Author: Trevor Hallifax

Cygnus Built 1896 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Grimsby & North Sea Steam Trawling Co Ltd Grimsby
03/1908 Maarten Green a Dutchman serving as the 4th hand on the Grimsby trawler Cygnus broke his left arm whilst at sea. He was treated at the hospital on his return to port.

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
SHAW	JOHN	18	12/12/1914	Trimmer	Cygnus
SCOTERICK		Unknown	01/11/1914	Steward	Cygnus
RICHARDSON	REGINALD HEBER	44	12/12/1914	Deck Hand	Cygnus
GALLICHAM		52	12/12/1914	Deck Hand	Cygnus
DEWHURST	CHARLES	39	12/12/1914	Chief Engineer	Cygnus
ASHLEY		52	12/12/1914	Mate	Cygnus
CHAFER	GEORGE THOMAS	19	12/12/1914	Third Hand	Cygnus
BLEWITT		37	12/12/1914	Second Engineer	Cygnus
ALLENBY	FRANK	36	12/12/1914	Skipper	Cygnus

Her Details are

• Official Number 106670
• Yard Number 118 
• GT 132 NT 45 
• Dimensions 99.3 x 20.1 x 10.4 
• Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 19 

Missing and presumed mined on 12/11/1914

Cydonia Built 1907 Charlton and Doughty Grimsby for North Eastern Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
09/06/1915 The ‘Cydonia’ played cat and mouse with a German submarine for two hours, the trawler eventually headed for shore when the submarine gave up the chase.
25/07/1915 when she was some 70 miles from Hoy Head on her way back to Grimsby from a voyage to Iceland the Cydonia was captured and sunk by a German submarine 
The same submarine also sank two other Grimsby trawlers that day the King Athelstan and the Celtic all the crews were saved 
Captain George Mudd of the Cydonia told reporters when he reached Stromness that the German Commander had apologised for the inconvenience he caused the Grimsby fishermen

Her Details are

• Official Number 125089 
• GT 259 NT 103 
• Dimensions 130.5 x 22.5 x 11.6 
• Quarter deck 71 Foc’sle 20 

25/07/1915 Sunk by U Boat 70 miles N by W of Holy Head