Author: Trevor Hallifax

Edwardian Built 1930 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Loyal Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
09/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 
08/01/1946 Returned to commercial fishing 
06/08/1948 Sold to Devon Fishing Co Ltd Hull renamed Ophelia registered H 576 
31/10/1952 Bought by Hellyer Bros Ltd Hull

Her Details are

• Official Number 161004
• Yard Number 561
• Admiralty Number FY 691
• GT 348 NT 149
• Dimensions 140.3 x 24.6 x 13.3
• Quarter deck 77 Foc’sle 22
• Engines Amos & Smith 96 NHP 10½ knots

Arrived at Gateshead on the 08/01/1955 for breaking up

Edwardian built 1912 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Loyal Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
04/1915 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper and bomb thrower 1919 Returned  21/03/1930 Driven ashore in a blizzard and stranded near Myrar Dyra Fjord North Iceland All 12 crew took to the lifeboat drifted some 50 miles before landing at Sandgerdi southern Faxafloi Iceland One crewman died of exposure The gunboat Aegir went to the trawler’s assistance and searched for the crew but by this time they had already reached safety

Her Details are 

• Official Number 132135
• Yard Number 241
• Admiralty Number FY 1453
• Armament 1-12pdr 1-7.5in Bomb Thrower
• GT 295 NT 121
• Dimensions 130 x 23 x 12.2
• Quarter Deck 72 
• Engines Amos & Smith 89 NHP 10½ knots

21/03/1930 Driven ashore in a blizzard and stranded near Myrar Dyra Fjord North Iceland 

Edward Grey Built 1920 Ritchie Graham & Milne Glasgow for The Admiralty as Strath Class Trawler Edward Grey
12/1921 Bought by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co
02/1922 Renamed Suzette 
09/1927 Registered to Consolidated Fisheries Ltd 
10/1935 Bought by the Gorspen Steam Trawling Co. Aberdeen registered as A 346 
1937 Bought by Alexander A Davidson Commercial Quay Aberdeen 
11/1939 Called for Admiralty service where she served as an Auxiliary Patrol vessel 
02/02/1940 Returned to fishing to new owners Malcolm Smith Ltd 

Her Details are

• Official Number 145086
• Yard Number 372 
• Call Sign GYZJ
• GT 199 NT 75 
• Dimensions 115.4 x 22.2 x 12.2 
• Engines Triple expansion 12, 20, 34 in x 23 in 75 NHP by Plenty & Son Ltd Newbury 

Stranded in fog and heavy weather on Girdle Reef Peterhead 11/07/1941

Edward VII Built 1906 Smiths Dock Co Ltd North Shields for J. Thomas Milford Haven
11/1919 Bought by W. H. Beeley Grimsby registered as GY 581 
07/1920 Sold to the Staples Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
02/1922 Bought by Sleights Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 

Her Details are

• Official Number 121609
• Yard Number 792
• GT 231 NT 88
• Dimensions 120.6 x 21.6 x 11.5
• Quarter deck 66

02/02/1929 Stranded Brimeness 6 miles from Thurso