Author: Trevor Hallifax

Lord Ridley built 1911 Smiths Dock Middlesborough for the Port of Blyth Steam Fishing and Ice Co.
Originally registered as Lord Percy
09/08/1913 Bought by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Grimsby
02/1915 Requisitioned by the Royal Navy converted to a minesweeper
10/05/1917 North Sea Working off Whitby with trawler Waldorf Blown up at 1530 mine laid by UC 40 Gustave Deuerlich sank off Whitby Yorkshire 54.30.40N 00.37.20W Skipper and 9 ratings lost 1 badly injured survivor picked up

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
HODGMAN	WILLIAM HENRY	39	10/05/1917	Skipper	Lord Ridley
FINCH		25	10/05/1917	Second Hand	Lord Ridley
WILSON	JAMES	64	10/05/1917	Engineman	Lord Ridley
SHAW	HARRY	31	10/05/1917	Deck Hand	Lord Ridley

Her Details are

Official Number 130176
Yard number 494
Admiralty Number FY 850
215 GT 84 NT
Dimensions 117.4 x 22 x 11.7
Quarter deck 69′ Foc’sle 21
Engines 75NHP

10/05/1917 Mined off Whitby whilst in Admiralty Service

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Lord Percy GY 898

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 20 July 2020

Lord Percy built 1911 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank Middlesbrough for the Port of Blyth Steam Fishing & Ice Co Ltd Blyth
Originally Named Lord Ashby
08/1913 Bought by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Ltd Grimsby
03/1915 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
1920 Returned
09/1927 Registered to Consolidated Fisheries Ltd

Her Details are

Official Number 130171
Admiralty Number FY 1609
Armament 1-6pdr
GT 215 NT 84
Quarter deck 68 Foc’sle 20
Dimensions 117.4 x 22 x 11.7
Engines Triple expansion 12¼, 20, 34 in x 24 in 76 NHP by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd Middlesbrough

Lost on Friday 06/06/1930 Ran aground on the west side Swona Pentland Firth The only loss of life was that of Skipper William Jenner who drowned when the ship’s boat capsized as he was trying to lay out a kedge anchor