Author: Trevor Hallifax

Grimbarian GY 699

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 9 July 2020

Grimbarian Built 1894 R. Craggs Middlesbrough for Great Grimsby Albion Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
12/1914 To Grimsby group owners Grimsby

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
GIBBONS	FREDERICK	32	04/08/1915	Third Hand	Grimbarian
DUNCAN	WILLIAM	45	04/08/1915	Deck Hand	Grimbarian
SAYE	WILLIAM	54	04/08/1915	Mate	Grimbarian
DEVINE	JOHN	55	04/08/1915	First Engineer	Grimbarian
CLARKE	ERNEST ARCHER ARTHUR	29	04/08/1915	Deck Hand	Grimbarian
YARBOROUGH	HILDYARD MARSHALL	28	04/08/1915	Cook	Grimbarian

Her Details are

Official Number 104187
GT 146 NT 50
Dimensions 100 x 20.2 x 10.6
Quarter deck 19 Foc’sle 18

04/08/1915 Mined 56 miles E by N of Spurn Point

Tags gy-699, ww1-1915-08-04

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Griffin GY 1240

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 9 July 2020

Griffin Built 1902 Smiths Dock North Shields for Mackrill & Sons Grimsby
Registered 06/02/1903
Requisitioned into the Fishery Reserve 1917 until 1919.
She had a crew of 9
07/1928 she was sold to North Shields
05/1929 Bought by owners in Holland registered at Ymuiden became Elney and later Vios V
1935 renamed Elnet

Her details are

Official Number 113240
Yard Number 699
Call Sign PIGK
183 GT 40 NT
Dimensions 105 x 21 x 11
Quarter deck 55′
Engines T3 cyl 11.5″, 20″, 33″

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Grenadier GY 323

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 9 July 2020

Grenadier built 10/1907 Cook Welton & Gemmell for Grant & Baker Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
Original Name Grenada GY 323
Requisitioned 12/1914 as a minesweeper
Returned 1919
06/1932 went to Howe steam Fishing Co
04/1933 went to Aberdeen

Her Details are

Official Number 125077
Admiralty number 714
Armament 1 6pdr AA
GT 219 NT 112
Dimensions 117 x 21.6 x 11.5
Quarter Deck 67 Foc’sle 19

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Grenada GY 323

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 9 July 2020

Grenada Built 1907 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Grant & Baker Steam Fishing Co. Ltd Grimsby
12/1914 Requisitioned as a minesweeper Renamed Grenadier
1919 Returned to commercial fishing
24/06/1932 Sold to the Howe Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
03/04/1933 Bought by James Porter Aberdeen registered as A 528

Her Details are

Official Number 125077
Yard Number 151
Admiralty Number FY 714
GT 219 NT 112
Dimensions 117 x 21.6 x 11.5
Quarter deck 67 Foc’sle 19
Engines Charles D. Holmes 60 NHP 10 knots

Arrived at Charlestown for breaking up 28/04/1951

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Gregory GY 199

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 9 July 2020

Details to follow

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Greenock GY 433

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 9 July 2020

Greenock Built 1897 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Hagerup, Doughty & Co Grimsby
13/11/1897 The Greenock arrived in Grimsby from the builders
04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co
01/1901 The trawler owned by Messrs Hagerup & Doughty was some 250 miles E.N.E of Spurn, a paraffin lamp caught fire in the forecastle setting the woodwork ablaze. It was quickly extinguished but W. Hardy, steward had both of his hands and face burned.

Her Details are

Official Number 108484
Yard Number 162
GT 165 NT 51
Dimensions 104.2 x 21 x 10.7
Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 19

12/11/1915 Foundered in a gale 85 miles E by N of Spurn Light Vessel

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Green Howard GY 433

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 9 July 2020

Green Howard built as the Zodiac Built 1890 Builders Mackie & Thomson Govan for Grimsby & North Sea Steam Trawlers Co Grimsby
09/1900 Sold to new owners in Norway
06/1906 Return to Grimsby to former owners registration GY 151
06/1908 Bought by S.J. Green
08/1917 Bought by W. Would
04/1920 Bought by Woodbury Steam Fishing
01/1925 Bought by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co and transferred to Lowestoft

Her Details are

Official Number 96235
Yard Number 16
GT 149 NT 75
Dimensions 100.5 x 20.5 x 10.7
Quarter deck 19 Foc’sle 19
Engines Triple expansion with cylinders 11, 16½, 27 x 22in 45rhp by Muir & Houston Glasgow

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Grecian GY 15

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 9 July 2020

Grecian built 13/02/1896 Cook Welton & Gemmell for Thomas Robinson of Grimsby
07/12/1915 She was sold to Charles Dobson Grimsby
11/10/1916 She went to Thomas Whitehead Scarborough
20/04/1917 She was captured by U boat and sunk by time bombs North East of Longstone Light vessel

Her Details are

Official Number 105540
Yard Number 153
Admiralty number 1208
Armament 1-3pdr
119 GT 38 NT
Quarter deck 18
Dimensions 88.5 x 20.1 x 10.7
Engines by Earles 45NHP 10 Knots

Captured and sunk by time bombs by U-boat NE of Longstone Light Vessel 20/04/1917

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Grebe GY 219

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 9 July 2020

Built By Cook Welton & Gemmell 13/12/1906 for Thomas Baskcomb
11/1914 owner M A Baskcomb
11/1915 owner T Baskcomb
1917 Requisitioned into the Fishery Reserve
1919 Returned to owners
07/1933 owner Amalgamated Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby