Author: Trevor Hallifax

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Remindo GY 252

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28/04/1955 Foundered off the Fareos after stranding at Nypubakka

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Remindo GY 1089

Remindo Built 10/1917 Cook Welton & Gemmell for G F Sleight
09/1917 Requisitioned for anti-submarine duty equipped with hydrophones
02/02/1918 English Channel Lt Cyril Salter 
Lost off Portland cause unknown presumed mined 50.30N 02.20W 
2 officers and 17 ratings lost no survivors 
Hepper and Uboat.net report sunk by UC.79 Werner Löwe on French side of the Channel in the Seine Estuary but Hepper has it Torpedoed on 01/02/1918 and Uboat.net by gunfire on 31/01/1918

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
BATEMANLEVI JUnknown02/02/1918SignalmanRemindo
BOSELEYBRIAN WUnknown02/02/1918TelegraphistRemindo
BRINKLEYCHARLES4702/02/19182nd HandRemindo
DAVISALFREDUnknown02/02/1918DeckhandRemindo
GARWOODHENRY TUnknown02/02/1918DeckhandRemindo
GREENHAROLD AUnknown02/02/1918Officers StewardRemindo
HALDENBYGEORGE FUnknown02/02/1918EnginemanRemindo
HAMILTONJAMES H H F2002/02/1918DeckhandRemindo
HAYNESJAMES BUnknown02/02/1918DeckhandRemindo
HOWARDGEORGE WUnknown02/02/1918SkipperRemindo
McGOVERNEDWARDUnknown02/02/1918TrimmerRemindo
McGRATHPATRICKUnknown02/02/1918TrimmerRemindo
PORTERTHOMASUnknown02/02/1918DeckhandRemindo
ROGERSHAROLDUnknown02/02/1918LieutenantRemindo
SALTERCYRILUnknown02/02/1918LieutenantRemindo
SMITHJAMESUnknown02/02/1918EnginemanRemindo
SWAINEDANIELUnknown02/02/1918DeckhandRemindo
WHATLINGARTHUR RUnknown02/02/1918Ordinary SeamanRemindo
WOODGEORGEUnknown02/02/1918DeckboyRemindo
WRIGHTARTHUR GUnknown02/02/1918DeckhandRemindo

Her Details are

  • Official Number 139957
  • Yard Number 361
  • Admiralty Number FY 3065
  • Armament 1-12pdr
  • GT 258 NT 113
  • Dimensions 120.5 x 22 x 12.2
  • Quarter Deck 67′
  • Engines Charles D. Holmes 80 NHP 10½ knots

Reported Lost 02/02/1918 off Portland whilst in Admiralty service

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Remillo GY 852

Remillo Built 21/04/1917 Cook Welton & Gemmell for G F Sleight
Purchased by the Admiralty whilst on Stocks as a non standard Castle Class Named Robert Betson Registered as a Trawler in 1919
01/1920 Returned to Owners registered as GY 13 Renamed Remillo
04/1920 Re registered as GY 852
11/1933 Sold to G F Sleight & R L Humphreys
04/1940 Requisitioned as a Dan Layer
09/1940 Converted to a Auxiliary Patrol Vessel Based at Grimsby

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
JACKSONHENRY JOELUnkown27/02/1941Signalman Remillo
COLLIERVINCENTUnknown27/02/1941Seaman Remillo.
HUIJERPIETUnknown27/02/1941Second Hand Remillo.
CROCKERWILLIAM JOHN3127/02/1941Seaman Remillo.
DIGNANTHOMAS2627/02/1941Stoker 2nd Class Remillo.
FEENEYJAMES WILLIAM3427/02/1941Stoker Remillo.
KEEBLEKENNETH WILLIAM2827/02/1941Ordinary Seaman Remillo.
PALMERALBERT GEORGE THOMAS2327/02/1941Ordinary Telegraphist Remillo
BEGGARTHUR4627/02/1941Seaman Remillo.
ROBERTSONJOHN WILLIAM3111/10/1940Seaman Remillo.
GRUNDYCLIFFORDUnknown27/02/1941Engineman Remillo.
JARVISHERBERT HENRY3627/02/1941Skipper Remillo
BAMPTONCLIFFORD JOSEPH2527/02/1941Seaman Remillo.
STEWARTPATRICKUnknown27/02/1941Engineman Remillo.
TAYLORHARRY2927/02/1941Seaman Remillo.
RENDALLJACKUnknown27/02/1941Seaman Remillo.
CRAGTHOMAS HAROLDUnknown27/02/1941Leading Seaman Remillo.
SHAULHENRY HERBERTUnknown27/02/1941Seaman Remillo.

