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Petrel GY 609

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 July 2020

Petrel Built 1893 Cook Welton & Gemmell for Pickering & Haldanes Steam Trawling Co Hull H 222
30/01/1912 she was sold to James Hall Sunderland SD 5
1915 she was sold to H Wood Grimsby GY 609
29/01/1916 An explosion under the off quarter caused all the plates to be strung and the engine gear displaced and she began to take in water. The crew took to their boat. However she remained afloat and the crew went back aboard and eventually with the help of a Hull trawler managed to reach Grimsby.
30/03/1917 she was captured by UC 77 commanded by Reinhard Von Rebanau and sunk 120 miles East of Aberdeen 57.00N 01.30E No reported casualties

Her Details are

Official Number 102920
Yard Number 111
151 GT 64 NT
Dimensions 101.5 x 20.6 x 11
Quarter deck 18 Foc’sle 18
Engines by C D Holmes 45 NHP 10 Knots

30/03/1917 Sunk by U Boat 120 miles E of Aberdeen

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Peterel GY 58

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 July 2020

Details to follow

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Peterborough GY 244

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 July 2020

Peterborough built 1897 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Hagerup Doughty & Co. Grimsby
04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co.
10/1914 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
1919 Returned
29/11/1922 Sold to Whamond & Storr Hartlepool
10/1928 Surveyed at Milford Haven Owners were Waterloo Steam Trawling Co. Ltd

Her Details are

Official Number 108451
Yard Number 136
Admiralty Number FY 631
Armament 1-6pdr AA
GT 161 NT 55
Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 19
Dimensions 104.2 x 20.5 x 10.7

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Pet GY 768

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 July 2020

Details to follow

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Pet GY 136

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 July 2020

Details to follow

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Persimon GY 626

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 July 2020

Details to follow

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Persimon GY 126

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 July 2020

Persimon built 1911
08/1914 Requisitioned as a auxiliary patrol vessel
05/06/1915 The crew 13 in number were landed at Peterhead. The crew were in their boat 10 hours before being picked up.

Her Details are

Official Number
Admiralty Number 302
GT 255

05/06/1915 Sunk by U Boat Gun Fire 50 miles N E of Buchanness

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Persian Empire GY 49

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 July 2020

Persian Empire
Requisitioned as a minesweeper

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
ROSE	William	Unknown		Trimmer	Persian Empire

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Persian GY 1226

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 July 2020

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Dec 1911 – The Grimsby trawler ‘Persian’ which left Grimsby on December 14th with a crew of nine has been given up as lost.

14/12/1911 Missing

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Perseus GY 445

Post author By Trevor Hallifax
Post date 23 July 2020

Perseus Built 1891 Mackie & Thomson Govan For Grimsby & North Sea Steam Trawling Co Ltd Grimsby

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
WATSON	GEORGE	20	24/07/1915	Deck Hand	Perseus
WEBSTER	WILLIAM HENRY	30	24/07/1915	Third Hand	Perseus
WARD	ANDREW	Unknown	24/07/1915	Apprentice	Perseus
HIGGINS	ERNEST EDMUND	Unknown	24/07/1915	Apprentice	Perseus
PICKETT	WILLIAM EDWARD	42	24/07/1915	Mate	Perseus
MACKRILL	JAMES RICHARDSON	33	24/07/1915	Second Engineer	Perseus
RAMSHAW	HENRY THOMAS WAUGH	39	24/07/1915	First Engineer	Perseus
HARVEY	WALTER	38	24/07/1915	Steward	Perseus
CONSTANTINE	JOHN	Unknown	24/07/1915	Skipper	Perseus
MONCKTON	GEORGE CHRISTOPHER	56	24/07/1915	Deck Hand	Perseus

Her Details are

Official Number 99670
Yard Number 49
GT 155 NT 57
Dimensions 100.5 x 20.5 x 10.7
Quarter deck 19 Foc’sle 19

24/07/1915 Mined 60 miles E of Spurn point

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