Author: Trevor Hallifax

Drummer GY 1097

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 June 2020

Drummer Built 1915 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank Middlesbrough for The Admiralty as Military Class Trawler Dragoon
11/12/1914 Purchased by the Admiralty whilst still on the stocks
01/1919 Renamed Drummer
26/02/1920 Bought by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Grimsby
09/1927 Registered with Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Grimsby
08/1939 Requisitioned as an auxiliary minesweeper
07/1940 Converted to a APV

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
FORSTER	Albert Edward	42	04/08/1940	Chief Engineman	Drummer
WHYKES	Charles Warren	Unknown	04/08/1940	Ordinary Seaman	Drummer

Her Details are

Official Number 143946
Yard Number 602
Call Sign GTVJ
Admiralty Number FY 576
GT 276 NT 117
Dimensions 138.7 x 23.5 x 12.8
Quarter deck 72 Foc’sle 21
Engines Smiths Dock Middlesbrough Triple expansion 12.5, 21, 35 in x 26 in 84 NHP

Lost 04/08/1940 off Brightlingsea Sunk by a magnetic mine with the loss of 4 lives whilst on Admiralty service

Tags gy-1097, ww2-1940-08-04

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Drangey GY 126

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 June 2020

Drangey Built 1934 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Rinovia Steam Fishing Co. Ltd Grimsby
07/1937 Sold to the Drangey Steam Fishing Co. Ltd Grimsby
01/1940 Requisitioned by the Admiralty
06/1946 Sold to the Hull Ice Co and registered as GY 280
11/1946 Bought by H. Croft Baker Grimsby
03/1947 Renamed Mildenhall

Her Details are

Official Number 162893
Yard Number 1132
Admiralty Number FY 195
GT 434 NT 237
Dimensions 156 x 25.9 x 14.1
Quarter deck 85 Foc’sle 27
Speed 12 knots

Wrecked after running aground on the Murmansk coast Rybachi peninsula 01/11/1948

Tags 1948-11-01, gy-126, gy-280

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Drake GY 1163

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 June 2020

Drake built 1900 Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Hull for William Grant Grimsby
11/1914 Requisitioned
Renamed DRAKE II 02/1915
07/1917 Returned

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
THOMPSON	William R	Unknown	11/12/1914	Engineman	Drake

Her Details are

Official Number 113170
Admiralty Number FY 817
Armament 1-3pdr
GT 207 NT 74
Dimensions 112.3 x 21.6 x 11.6
Quarter Deck 46 Foc’sle 18

03/07/1917 Stranded in Garinish Bay Kenmare River whilst in Admiralty Service

Tags gy-1163, ww1-1917-07-03

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Dragoon GY 222

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 June 2020

Details to follow

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Dragon GY 201

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 June 2020

Dragon built 1906 Smiths Dock Co Ltd North Shields for Mackrill & Sons Grimsby
11/1914 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
03/1917 Renamed DRAGON II
Returned 1919
12/1927 Bought by J. W. Allen Grimsby
04/1932 Sold to owners in Aberdeen

Her Details are

Official Number 123591
Yard Number 796
Admiralty Number 428
Armament 1-6pdr
GT 214 NT 99
Dimensions 117.8 x 21.5 x 11.2
Quarter Deck 65 Foc’sle 20

Scrapped in 09/1932

Tags 1932-09, gy-201

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Draco GY 842

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 June 2020

Draco Built 1895 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Grimsby & North Sea Steam Trawling Co. Ltd Grimsby
01/1915 Requisitioned as a Boom Defence Vessel
12/1918 Bought by W. H. Beeley
1919 Returned
01/1919 Sold to W. Hill
04/1920 Sold to owners in Newhaven
02/1922 Bought by Boston Deep Sea Fisheries Boston

Her Details are

Official Number 105529
Yard Number 101
GT 139 NT 54
Dimensions 99.3 x 20.1 x 10.4
Quarter Deck 17 Foc’sle 19

Tags gy-842

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Dovey GY 425

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 June 2020

The Dovey was built by Cook Welton & Gemmell 01/10/1897 for D Line Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
10/1897 Registered as GY 425
25/04/1913 she was sold to Alfred Bannister Grimsby
21/05/1913 Sold to East Anglia Steam Fishing Co Grimsby

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
HALL	WILLIAM	52	11/06/1915	Trimmer	Dovey
COOPER	ROBERT	37	11/06/1915	Chief Engineer	Dovey
DAVIS	ARTHUR	56	11/06/1915	Deck Hand	Dovey
HARRIS	W. GILES	43	11/06/1915	Cook	Dovey
BRISCOE	HENRY	36	11/06/1915	Deck Hand	Dovey
OLDERSHAW	RICHARD B.	41	11/06/1915	Second Engineer	Dovey
NORMAN	MARK	30	11/06/1915	Mate	Dovey
GIBSON	THOMAS	48	11/06/1915	Third Hand	Dovey

Her Details are

Official Number 108481
Yard Number 194
GT 160 NT 61
Dimenions 100.2 x 21
Quarter Deck 23 Foc’sle 19
Engines by Earle’s 45 NHP 10 Knots

11/06/1915 Sunk by Mine in the North Sea 50 Miles E by S of Spurn Point

Tags gy-425, ww1-1915-06-11

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Dovercourt GY 624

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 June 2020

Details to follow

Tags gy-624

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Dover Patrol GY 127

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 June 2020

Dover Patrol Built 1913 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Yorkshire Steam Fishing Co. Ltd Hull
Built as Lord Lansdowne
Renamed Dover Patrol
09/1929 Bought by W. B. & F. B. Jeffs Grimsby registered as GY 127
09/1932 Sold to owners in Hull
Bought by owners in Norway renamed Delamore

Her Details are

Official Number 133444
Yard Number 567
GT 289 NT 116
Dimensions 133.5 x 23 x 12
Quarter deck 72 Foc’sle 19

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Dover GY 142

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 30 June 2020

Dover built 1896 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Hagerup Doughty & Co Grimsby
04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co
10/1914 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
12/1918 Returned
07/11/1922 Sold to A & T Sutton Ltd Hartlepool

Her Details are

Official Number 106681
Yard Number 124
Admiralty Number 630
Armament 1-3pdr
GT 163 NT 63
Quarter Deck 17 Foc’sle 19
Dimensions 104.2 x 20.5 x 10.7

Tags gy-142