Regina Built 1891 Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Hull for W. F. Stroud Grimsby 05/1905 Sold to J. Ballard 02/1908 To owners in Aberdeen renamed Reginia Bought by owners in France became Sterne
Reggio built 27/07/1911 Cochranes & Sons for the Yorkshire Steam Fishing Co H 327 Original Name Lord Knollys 1919 sold to F Langley of Hull 1922 Sold to Dugglesby Fish Selling Co Hull 1925 Sold to Midland Steam Trawling Co Hull 1928 Sold to Dinas Steam Fishing Co Fleetwood FD 167 1940 Sold to A Black Grimsby GY 368 02/1943 Sold to J Harrison Grimsby 05/1943 Sold to J C Ross Grimsby 1946 Sold to Grimsby Motor Trawlers Grimsby 08/1953 Sold to G F Sleight and Renamed Reggio
Regardo built 01/07/1915 Cook Welton & Gemmel for G F Sleight. 12/1915 Requisitioned converted to a minesweeper 1919 Returned to the owners 17/11/1933 Sold to Sleight & Humphreys Grimsby 11/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper, Fuel carrier Whilst at Grimsby she was Ungrouped 1943 Based at Dover for minesweeping duties around “Hellfire Corner” She sustained slight damage from a near miss shell in 07/1943 01/1944 converted to an Esso 17/12/1945 Returned to owners 17/05/1949 Sold to G F Sleight 15/10/1956 Sold to Derwent Trawlers Grimsby 26/07/1960 Sold to Yorkshire Trawlers Grimsby
Her details are
Official Number 137035
Yard Number 330
Admiralty Number 1963
Pennant FY 831 / Y 7.33 (Esso)
Armaments 1-12pdr AA
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
1962 Sold for scrap to Van Heyghen Freres Belguim, Arriving 08/05/1962 Bruges for breaking
Refundo built 27/11/1916 Cook Welton & Gemmel for G F Sleight Grimsby 07/1917 Requisitioned converted to a Bomb Thrower / Antisubmarine Vessel fitted with Hydrophonic Listening equipment and a minesweeper 1920 Returned to the owners 06/1927 went to R L Humphreys Grimsby 17/11/1933 She went to Sleight & Humphrey Grimsby 11/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 1940 she was fitted out as a trials ship with a “Bucket” an electric hammer device designed to detonate acoustic mines at a range of approx 1 mile 18/12/1940 she detonated a mine under her bow killing 2 of the crew whilst testing the equipment, taken in tow but sank West of the Beach End Buoy, 2 crew were lost whilst serving with the 117th minesweeper group based at Harwich
Artcle written 06/09/1938 in the Guardian
Her details are
Official Number 139953
Yard Number 360
Admiralty Number 3053 FY 830
Armament 1 x 6pdr AA 1 x 7.5″ Bomb thrower
GT 258 NT 113
Dimensions 120.5 x 22 x 12.2
Quarter deck 67
Engines by C D Holmes 80 NHP 10.5 Knots
18/12/1940 Mined off Harwich whilst in Admiralty Service