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Author: Trevor Hallifax
Rose GY 228
Rose built 04/1867 as a Smack Trawl
03/1867 re registered as GY 32 owned by P Norris
03/1883 Went missing presumed lost in North Sea
Her Details are
- Official Number 56983
- GT 60.79
- Dimensions 65.7 x 18.5 x 10.05
- Crewed by 2 men and 3 boys
05/03/1883 Dandy missing
Rosco GY 1232
Rosco Built 1902 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for George Frederick Sleight Grimsby
1917 Hired by the Admiralty as a fishing trawler
1919 Returned to owners
29/11/1938 Bought by Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Lowestoft became Lavenham LT 274
08/10/1939 Transferred back to Grimsby
1944 Sold to Elkington Estates Ltd C Dobson Grimsby registered GY 3
1947 Sold to Yolland Bros Ltd Milford Haven
Her Details are
- Official Number 113232
- Yard Number 322
- GT 166 NT 50
- Dimensions 101 x 21 x 11
- Quarter deck 55 Foc’sle 17
- Engines 11½, 19½, 32 x 23 in 55 rhp Charles D. Holmes 9½ knots
Broken up at Milford Haven 11/1951
Rosareno GY 1233
Rosareno built 06/10/1902 Cook Welton & Gemmel for G F Sleight Grimsby
02/1917 Requisitioned as a fishing Trawler and went to the fishery reserve under War Order N.67028 dated 29/05/1917 which placed all remaining Trawlers under the immediate requisition
1919 returned to owners
01/10/1933 sold to G F Sleight & Raymond L Humphery Grimsby
05/12/1938 sold to Consolidated Fisheries Lowestoft Renamed Rendlesham LT 265
05/11/1940 she was wrecked after hitting a submerged rockon the NorthWest Point of Cape Clear


Her Details are
- Official Number 113233
- Yard Number 323
- Call Sign MGQP
- 166 GT 49 NT
- Dimensions 101 x 21 x 11
- Quarter Deck 55′ Foc’sle 17′
- Engines by C D Holmes 55 NHP 9.5 Knots
Wrecked on 05/11/1940 after hitting a submerged rock north west of Cape Clear
Rosa & Polly GY 559
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Rosa GY 1310
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Rosa GY 69
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Ronso GY 605
Ronso built 01/07/1915 Cook Welton & Gemmel for G F Sleight.
01/1916 Requisitioned converted to a minesweeper
1920 Returned
17/11/1933 sold to Sleight & Humphrey of Grimsby
11/1939 Requisitioned converted to an APV
04/1940 Converted to a minesweeper based at Grimsby ungrouped
03/1944 Converted to an Esso
11/01/1946 Returned
17/05/1949 sold to George F Sleight
15/10/1956 sold to Derwent Trawlers of Grimsby
26/07/1960 sold to Yorkshire Trawlers of Grimsby
1962 Sold for Scrap to Van Heyghen Freres of Belgium




Her Details are
- Official Number 137034
- Yard number 329
- Admiralty Number 862
- Armament 1 – 6pdr
- Pennant FY 841 / Y7.33
- 248 GT 108 NT
- Dimensions 120.5 x 22 x 12.2
- Quarter deck 67′
- Engines by C D Holmes 80 NHP 10.5 Knots
08/05/1962 arrived for breaking at Bruges
Rononia GY 865
Rononia built 1913 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Pelham Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
30/08/1913 Bought by the Walter Olney Fleetwood registered as FD 88
04/10/1915 Sold to the Neva Steam Trawling Co Ltd Fleetwood
06/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
1919 Returned to owners
1924 Bought by J. N. & H. Bacon Grimsby registered as GY 134
1930 Sold to the Kottingham Trawling Co Ltd
| Surname | Forenames | Age at Death | Date of Death | Rank | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMBER | WILLIAM GEORGE | 49 | 05/03/1942 | Cook | Rononia |
| MILLER | ALBERT EDWARD | 47 | 05/03/1942 | Second Hand | Rononia |
| MARLAND | ALLAN BROADBENT | 53 | 05/03/1942 | Second Engineer | Rononia |
| KEMP | JOHN FREDERICK | 52 | 05/03/1942 | Deck Hand | Rononia |
| WESTERMAN | ARTHUR SIDNEY | 33 | 05/03/1942 | Trimmer | Rononia |
| WITTS | WALTER GEORGE | 39 | 05/03/1942 | Deck Hand | Rononia |
| SWANSON | HENRY | 59 | 05/03/1942 | Trimmer | Rononia |
| FORD | HENRY SHAKESPEARE | 37 | 05/03/1942 | Skipper | Rononia |
| PEDERSEN | WILLIAM ANTHONY | 43 | 05/03/1942 | Deck Hand | Rononia |
| STEVENS | ERNEST ROBERT | 53 | 05/03/1942 | Chief Engineer | Rononia |
| BLAND | ARTHUR FRANCIS | 43 | 05/03/1942 | Deck Hand | Rononia |
Her Details are
- Official Number 134777
- Yard Number 271
- Admiralty Number FY 1594
- Armament 1-6pdr
- GT 213 NT 49
- Dimensions 101 x 21 x 11
- Engines Charles D. Holmes 66NHP 10 knots
Posted as missing lost with all hands 05/03/1942 An eyewitness account stated that a U-boat sank the vessel
Rondo GY 528
Rondo built 01/08/1893 Cochrane & Cooper of Beverley for G F Sleight
26/08/1893 Registered as GY 528
11/1914 Requisitioned converted to an Auxillary Patrol Vessel
03/03/1915 Shetlands F Harlow Captain
Stranded on Unicorn Rocks, Tingwall Shetland Islands at 20:15 position unknown but quoted 60.20N 01.15W bow held by rocks flooded rapidly and sank by the stern, Crew stood by for an hour before leaving in a boat
No lives lost

Her details are
- Official number 99707
- Yard number 92
- Admiralty Number FY 666
- 117 GT 36 NT
- Dimensions 88.4 x 20.1 x 10.7
- Quarter Deck 17′
- Engines C D Holmes 44 nhp 2 Cyl 10.0 Knots
03/03/1915 Stranded and wrecked Shetlands whilst in Admiralty Service