Elswick Built 1906 Scott Bowling near Glasgow for Lune Steam Fishing Co Ltd Fleetwood FD 78
12/1918 Bought by W. Would Grimsby registered GY 1264
04/1920 Sold to the Woodbury Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
09/1922 To W. Would Grimsby
04/1925 Sold to owners in Aberdeen registered as A 97
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Elsie Cam Built 1922 for Owners in Germany Built as Sophie Busse
04/1940 Bought by Cam & Sons Sydney renamed Elsie Cam
Registered as GY 275
08/1947 Sold to owners in South Africa
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Elsie Built 1899 Selby Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Selby for Central Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
11/1904 Renamed Stonegate
10/1905 Bought by owners in Holland renamed Begonia
Later Renamed Derika XI
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Elsie Rykens Built 1935 Germany for Owners in Aberdeen
11/1946 Sold to Northern Trawlers Grimsby registered as GY 405
12/1947 Bought by owners in Hull renamed Lord Sands
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Elmira built 1914 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank Middlesbrough for Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Grimsby
03/1915 Served with the Admiralty as a minesweeper
Returned 1919
09/1927 Registered to Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Sunk by bombs from German aircraft off the Shetlands in position 59 55’N 03 40’W
The trawler broke in two and sank
Of the 11-man crew there was only one survivor
| Surname | Forenames | Age at Death | Date of Death | Rank | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEIR | WILLIAM | 52 | 23/03/1941 | Steward | Elmira |
| CHELLIS | CHARLES | 50 | 23/03/1941 | Third Hand | Elmira |
| WILDE | THOMAS ALFRED | 41 | 23/03/1941 | Deck Hand | Elmira |
| HARPER | ROBERT JAMES | 41 | 23/03/1941 | Skipper | Elmira |
| SAMPSON | ABE DAVIS | 38 | 23/03/1941 | Mate | Elmira |
| DANN | JAMES EDWARD | 42 | 23/03/1941 | Deck Hand | Elmira |
| THOMPSON | WILLIAM HEATON | 43 | 23/03/1941 | Deck Hand | Elmira |
| St PIERRE | WALTER | 42 | 23/03/1941 | Deck Hand | Elmira |
| SMITH | JOHN MURDO | 43 | 23/03/1941 | Chief Engineer | Elmira |
| THOMSON | WILLIAM FINDLEY | 39 | 23/03/1941 | Second Engineer | Elmira |
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20/03/1941 Sunk by Aircraft 59′ 55′ N 03′ 40′ W whilst on passage from Grimsby to the Faroes fishing grounds
Elm Built 1898 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Great Northern Steam Fishing Co Ltd Hull
01/1920 Sold to C. Dobson Grimsby registered as GY 890
05/1920 To the Dobson Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
08/1928 Bought by owners in Holland renamed Rijnstroom
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