Author: Trevor Hallifax

Congo GY 274

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Congo built 17/03/1897 Cook Welton & Gemmell for Ocean Steam Trawling Co Ltd Grimsby
11/1914 Requisitioned
01/1917 Released from patrol to continue Fishing
1917 Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve
1919 Returned to owners
09/04/1919 She was sold to Fred Bacon Grimsby
06/06/1919 She went to Economy Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
05/03/1920 She went to Harold Bacon Grimsby
27/03/1920 Sold to Trawlers White Sea & Grimsby Ltd
19/11/1929 Crew G F Clark Lost

Her details are

Official Number 108458
Yard Number 181
Admiralty Number FY 822
Armament 1-3pdr
GT 152 NT 58
Quarter Deck 23 Foc’sle18
Dimensions 96 x 20.5
Engine by Earle’s 45 NHP 10 Knots

04/06/1937 Registration was closed on advise that the vessel was broken up at Bo’ness Scotland

Tags 1937-06-04, gy-274

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Confido GY 1046

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Details to follow

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Confidence GY 213

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Confidence Built 12/1866 in Grimsby as a Smack Trawl
Registered as GY 213
03/1869 Registered as GY 73 Owned by R G Roberts (T Roberts & R Randerson)
04/1890 Owned by J Finch (J Rowe manager)
04/1890 Sold to M Dolby Manager H Dolby
10/1894 Sold to Danes

Her Details are

Official Number 56969
GT 47.05
Dimensions 64.3 x 17.7 x 9.3
Crew 3 Men 2 Boys

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Conelia GY 748

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

06/03/1883 Dandy Missing since 06/03/1883

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Conductor GY 803

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

The Conductor a Dandy was constructed by Smith, Stevenson & Vere of Grimsby

Official Number 83545

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Condor II GY 85

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Condor built 1905 Cook Welton & Gemmel of Beverley for Thomas Bascomb’s of Grimsby
10/1914 Sold to M A Bascomb
11/1914 Requisitioned as a Patrol vessel but not fitted out
22/11/1914 North Sea – Wrecked off Lowestoft Suffolk 52.29N 01.48E
No lives lost, Hepper identifies her as taken up for service as a patrol vessel but had not been fitted out
Stranded off Lowestoft on Newcome Sands at 1050 in strong easterly gale crew taken off by local lifeboat an hour later and vessel abandoned as wreck

Her details are

Official Number 122703
Yard Number 79
Armament 1-6pdr
227 GT 95 NT
Dimensions 124.9 x 22 x 11.6
Quarter Deck 69′ Foc’sle 19′
Engines by C D Holmes 63NHP 10.5Knots

22/11/1914 Abandoned on Newcome Sands off Lowestoft whilst in Admiralty Service

Tags gy-85, ww1-1914-11-22

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Condor GY 10

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Condor Built 01/1895 Cochrane & Cooper Beverley for Thomas Baskcomb Grimsby
26/01/1897 Posted Missing North Sea, No Survivors

Her Details are

Official Number 105537
Yard Number 141
GT 129 NT 43
Dimensions 93.6 x 20.5 x 11
Quarter deck 17
Engines C D Holmes 40 rhp 3 Cyl 10.0 Knots

Reported as Missing since the 26/01/1897

Tags 1897-01-26, gy-10, ww1-1915-05-29

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Concord GY 95

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 29 June 2020

Concord built 1905 Cochrane & Sons Selby for George W. White Grimsby
12/1914 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
12/1915 Renamed Concord III
Returned 1919
09/1925 Sold to owners in Sweden

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