Author: Trevor Hallifax

Clifton built 15/01/1906 Cochrane & Sons Selby for T C & F Moss
12/1914 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
18/02/1917 Atlantic off S Ireland – Lt James Clemens RNR in command Skipper Edward Garrod RNR, Used as a patrol vessel
Mined at 0645 laid by UC.33 Martin Schelle some days before
Sank off Daunt Rock LV off Roches Point Cork Harbour Estuary 51.43N 08.15.30W
Skipper, 12 ratings lost Lt Clemens was the only survivor

Her Details are 

• Official Number 123562
• Yard Number 359
• Admiralty Number 954
• Armament 1-12pdr
• GT 242 NT 125
• Quarter Deck 67 Foc’sle 19
• Dimensions 126.2 x 22 x 11.4

 18/02/1917 Sunk by mine off Daunt Light Vessel

Cleon built 03/1907 Cochranes of Selby for Orient Steam Fishing Co
05/1915 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
10/08/1915 Dover Straits – Cleon and Equinox both Grimsby-reg Admiralty Hired Trawlers, at anchor close together in Dover Harbour a Zeppelin dropped bombs just after midnight Cleon damaged
One landed near Equinox exploded in water, Funnel and Sides riddled with shrapnel.
Three Equinox crew asleep in their bunks below were wounded, one rating died of wounds, four asleep, two ratings killed outright, one dangerously wounded but recovered.
01/02/1918 Dover Straits – Dover Patrol, Skipper Peter Sinclair RNR 
On patrol between Folkestone Gate buoy and NE Varne buoy
Disappeared, Explosion heard at 2100 damaged boat found nearby believed mined and foundered off Folkestone Gate Buoy off Kent 51.02.09N 01.10.12E
1 officer, 11 ratings lost, no survivors 

Her details are 

• Official Number 125050
• Yard Number 391
• Admiralty Number 1514
• GT 270 NT 120
• Armament 1-3pdr or 1-6pdr
• Dimensions 128.6 x 22 x 11.6
• Quarter Deck 62′ Foc’sle 26′

Sunk by mine near Folkstone Gate Bouy 01/02/1918 whilst in Admiralty service