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Balmoral Castle GY 530

Balmoral Castle built 1899 by Dundee Ship Building Co for GY Castle Line Steam Fishing Co
06/1908 Sold to Holland
05/1909 Sold to A South and Renamed FREISLAND GY 459
04/1914 sold to GY Group Owners 
07/1917 sold to Zaree Steam Fishing Co

Her Details are 

  • Official number 110904
  • GT 268 NT 121
  • Dimensions 125 x 22.1 x 11.2
  • Quarter deck 69 foc’sle 19
  • Call Sign RHPT
  • 80 HP

Lost 12/05/1921 Foundered in the North Sea Approx 25 miles off Spurn Point

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Balmoral GY 968

Balmoral built 01/10/1898 Cochrane & Cooper of Beverley for Queen Steam Fishing Co Grimsby GY 968
1901 although registered at Grimsby she sailed out of Lowerstoft
1903 moved back to Grimsby
The ship left Grimsby on the 22/01/1915 and never returned
Believed lost during Mine clearing
Lost 1915 with all hands

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
GREENFRANCIS2222/01/1915Deck HandBalmoral
HILLJOHN HENRY3422/01/1915First EngineerBalmoral
WELLSALBERT3522/01/1915Third HandBalmoral   
HANKINGEORGE FREDERICK4622/01/1915Second EngineerBalmoral   
PAYNEJOHN4922/01/1915MateBalmoral   
WHITBYGEORGE HENRY5622/01/1915StewardBalmoral   
WILKINSONHERBERT ADAM2822/01/1915TrimmerBalmoral   
COLEMANJAMES WALLACE4822/01/1915Deck HandBalmoral
BRAMMERGEORGE4022/01/1915SkipperBalmoral

Her Details are

  • Official Number 109830
  • Yard Number 214
  • 172 GT 62 NT
  • Dimensions 100′ x 21′ x 11′
  • Quarter Deck 44′ Foc’sle 17′
  • Engines C D Holmes 50rhp 3cyl 10.0 Knots

The ship left Grimsby on the 22/01/1915 Believed lost during Mine clearing

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Balmoral GY 1001

Balmoral built 20/04/1916 by Cochranes of Selby for Queen Steam Fishing Co
06/1917 Requisitioned as minesweeper and renamed Balmoral II Based at Kirkwall
12/03/1919 Returned and reverted to Balmoral
11/1939 Requisitioned as auxiliary patrol vessel
06/1940 Converted to a minesweeper and renamed Avalanche based at Grimsby ungrouped
24/11/1944 Duties as Balloon Barrage
05/1945 Returned and reverted to Balmoral
02/1956 Sold to B Nijkerk SA Belgium
04/1956 Registry Closed

Her Details are

  • Official Number 139932
  • Yard Number 665
  • Call Sign MGPD
  • Admiralty Number FY 3043, FY 1895
  • Armament 1-6pdr AA
  • GT 222 NT 97
  • Quarter deck 69
  • Dimensions 117.1 x 21.6 x 11.5
  • Engines by C D Holmes  66rhp 3 cyl 10 knots

Broken up 04/1956 at Haren

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Balgownie GY 934

Balgownie was built 12/1902 by A Hall of Aberdeen for Balgownie Steam
Fishing Co A 614
1914 Owned by J Lewis & Sons Ltd Aberdeen
07/1916 she went to C Dobson of Healing Grimsby Lincs
1917 Requisitioned into the Fishery Reserve
1919 Returned to owners

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
WALKERTHOMAS WILLIAM1629/09/1919TrimmerBalgownie
PINNERJAMES1729/09/1919Deck HandBalgownie
ROBINSONCHRISTOPHER1629/09/1919StewardBalgownie   
MURPHYFRANK4829/09/1919Second EngineerBalgownie   
HAMMONDEDWARD5429/09/1919Second HandBalgownie   
WELLSHAROLD HEMMING2229/09/1919Third HandBalgownie   
GANEJOSHUA5929/09/1919Deck HandBalgownie   
SMITHSAMUEL LUDBROOK4329/09/1919First EngineerBalgownie   
ROBINSONTHOMAS JAMESUnknown29/09/1919SkipperBalgownie 
MIDDLETONEDWARD4529/09/1919TrimmerBalgownie

Her Details are

  • Official Number 115586
  • Yard Number 399
  • GT 185 NT 54
  • Dimensions 108.4 x 21.2 x 12.3
  • Engines Charles D. Holmes 61 HP

Missing since 29/09/1919

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Balaklava GY 774

Ketch Built 05/1880 J & D. Dewdney of Brixham for W.J.S Hood
05/1884 went to R T Douglas
02/1890 went to GT GY Ice Co
04/1896 went to Gt Yarmouth

Her Details are

  • Official Number 79600
  • GT 75 
  • Dimensions 75 x 20 x 10.4
  • Crew 2 men 3 boys

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Abronia GY 112

Abronia built 28/11/1905 Cochranes of Selby for North Eastern Steam Fishing Co Registered as GY 112
1914 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
1919 returned to owners
12/1919 sold to T W Baskcomb
10/1935 sold to F Parkes
11/1935 sold to T C & F Moss
1939 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
07/09/1940 Foundered in Thames with the loss of 5 crew
1941 Raised and acquired by MOWT
31/01/1947 Sold to J R Hepworth & Co Hull For Breaking Up

