Author: Trevor Hallifax

Gardenia built 22/08/1891 by Cochranes of Selby for North Eastern Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
12/1914 Requisitioned as a Mine sweeper
11/1918 Returned to owners
11/1919  North Eastern Steam Fishing Co Grimsby went into Voluntary Liquidation
12/1919 sold to T W Bascomb Grimsby
01/1935 Sold to owners in Lowestoft 
22/10/1935 The Bascomb Fleet was sold to F Parkes Blackpool
10/1935 sold to Consolidated Fisheries Grimsby and transferred to Lowerstoft 
29/11/1935 Registered as LT 117
1939 Sold to C Valkenburg Belgium For Breaking up

Her Details are

• Official Number 99190
• Yard Number 50
• Admiralty Number FY 723
• Armament 1 6 pdr AA
• GT 146 NT 70
• Dimensions 97.2 x 20.6 x 11.0
• Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 17
• Engines by C D Holmes 45 NHP 3 Cyl 10 Knots

Sunk on or about 12/03/1940 by a mine 53 04′ N and 01 33′ E

Gambri built 11/1916 by Cook Welton & Gemmell for Grant & Baker Steam Fishing Co
02/1917 went to A Grant
04/1917  Requisitioned as a minesweeper
18/01/1918 English Channel – Chief Skipper George Bee RNR. 
Mined at 1015, laid by UC.71 Ernst Steindorff that day
Sank off Royal Sovereign Light Vessel off Beachy Head near Eastbourne 50.43.23N 00.26.32E 
Skipper, 1 officer and 20 ratings lost

Surname	Forename	Age At Death	Date Of Death	Rank	Boat
CORSTORPHINE		19	18/01/1918	Trimmer Cook	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
SMITH	RALPH PHILIP	Unknown	18/01/1918	Deck Hand	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
LYNCH	JAMES	Unknown	18/01/1918	Deck Hand	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
VICARS	FRED	41	18/01/1918	Engineman	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
BEE	GEORGE	Unknown	18/01/1918	Chief Skipper	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
BLANSHARD	GEORGE	33	18/01/1918	Trimmer	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
OSBORNE	THOMAS HENRY	Unknown	18/01/1918	Deck Boy	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
DAVIES	WILLIAM JOHN	28	18/01/1918	Deck Hand	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
DENNETT	ROWLAND	18	18/01/1918	Ordinary Telegraphist	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
REESE	JOHN	28	18/01/1918	Telegraphist	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
SAYERS	ALBERT EDWARD	47	18/01/1918	Skipper	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
MORTON	HENRY	23	18/01/1918	Deck Hand	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
ARMSTRONG	WILLIAM JAMES AUGUSTUS	33	18/01/1918	Trimmer	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
BLOOMFIELD	CHARLES WILLIAM	23	18/01/1918	Ordinary Telegraphist	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
COTTER	WILLIAM	28	18/01/1918	Engineman	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
McNEIL	RODERICK	24	18/01/1918	Deck Hand	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
NUNN	HARRY GEORGE	Unknown	18/01/1918	Deck Hand	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
ROBERTSON	JAMES LEES	Unknown	18/01/1918	Second Hand	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
SPEIGHT	ERNEST	24	18/01/1918	Ordinary Seaman	H.M. Trawler “Gambri.”
BERRIGAN	JOHN THOMAS	32	18/01/1918	Seaman	H.M. Trawler “Gambri”.
PRINCE	HAROLD HEBER	21	18/01/1918	Seaman	H.M. Trawler “Gambri”.

Her Details are 

• Official Number 139923
• Yard Number 343
• Admiralty number FY 1263
• GT 274 NT 107
• Armament 1-6pdr
• Dimensions 123.8 x 22.7 x 12.2
• Quarter Deck 71′ Foc’sle 19′
• Engines Charles D. Holmes 79 NHP 10½ knots

18/01/1918 Sunk by mine off Royal Sovereign Light Vessel whilst in Admiralty service