Author: Trevor Hallifax

King William Built 1900 Schofield Hagerup & Doughty Grimsby for the Monarch Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co.
08/11/1915 The King William was sunk on 5th November. Seven of the crew scrambled into a boat and were picked up a few hours later by the ‘King Henry’ The skipper and Third Hand thought to have drowned.

Her Details are

• Official Number 113173
• Yard Number 7 
• GT 162 NT 74 
• Dimensions 105.6 x 21.1 x 10.7 
• Quarter deck 18 Foc’sle 21 
• Engines Triple expansion 11, 17, 28 in x 20 in 46NHP 40rhp by Muir & Houston Glasgow  

Lost 05/11/1915 Mined 125 miles East by North of Spurn Light Vessel

King Stephen 1900 built Schofield Hagerup & Doughty of Grimsby for Monarch Steam Fishing Company
04/1906 To Consol Steam Fishing & Ice Company
02/1916 Hired by the Admiralty as a Decoy Ship 
She was renamed Ledger – Number 778 Q ship 
31/01/1916 One Strange incident during the First World War Zeppelin L19 had been attacking the East Coast and had come down during the evening.
The trawler found it floating along with its crew of 22
They begged the Trawler to take them off and save them
But the skipper and crew of 9 had no weapons and so declined the offer and sailed on, he did inform the Navy but by the time they were on the scene the Airship had sunk with all 22 Crew.
The German High Command had them branded War Criminals
25/04/1916 Sunk by a German Destroyer G 41 with all of the crew being taken prisoner even though it was a different crew on board they were still interrogated about the incident with L19
Dittmar & Colledge have it being sunk by a Submarine

Her Details are

• Official Number 113180
• Yard Number 9
• Armament 1 x 6 pdr QF Hotchkiss
• 162 GT 75 NT
• Dimensions 105.5′ x 21.1′ x 10.7′
• Quarter Deck 18′ Foc’sle 21′
• Engines Triple expansion with cylinders 11, 17, 28 x 20 in 40rhp by Muir & Houston Ltd Glasgow

28/10/1916 Sunk in North Sea whist in Admiralty Service (Q Ship)

King James Built 1900 Schofield Hagerup & Doughty Grimsby for the Monarch Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co

Her Details are 

• Official Number 113213
• Yard Number 13 
• GT 163 NT 75 
• Dimensions 105.5 x 21.1 x 10.7 
• Quarter deck 18 Foc’sle 21 
• Engines Triple expansion with cylinders 11, 17, 28 in x 20 in 40rhp by Muir & Houston Ltd Glasgow   

Lost 31/07/1916 Captured & scuttled by U-39 15 miles Southeast of the Tyne She was returning from the Faroes fishing grounds to Grimsby at the time Conversely another position for her loss is given as 8 miles east of Seaham

King Henry Built 1900 Schofield Hagerup & Doughty Grimsby for the Monarch Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co.
1918 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 
10/1927 Transferred to Lowestoft registered as LT 355 
05/1940 King Henry was hired as a boom gate vessel at Lowestoft 
1941 Converted to an armed trawler 

Her Details are

• Official Number 113175 
• Yard Number 8
• Call Sign MGPT 
• GT 160 NT 72 
• Dimensions 105.7 x 21.1 x 10.7  
• Quarter deck 18 Foc’sle 21  
• Engines Triple expansion with cylinders 11, 17, 28 in x 20 in 46NHP 45rhp by Muir & Houston Ltd Glasgow 

Lost 13/06/1941 Sunk by enemy aircraft at Lowestoft She was about to be used as a Blockship After the sinking the vessel was raised 21/12/1941 and broken up in the port