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Author: Trevor Hallifax
John Cowarder GY 289
John Cowarder Built 1917 Fleming & Ferguson Ltd Paisley Built as Strath Class Trawler John Cowarder
05/1923 Acquired by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Grimsby renamed River Nith
09/1927 Registered to Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Grimsby
12/1938 Transferred to Lowestoft renamed Gunton
Her Details are
- Official Number 143860
- Yard Number 443
- GT 202 NT 88
- Dimensions 115.8 x 22.2 x 12.1
- Engines Triple expansion 12, 20, 34 in x 23½ in 75 NHP by Fleming & Ferguson Ltd Paisley
Lost in 1953
John Cope GY 273
John Cope Built 1918 Rennie Forrest Shipbuilding Engineering & Dry Dock Co Ltd Wivenhoe Built as Strath Class Trawler Named Originally as John Cope
05/1923 Sold to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Grimsby renamed River Garry Surveyed at Grimsby
09/1927 Registered to Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Grimsby
12/1934 Bought by John Craig AO Aberdeen A 225
08/1939 Requisitioned as an Examination vessel Renamed River Garry
07/1945 Returned to fishing
Her Details are
- Official Number 143959
- Yard Number 1318
- Armament 1 12pdr
- GT 202 NT 88
- Dimensions 115.4 x 22.1 x 12.1
- Engines by W. Beardmore & Co Ltd Glasgow
John Bunyman GY 610
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John Bull GY 408
John Bull Built 1891 Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Hull for Meadows Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
11/1905 To owners in Holland

Her Details are
- Official Number 99193
- GT 138 NT 58
- Dimensions 96.7 x 20.1 x 10.6
- Quarter deck 18 Foc’sle 18
John Bull GY 234
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John Bruce GY 807
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John Bright GY 330
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John Barry GY 1328
John Barry Built 1917 Hall Russell & Co Aberdeen Built as Strath Class Trawler John Barry minesweeper
12/1921 Acquired by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co
02/1922 Renamed Christabelle
09/1927 Registered to Consolidated Fisheries Ltd
07/1928 Bought by J.J. MacRae Aberdeen registered as A 360
Her Details are
- Official Number 144328
- Yard Number 614
- Admiralty Number 3642
- Armament 1 12odr
- GT 203 NT 78
- Dimensions 115.4 x 22.1 x 12.1
- Engines Triple expansion 12, 20, 34 in x 23 in 57 rhp by Hall Russell & Co Ltd Aberdeen
- Call Sign GWFK
Lost 26/02/1941 after hitting an Allied mine off Fuglo Head Faroe Islands The position of her loss is 61 27’N 06 05’W All her crew of 10 men were also lost
John Abel GY 1039
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