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Author: Trevor Hallifax
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Champion GY 552
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Champion GY 253
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Chamonix GY 717
Chamonix Built 28/08/1919 Cook Welton & Gemmell Hull for Neal Green Grimsby
1919 Sold to E. Cox Grimsby
Crew Lost on 22/07/1921
| Surname | Forenames | Age at Death | Date of Death | Rank | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Moore | J. | Unknown | 22/07/21 | Chamonix | |
| W.A. Smith | W.A. | Unknown | 22/07/21 | Chamonix | |
| C. Nelson | C | Unknown | 22/07/21 | Chamonix | |
| F. Kirby | F | Unknown | 22/07/21 | Chamonix | |
| W. Woolvert | W.A. Smith | Unknown | 22/07/21 | Chamonix | |
| H. Wilson | H | Unknown | 22/07/21 | Chamonix | |
| J.N. Longson | JN | Unknown | 22/07/21 | Chamonix | |
| J.J. Hilyard | JJ | Unknown | 22/07/21 | Chamonix | |
| A. Hunter | A | Unknown | 22/07/21 | Chamonix | |
| Campbell | GA | Unknown | 22/07/21 | Chamonix |
Her Details are
- Official Number 140801
- Yard Number 367
- GT 226 NT 87
- Dimensions 117 x 22 x 12.7
- Quarter deck 66 Foc’sle 16
- Engines Charles D. Holmes 67 NHP 10 knots
Posted as missing lost with all nine of her crew 24/07/1921
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Challenger GY 1052
Challenger Built 1899 Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Hull for Anchor Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
09/1912 Sold to owners in Holland where she became Johanna Bertha then later Werner then Pieter and Irene
Her Details are
- Official Number 110918
- GT 197 NT 73
- Dimensions 110.5 x 21.2 x 11.2
- Quarter deck 46 Foc’sle 18
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Challenger GY 91
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Chalcedony GY 109
Chalcedony Built 11/02/1928 Cook Welton & Gemmell Hull for Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd Hull registered as H 392
26/08/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper/auxiliary patrol vessel
09/10/1945 Bought by Parkholme Trawlers Ltd Grimsby renamed Laforey registered as GY 109
13/05/1946 Returned to owners
1948 Sold to the Wyre Steam Fishing Co Ltd Fleetwood renamed Wyre Mariner registered as FD 34
Her Details are
- Official Number 160099
- Yard Number 493
- Admiralty Number FY 4.124
- GT 352 NT 151
- Dimensions 140.3 x 24 x 12.9 x 77
- Foc’sle 21
- Engines Charles D. Holmes 96 NHP 11.2 knots
Scrapped at Passage West on the 16/11/1954
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Ceylonite GY 170
Ceylonite Built 07/07/1917 Cook Welton & Gemmell Hull for The Admiralty as Non-Standard Castle Class trawler Thomas Buckley
Originally ordered by the Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd Hull but purchased by the Admiralty whilst the vessel was still on the stocks
28/05/1919 Loaned to the United States for minesweeping duties in the North Sea
03/10/1919 Returned to owners
1919 Registered by the Admiralty as a trawler LO 276
1922 Sold to the Kingston Steam Trawling Co Ltd Hull renamed Ceylonite registered as H 724
29/01/1930 Bought by the Taylor Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby registered as GY 170
1939 Sold to the St. Andrews Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
09/04/1940 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
22/05/1946 Returned to owners
1947 Bought by Joe Croan Newhaven Edingburgh registered as LH246
Her Details are
- Official Number 144317 in 1919
- Yard Number 340P
- Admiralty Number FY 3607 FY 1853
- GT 173 NT 72
- Dimensions 114.4 x 20.9 x 10.7
- Engines Amos & Smith 480 IHP 10½ knots
Scrapped at Charlestown on the 14/06/1960
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Ceylon GY 366
Ceylon built 23/06/1891 by Cochranes of Selby for Thomas C Moss & Others Grimsby
| Surname | Forenames | Age at Death | Date of Death | Rank | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER | JOSEPH | 48 | 06/09/1914 | Cook | Ceylon |
| GIBLAND | JOHN | 50 | 06/09/1914 | Deck Hand | Ceylon |
| SIMON | INGWOLD JOSEPH | 26 | 06/09/1914 | Third Hand | Ceylon |
| McANDREWS | GEORGE | 30 | 06/09/1914 | First Engineer | Ceylon |
| MARCHANT | EDWARD ARTHUR | Unknown | 06/09/1914 | Skipper | Ceylon |
| CARTER | ALFRED JOHN | 46 | 06/09/1914 | Deck Hand | Ceylon |
| EMSON | FREDRICK | 33 | 06/09/1914 | Second Hand | Ceylon |
| PILCHER | HERBERT RICHARD | 48 | 06/09/1914 | Trimmer | Ceylon |
| BRADBURY | ARTHUR BAKES | 25 | 06/09/1914 | Second Engineer | Ceylon |
Her Details are
- Official Number 99175
- Yard Number 47
- GT 146 NT 70
- Dimensions 97.1 x 20.5 x 11.0
- Quarter Deck 17 Foc’sle 17
- Engines by C D Holmes 45 NHP 3 Cyl 10 Knots
06/09/1914 Posted as Missing North Sea No Survivors
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Cetus GY 548
CETUS Built 12/09/1893 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Grimsby & North Sea Trawling Co Ltd Grimsby GY 548
11/1915 Sold to H. Burns Grimsby
02/1916 To owners in Boston BN 5
1917 Requisitioned for Fishery Reserve commissioned and flew white ensign continued commercial fishing under naval control
22/02/1917 Lloyds have reported the ‘Cetus’ has been sunk by enemy action and the crew of nine after being set adrift for 22 hours in a small boat have been rescued. – This was incorrectly reported as shown below by the actual newspaper cutting
11/1918 Bought by J. Menzel registered as GY 1225
10/1921 Sold to Beeley & Sleight Grimsby
08/1928 To owners in Milford Haven M 35
08/1932 renamed Dilys
Her Details are
- Official Number 99714
- Yard Number 75
- GT 139 NT 54
- Dimensions 99.3 x 20.1 x 10.4
- Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 19
Lost 19/09/1932 after collision with S.S. Zelo