Malaga Built 01/1917 as an Admiralty trawler, Canadian-built, Castle-class by Thor Iron Works, Toronto 15/6/1918 Completed 08/1919 RCN-manned. Paid off 1920 sold to Captain Munro 09/1926 Renamed MALAGA 09/1926 went to Boston DSF
Malacolite Built 1917 by Cook Welton & Gemmell Originally Ordered by Kingston Steam Trawling Co Hull But Purchased by the Admiralty on the Stocks, built as a Non-Standard Castle Class Trawler Named Richard Bagley 1921 sold to Kingston Steam Trawling Co renamed Malacolite H 574 25/10/1928 sold to J Stewart Ltd Hull 20/01/1931 Sold to W Beeley Grimsby Registered as GY 342 02/1931 sold to Princess Steam Fishing Co Grimsby 28/08/1939 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper 19/01/1940 Returned 19/03/1940 Requisitioned again as a mine sweeper 17/09/1945 Returned to owners 1946 sold to Grimsby Merchants Amalgamated Trawlers Ltd Grimsby 1950 went to D Wood Aberdeen and renamed Strathallen A 650 21/06/1954 sold for scrap to Van Heyghen Freres Belgium
Major Seddon was a Dandy Trawler built 1878 by J.H.Hallett of Grimsby 04/1885 Owned by J W Haylock(Manager was T. Kingston) 03/1886 Owned by Robert Sleight 02/1887 Owned by J T Rowe 03/1890 Owned by J.E. Greenhow (Manager was H.Ekins) 11/1890 Owned by T Barker 01/1894 Owned by GY F Salesmens Association (Manager was T Barker)
Majestic Built 1890 Cochrane Cooper & Schofield Beverley for John Kelsall Hull Registered as H 120 1895 Transferred to Fleetwood 23/01/1897 Sold to Kelsall Brothers & Beeching Manchester 04/09/1897 Registered at Fleetwood FD 181 1899 Transferred to Hull 13/04/1899 Registered at Hull H 444 22/10/1904 Shelled and damaged by Russian Navy Baltic Fleet While fishing the Dogger Bank The Russians mis understood and thought they were about to be attacked and so opened fire on almost 45 Trawlers whilst on route to the Pacific 1912 Sold to James S Macduff 05/1912 Registered as BF 478 05/1917 Bought by H. Smethurst Grimsby registered as GY 1054 28/11/1917 Sold to Frank Crimlis Hull 09/05/1918 Bought by A. W. Green 07/1918 Renamed as Sun Flame GY 1054 01/1920 Sold to Great Yarmouth Steam Trawlers 19/01/1920 Registered as YH 229
Majestic Built 19/09/1894 Cochrane & Cooper Beverley for W. Letten Grimsby 03/1898 Bought by the Atlantic Steam Fishing Co. Ltd Grimsby 01/1904 Bought by the Grimsby Northern Steam Fishing Co. Ltd Grimsby 06/1908 Sold to owners in Fleetwood 11/1915 Bought by R. White Grimsby 06/1916 To White & Willows Grimsby 12/1916 Bought by C. Dobson 10/01/1917 Stranded in Robin Hoods Bay
Her Details are
Official Number 104184
Yard Number 115
GT 159 NT 69
Dimensions 102.5 x 20.6 x 11
Quarter deck 18 Foc’sle 19
Engines Earles Co 50 nhp 3 Cyl 10.0 knots
10/01/1917 Ran aground and stranded Robin Hoods Bay Yorkshire coast
Magpie built 05/03/1896 Cook Welton & Gemmell for Pickering & Haldanes Steam Trawling Co Hull registered as H 311 1904 she was damaged by a Russian warship in Dogger Bank Incident 05/12/1916 She was sold to George F Sleight registered as GY 1010 1918 Requisitioned as a Fishery Reserve renamed Magpie III 1919 Returned to owners and reverted to original name 29/10/1920 Sold to A Walker Aberdeen registered as A 495 1928 sold to P Valkaniar & Yak Ijmuiden Holland
Magnolia Built 1909 by Cook Welton & Gemmell for G E Forum Esbjerg Denmark – originally named Kong Frederik III F 145 15/04/1915 Sold to Frank Barrett Registered as GY 482 05/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 1919 Returned to owners 1919 Renamed King Frederik 21/01/1920 sold to Direct Fish Supplies Grimsby 06/09/1922 sold to T W Bascombe 22/03/1922 renamed Magnolia 28/10/1935 sold to Henry Franklin Grimsby 31/05/1940 Requisitioned as an Auxiliary Patrol vessel Renamed Glacier 28/06/1944 Returned to owners and previous Name 19/08/1952 Whilst fishing she sprang a leak and had to be taken in tow by Rose of England GY 236 20/08/1952 After a 19 hour struggle she finally sank, The crew jumping into the sea to be picked up by the Rose of England, Unfortunately 3 never made it – lost to the sea
Her Details are
Official Number 137026
Yard number 181
Admiralty Numbers FY 2659 FY 4.257
GT 260 NT 105
Dimensions 125.0 x 22 x 11.7
Quarter Deck 68
Engines Gt. Central Engineering 76 NHP 11.0 knots
20/08/1952 Foundered while being towed by ROSE OF ENGLAND