Author: Trevor Hallifax

Robert Harding Built 1919 Hawthorns & Co Ltd Leith Built as Strath Class Trawler Robert Harding
12/1921 Acquired by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co. 
09/1927 Registered to Consolidated Fisheries Ltd. 
12/1939 Requisitioned as an Auxiliary Patrol trawler 
07/1940 The vessel was renamed Artegal became an auxiliary minesweeper 
1945 Renamed Henriette 
03/1945 Returned to owners 
1949 Sold to A M Meikle Aberdeen Call Sign changed to GYBV 
1949-50-1952-53 In Lloyd’s register for these years, she is shown as being owned by Archie M Meikle Monkseaton Northumberland registered in Aberdeen 

Her Details are

• Official Number 143907
• Yard Number 159
• GT 204 NT 82
• Dimensions 115.4 x 22.2 x 12.1
• Engines 3 cylinder 12 in, 20 in, 34 in and 23 in stroke by A & W Dalgliesh Glasgow

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RIVIERE built 1916
05/1916 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
1919 Returned
Served in WW2

Her Details are 

• Official Number
• Admiralty Number 1261
• GT 226
• Armament 1-6pdr AA

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River Tummel Built 1918 Ritchie Graham & Milne Glasgow for The Admiralty as Strath Class Trawler as Thomas Foley
05/1923 Acquired by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Grimsby renamed River Tummel
09/1927 Registered to Consolidated Fisheries Ltd
12/1938 Moved to Lowestoft renamed Belton 
1940 Hired by the Admiralty as an examination vessel
1945 Employed on Navigation Exercises at Grimsby then Returned 
1949 Sold to R Irvin & Sons Ltd Aberdeen But registered at Lowestoft 

Her Details are

• Official Number 143768
• Yard Number 367 
• Admiralty Number 3751
• Armament 1 12pdr 1 3.5 Howitzer Bomb Thrower
• GT 202 NT 88 
• Dimensions 115.8 x 22.2 x 12.1 
• Engines 3 cyl 12, 20, 34 x 23in by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Glasgow 
• Call Sign GDTZ 

William Harvey Built 1919 Fleming & Ferguson Ltd Paisley Built as Strath Class Trawler William Harvey
05/1923 Acquired by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Grimsby renamed River Orchy
09/1927 Registered to Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Grimsby 
12/1938 Transferred to Lowestoft renamed Flixton
08/1940 Admiralty service as an examination vessel
07/1946 Returned

Her Details are

• Official Number 144162
• Yard Number 454 
• GT 201 NT 88 
• Dimensions 115.8 x 22.1 x 12.1 
• Engines 3 cyl 12, 20, 34 in x 23½ in 75 NHP Fleming & Ferguson Ltd Paisley 

River Nith Built 1917 Fleming & Ferguson Paisley and completed as a Minesweeper Named John Cowarder
1919 sold to Mercantile Renamed River Nith
05/1923 Went to Consolidated Steam Fish & Ice Co GY 289
09/1927 went to Consolidated Fisheries
12/1938 Went to Lowestoft Renamed Gunton

Her details are

• Official Number 143860
• Admiralty Number 3685
• Armament 1 12pdr
• GT 202 NT 88
• Dimensions 115.8 x 22.2 x 12.1
• Engines 57 HP