Day Landings as a smoke Making trawler Group B1
29/11/1944 Returned
01/1946 Sold to T C & F Moss Grimsby
03/1956 Sold to Belgium for Breaking up


Her Details are
- Official Number 127865
- Yard Number 470
- Admiralty Number FY 1442
- Armament 1-6pdr
- GT 207 NT 94
- Dimensions 115.2 x 21.5 x 11.5
- Engines C D Holmes 65 rhp 3 cyl 10.5 Knots
12/04/1956 Arrived Boom near Antwerp for Breaking
Prince Philip GY 138
Prince Philip Built 1963 Hall Russell & Co Aberdeen For Premier Steam Fishing Co Ltd FD 400
09/1968 Sold to Aberdeen owners Registered as GY 138
02/1974 Transferred to Boston Deep Sea Fisheries
06/1978 Sold to Onward Steam Fishing Grimsby
25/04/1979 Arrived at Lowestoft for conversion to an oil rig standby vessel
03/1982 Chartered by Drifter-Trawlers Ltd
19/04/1982 Arrived at Lowestoft on contract to the Colne Shipping Co Ltd
11/1984 Bought by Colne Shipping Co Ltd
05/1986 Renamed Colne Hunter
1987 Transferred to Drifter-Trawlers Ltd

Her Details are
- Official Number 303784
- Yard Number 905
- Call Sign GMBU
- GT 442 NT 148
- Dimensions 139.8 x 29.1 x 12.8
- Foc’sle 24
- Engines 6 cylinder 114 hp Werkspoor
29/07/1991 Left Lowestoft for the breakers yard towed by Mustique
Prince Philip GY 218
Prince Philip Built 1956 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley For Ross Trawlers Hull as Prince Philip
12/08/1961 Sold to the Abunda Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby renamed Belgaum
01/01/1975 Bought by the Iago Steam Fishing Co Ltd Fleetwood
1978 Sold to the Dominion Fishing Co Ltd Fleetwood
1979 Sold for scrapping to Medway Secondary Metals Ltd



Her Details are
- Official Number 184939
- Yard Number 927
- GT 577 NT 210
- Dimensions 160.9 x 30 x 15.2
- Quarter deck 86 Foc’sle 28
- Engines Mirrlees Bickerton & Day 1050 bhp 13 knots
Arrived at Rainham Kent for scrapping 17/03/1979
Prince Palatine GY 116
Prince Palatine Built 1914 Cochrane & Sons Selby For Cargill Steam Trawling Co Ltd Hull
1914 Hired by the Admiralty
09/1918 Bought by J. Mordaunt brought to Grimsby registered as GY 86
10/1918 Bought by L. Kaminski
01/1920 Bought by the Equitable Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
04/1923 Transferred to Newport
11/1924 Bought by the Equitable Steam Fishing Co brought back to Grimsby registered GY 116
08/1925 Renamed Lord Darling
08/1928 Bought by Consolidated Fisheries Ltd
23/08/1940 Hired by the Admiralty as a minesweeper
04/1943 Bought by J. Bennett
01/1946 Sold to new owners in Fleetwood
10/1948 Bought by Wharfedale Trawlers Grimsby
11/1948 Sold to Fairfield Fishing Co Ltd Dundee
11/1950 Bought by Onward Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
12/1950 Renamed Virginian
Her Details are
- Official Number 136189
- Yard Number 597
- Call Sign MFDW
- GT 256 NT 100
- Dimensions 123.5 x 22.5 x 12.2
- Quarter deck 72 Foc’sle 20
- Engines Triple expansion 12¾, 22, 35 x 24in 70NHP by C D Holmes & Co Ltd Hull
Scrapped in 06/1961
Prince Leo GY 920
Prince Leo built 09/1913 Cochranes of Selby for H Bernstein
05/1915 Requisitioned
07/1917 went to Zaree Steam Fishing Co
1919 Returned
11/1921 went to D Strachan
09/1923 went to Great Central Co-Op Engineering Co
06/1928 went to Trawlers White Sea & Grimsby
Served in WW2
01/1942 went to Trawlers GY Ltd
01/1946 went to T C & F Moss
03/1957 Scrapped


Her Details are
- Official Number 135969
- Admiralty Number 1634
- Armament 1-6pdr AA
- GT 218 NT 86
- Dimensions 117.1 x 22 x 11.9
- Quarter Deck 64 Foc’sle 20
Prince of Wales GY 700
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Prince Consort GY 1036
Prince Consort built 1890 Cook Welton & Gemmell for Pickering & Haldanes Steam Trawling Co Ltd Hull Registered as H 106
03/02/1911 She was sold to Thos Davidson of Aberdeen A 358
18/04/1917 She was sold to Joseph R Mordant of Grimsby and Registered as GY 1036
1917 Requisitioned to the Fishery Reserve
1919 She was returned to the owners
23/10/1917 She went to Record Steam Fishing Co Ltd of Grimsby
22/03/1918 She went to Brent Steam Fishing Co Ltd of Grimsby
26/02/1919 She went to James Mathorn London
22/10/1920 She was with Bank Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
28/11/1924 the registration was closed on the advice that the vessel had been broken up
Her Details are
- Official Number 98702
- Yard Number 54
- 154 GT 55 NT
- Dimensions 104 x 20.3 x 11
- Quarter deck 24
- Engines by C D Holmes 50 NHP 10 knots
Scrapped on the 28/11/1924