Author: Trevor Hallifax

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Fermo GY 81

Fermo Built 1917 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank as a Castle Class Named Oliver Pickin for the Admiralty
07/1922 Bought by W. Allen & W. Lambert Grimsby
Renamed Fermo registered as GY 81 
01/1927 To W. Lambert Grimsby
08/1926 Renamed Tealby GY 81
1939 Renamed Damito Owner T Jenkinson Milford Haven
1939 Requisitioned and converted to a Mine sweeper
1943 Converted to an Esso
1946 Returned 

Seen Here as Damito LO 81


Her Details are

  • Official Number 133462
  • Yard Number 697 
  • Admiralty Number 3518 FY 521 Y7.9
  • Armament 1 12pdr
  • GT 275 NT 107 
  • Dimensions 125.5 x 23.4 x 12.8 
  • Quarter deck 72 Foc’sle 21 

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Fermo GY 773

Fermo Built 1898 Cochrane & Cooper Beverley for Ocean Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
1917 Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve
10/11/1917 Foundered 3 miles NE of the Humber Light Vessel following a collision with the Norwegian Steamer Breidablik

Her Details are

  • Official Number 109805
  • Yard Number 203
  • GT 175 NT 60
  • Dimensions 100.2 x 21 x 11.6
  • Quarter deck 45 Foc’sle 18
  • Engines Amos & smith 45rhp 3 Cyl 10.0 Knots

10/11/1917 Collision with SS Breidablik of Norway 3m N E of Humber Light Vessel

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Fenzenta GY 444

Fezenta built 1914 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Alec Black Grimsby
03/1915 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper 
1914 Vessel registered at Thorshaven Færoe Islands TN 216 
10/03/1915 Sold to the Reunion Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
02/11/1915 Bought by the Savoy Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
14/06/1918 Sold to John L. Green Grimsby 
1919 Returned
09/02/1923 Bought by the Strand Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
11/09/1933 Sold to Harold Croft Baker Grimsby 
09/02/1937 Bought by the Onward Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
15/11/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper/auxiliary patrol vessel 
15/11/1945 Returned to commercial fishing 
1961 Sold for scrap to Van Heyghen Freres Belgium


Her Details are

  • Official number 137019
  • Yard Number 292
  • Admiralty number FY 1362 FY 587
  • Armament 1-6pdr
  • GT 228 NT 95
  • Dimensions 117 x 22 x 12.7
  • Quarter deck 61
  • Engines Amos & Smith 68 NHP 9½ knots

Arrived at Bruges 15/10/1961 for breaking up

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Fentonian GY 804

Fentonian built 1913 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Great Central Co-op Engineering Co Ltd Grimsby
04/1913 Bought by H. Croft Baker Grimsby 
03/1915 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
14/03/1915 Dardanelles Campaign – 2 crew killed
1919 Returned
01/1920 Sold to the Sylvia Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
08/1922 Bought by C. Dobson Grimsby
01/1926 Sold to F. Robinson Grimsby 
10/1927 To Sir Thomas Robinson Grimsby  10/10/1927 Lost Crew A.S. Thompson
11/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 
08/1942 Bought by Northern Trawlers Grimsby 
02/1945 Returned to her owners 

SurnameForenameAge At DeathDate Of DeathRankBoat
MORVINSONGILBERTUnknown14/03/1915Deck HandH.M. Trawler “Fentonian.”
WORRELLEDWARD TIMOTHY4214/03/1915Chief Petty OfficerH.M. Trawler “Fentonian.”


Her Details are

  • Official Number 134757
  • Yard Number 5454
  • Admiralty Number FY 448
  • Armament 1-6pdr AA
  • GT 221 NT 99
  • Dimensions 120.4 x 21.5 x 11.5
  • Quarter deck 69 Foc’sle 20

Scrapped in 06/1949

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Fenby GY 469

Details to follow

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Fearless GY 292

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Fearless GY 188

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Fear Not GY 750

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Federal GY 272

Federal Built 1907 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Pelham Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
14/01/1911 Sold to Thomas Baskcomb Grimsby 
03/1911 Renamed Rosella
26/04/1917 Bought by John Green Grimsby 
1918 Requisitioned as a fishing trawler 
1919 Returned to commercial fishing 

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
SPERRINGWilliam4229/10/1914SkipperFederal

Her Details are

  • Official Number 125058
  • Yard Number 136
  • GT 240 NT 84 
  • Dimensions 120.5 x 22 x 12 
  • Engines Charles D. Holmes 63 NHP 10½ knots 

Sank by a mine in the North Sea 29/10/1914 The vessel was 25 miles south east of the Tynemouth

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Federal GY 1054

Federal Built 1898 Cochrane & Cooper Beverley for East Coast Steam Trawling Co Ltd Hull
Registered as H390
01/1899 Sold to Pelham Steam Fishing Co Grimsby GY 1054
05/1905 Sold to Neale & West Ltd Cardiff CF17
1911 Sold to Shinichi Hara Nagasaki Japan
Renamed Shinko Maru No 1
17/04/1914 Foundered Following a Collision Approx 26 miles South West of Iwojima

Her Details are

  • Official Number 109017
  • Yard Number 211 
  • GT 189 NT 67 
  • Dimensions 112.6 x 21 x 11.6 
  • Quarter deck 27 
  • Engines Bailey & Leetham 50rhp 3 cyl 10.0 Knots

17/04/1914 Foundered Following a Collision Approx 26 miles South West of Iwojima