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
NelsonJohn Taylor2007/09/1940StokerAbronia
LangerWilliam Lewis2507/09/1940Seaman CookAbronia
MoreyJohn T1907/09/1940Ordinary SeamanAbronia
BurrowsCyril C G2507/09/1940WiremanAbronia
NoseworthyWarwick Leslie2407/09/1940Ordinary SeamanAbronia
RossDavid4807/09/1940EnginemanAbronia
UnionWilliam Lewes3307/09/19402nd HandAbronia

Her details are

  • Official Number 122716
  • Yard Number 356
  • Call Sign HFNL, MCKG
  • Admiralty Number 704
  • Pennant Number FY 734
  • Armament 1 x 12 pdr
  • GT 242 NT 121
  • Dimensions 126.2 x 22 x 11.4
  • Foc’sle 19′
  • Engines by C D Holmes 3 cyl 63 HP

Scrapped 10/1947

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Abraham Lincoln GY 373

Abraham Lincoln a Sloop built 1872 for G M Mundahl and manager J. Helgesen
01/1895 Broken up after having sunk twice in Dock
Registered 04/1872 – 01/1895


Her Details are 

  • Official Number 67673
  • GT 30.4 
  • Dimensions 54 x 16 x 8.1
  • Crew of 4 men and 5 boys

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Aberdeen GY 129

Aberdeen built 12/10/1896 Mackie & Thomson of Govan for Hagerup & Doughty
04/1906 Sold to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co
10/1914 Requisitioned 
1919 Returned to the owners 
01/1925 she went to Lowestoft Registered as LT 123 owned by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co
19/11/1937 Don Trawling Co. Docks Milford
17/03/1939 Pair Fishing Co. Docks Milford
11/03/1941 Bombed whilst in Cardigan Bay 8 Crew lost 2 saved
None hit the trawler but were close enough to cause the trawler to take on water causing her to settle at the stern
When attacked the vessel was out bound from Milford Haven for the Cardigan Bay fishing grounds

Shown Here as LT 123
Shown here with Kind permission of Steve Farrow
SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
BarberJohn Charles5611/03/1941SkipperAberdeen
ButlerArthur5911/03/19413rd HandAberdeen
CatchpoleFredrick Ernest4011/03/1941Chief EngineerAberdeen
ChristieJames5527/03/1941CrewAberdeen
ChristieJohn4627/03/1941CrewAberdeen
CoeWilliam A3412/03/19412nd HandAberdeen
CruickshankGordon4405/04/1941Chief EngineerAberdeen
Gault John4727/03/19412nd HandAberdeen
Harrison Leslie2911/03/19413rd EngineerAberdeen
MainWilliam4527/03/1941SkipperAberdeen
MainWilliam4127/03/1941FiremanAberdeen
MillsWilliam Thomas5011/03/1941FiremanAberdeen
MooreEdward7127/03/1941Chief EngineerAberdeen
MurphyJames Arthur5111/03/19412nd EngineerAberdeen
PageGeorge Henry4911/03/1941CookAberdeen
PhillipsJohn6327/03/1941CrewAberdeen

Her details are

  • Official Number 106676
  • Yard Number 121
  • Admiralty Number 639
  • Armaments 1 – 6pdr
  • 163 GT 63 NT
  • Dimensions 104.2 x 20.5 x 10.7
  • Quarter Deck 17′ Foc’sle 19′
  • Engines T 3-Cyl. 45 rhp by Muir & Houston, Glasgow

1941 Bombed by aircraft in Cardigan Bay

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Abelia GY 294

Abelia Built 31/12/1921 Cochranes of Selby for Pickering & Haldanes Hull and registered as H 404
21/02/1922 Registered as H 404
17/03/1925 Sold to Thomas Baskcomb Grimsby
20/03/1925 Hull Registry Closed
23/03/1925 Registered at Grimsby GY 294
02/1929 Sold to George H Catchpole Lowestoft
01/03/1929 Registry Closed
02/03/1925 Registered LT 8
27/03/1929 renamed Scattan LT 8
12/06/1929 Registry Closed due to massive alterations to Engine and Boiler
30/12/1929 Sold to Sydney E Catchpole Lowestoft
20/05/1937 In Collision with Greenock Steamer Lylepark in Fog off Cromer, Returned to Lowestoft with Heavy Damage
12/08/1938 Sold to Torbay Trawlers Brixham
02/01/1941 Sold to Arthur C Mitchell Milford Haven
29/01/1941 Sold to Scatton Ltd Milford Haven
11/01/1959 Lowestoft Registry as Dicketa LT 8
1959 Sold to Dutch shipbreakers and Broken up

Her Details are

  • Official Number 146438
  • Yard Number 761
  • GT 97 NT 35
  • Dimensions 85.2 x 19.1 x 9.0
  • Engines by Goldie/McCulloch 2 Cyl Horse Power 20 8.0 Knots

11/11/1959 registry Closed

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Abbey Villa GY 239

Ketch Built 1890 by T Campbell of Grimsby for T Campbell Manager J Campbell
Registered 03/1890 – 05/1914

Her Details are

  • Official Number 96215
  • GT 39
  • Dimensions 57′ x 16.7′ x 8.95′
  • Crew of 4 men

05/1914 Broken up