Author: Trevor Hallifax

Olivean Built 1954 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Sir Thomas Robinson & Son Grimsby Ltd
11/1976 Bought by the Dagon Fishing Co Ltd Luton
27/11/1976 Arrived at Lowestoft
1977 Registered as LT 392 Converted for oil rig work
03/1977 Renamed Mustique
1981 Mustique changed identity with GY 693 Ross Heron
10/1981 The vessel was sold for scrap as the Ross Heron

Her Details are

Official Number 184923
Yard Number 1397
GT 269 NT 88
Dimensions 115 x 25 x 12
Engines 4 cylinder 640hp British Polar
Call Sign GSPD

Left Lowestoft for the breakers yard 21/01/1982

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Olive GY 874

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 July 2020

Olive Built 1889 Dartmouth Original owners unknown
09/1913 Bought by F. Vincent
10/1914 Sold to owners in Newcastle

Her Details are

Official Number None
GT 13 NT 13
Dimensions 52 x 9.8 x 3.8

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Olive GY 87

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 July 2020

Details to follow

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Olga GY 754

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 July 2020

06/03/1883 Dandy Missing

Tags 1883-03-06, gy-754

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Olearia GY 331

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 July 2020

Olearia Built 01/08/1899 Cochrane & Cooper of Selby for North Eastern Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
Registered 12/08/1899
23/05/1917 Stopped by UC33 commanded by Martin Schelle and sunk 65 miles WSW of North End of Sydero
No reported casulaties

Her Details are

Official Number 110898
Yard Number 253
GT 209 NT 76
Dimensions 117 x 21.5 x 11.2
Quarter Deck 48′ Foc’sle 20′
Engines by C D Holmes 60 RHP 3 cyl 10 Knots

23/05/1917 Sunk by U Boat on Faroe Bank Registry Closed 13/06/1917

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Oldham GY 538

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 July 2020

Oldham built 1898 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Hagerup Doughty & Co Grimsby
04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co.
02/05/1911 Edward Mercy Downes, of Yarmouth, a deckhand on the trawler was awarded the King’s Medal for gallantry at sea,
25/01/1910, having pulled through heavy seas to the foundering Hull trawler GOTHIC, saving four hands. The King himself presented the medal.
12/1914 Requisitioned
1919 Returned
05/1922 Sold to Frederick Ballard Aberdeen A 904
15/06/1922 Grimsby Registry Closed
08/03/1928 Aberdeen registry Closed
1929 Sold to David Pettit West Cliff Wellington Road Hakin Milford Haven M 153