Her Details are 

  • Official Number 143803
  • Yard Number 364
  • Admiralty Number FY 3601 
  • Armament 1 x 3pdr
  • 266 GT 105 NT
  • Dimensions 125.2 x 22 x 12.2
  • Quarter Deck 67′ Foc’sle 19′
  • Engines by Amos & Smith 80 NHP 10.5 Knots

27/02/1941 Vessel sunk by Mine in the River Humber 1.76 miles West 1/2 North of Spurn Point Light House

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Remillo GY 13

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Remexo GY 721

Remexo Built 08/1912 by Cook Welton & Gemmell and delivered to G F Sleight
02/1915 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
1920 Returned
11/1933 went to G F Sleight & R Humphreys
Served in WW2
05/1949 went to G F Sleight & Sons
1959 went to Belgium
In later years she was Modified with a Whale back

Her details are

  • Official Number 134738
  • Admiralty Number 1136
  • GT 231 NT 108
  • Armament 1-4in 1-7.5in Bomb Thrower
  • Dimensions 117.5 x 22 x 12.2
  • Quarter Deck 60′

She was finally Scrapped 06/1959

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Remarko GY 228

Remarko built 27/04/1914 Cook Welton & Gemmel for G F Sleight
04/1915 Requisitioned as a Minesweeper 
03/12/1916 North Sea Lt George Lee Skipper Arthur Bedford 
Sailed from Great Yarmouth at 0730 as lead of six trawlers to sweep area off Lowestoft 54′ 20″ North, 01′ 53″ East
Passing East Cross Sand buoy she detonated a mine 
07/11/1916 Mined at 0800 laid by UC.4 under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Hans Howaldt
Broke up and sank rapidly off Lowestoft 52.28N, 01.47E
Both officers and 10 ratings lost
1 survivor Arthur Bedford Skipper
Lieutenant George Lee had been twice mentioned in despatches. 

SurnameForenameAge At DeathDate Of DeathRankBoat
ANDREWSGEORGEUnknown03/12/19161st ClassRemarko
LEEGEORGE3703/12/1916LieutenantRemarko
BRANDONCHARLES1903/12/1916TelegraphistRemarko
REDGRAVEARTHUR2903/12/1916EnginemanRemarko
HARTLEYHENRY2703/12/1916EnginemanRemarko
BAINJAMES5003/12/1916DeckhandRemarko
FEATHERJAMES2603/12/1916DeckhandRemarko
GROVESJOHN1903/12/1916DeckhandRemarko
SHEADERGEORGE2303/12/19162nd HandRemarko
GODDARDLEONARD2203/12/1916TrimmerRemarko
MANOURYSIDNEY2403/12/1916TrimmerRemarko
BEDORDARTHURUnknown03/12/1916SkipperRemarko

Her Details are

  • Official Number 136987
  • Yard Number 297
  • Admiralty Number FY 1489
  • 245 GT 107 NT
  • Dimensions 120.5 x 22 x 12.3
  • Quarter Deck 67′
  • Engines by C D Holmes 80 NHP 10.5 Knots

03/12/1916 She was sunk by Mine in the North Sea off Lowestoft, The mine was laid by UC 4 on 07/11/1916

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Remagio GY 843

Remagio Built 20/04/1913 by Cook Welton & Gemmel for George F Sleight 
05/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
1919 Returned
17/11/1933 Sold to Sleight and Humphrey
08/09/1941 she was bombed and damaged by aircraft near Bamburgh Northumberland
17/05/1949 sold to G F Sleight and Sons
My Grandfather was skipper of her 20/05/1953

Her details are

  • Official Number 134770
  • Yard number 269
  • Admiralty Number 1487
  • Armament 1-3pdr
  • Call sign was MCJW
  • Dimensions 106.7′ x 21′ x 10.9′
  • Quarter deck of 58′
  • Engines were by C D Holmes 62 NHP 10 Knots
  • GT 174 NT 76

She was Scrapped 28/03/1956 sold to Jacques Bakker en Zonen of Belgium for Breaking up.

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Relonzo GY 229

Relonzo built 11/05/1914 Cook Welton & Gemmel for G F Sleight
04/1915 Requisitioned as an Anti-Submarine vessel with Hydrophonic Listening Equipment 
1920 Returned to owners 
17/11/1933 sold to Sleight & Humphrey Grimsby
1939 Requisitioned as a Minesweeper 
20/01/1941 She was sunk by mine in the River Mersey in Crosby Channel off C10 Red Buoy
She was serving with the 136th Minesweeper Group based at Birkenhead

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
SLATERALBERT EDWARD4320/01/1941SkipperRelonzo

Her Details are

  • Official Number 136988
  • Yard Number 298
  • Admiralty Number FY 1614 FY 843
  • Armament 1-12pdr
  • 245 GT 107 NT
  • Dimensions 120.5 x 22 x 12.3
  • Quarter Deck 67′
  • Engines by C D Holmes 80 NHP 10.5 Knots

20/01/1941 Sunk by mine Crosby Channel Liverpool whilst in Admiralty service

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Reliance GY 1282

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Reliance GY 30

Reliance built 1904
Requisitioned 12/1914 as a mine sweeper
Renamed Reliance II 02/1915
Returned 1919

Her Details are

  • Official Number
  • Admiralty Number 999
  • GT 203
  • Armament 1-6pdr