Fane Built 1930 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank Middlesbrough for Wyre Steam Trawling Co Ltd Fleetwood 09/1938 Bought by Earl Steam Fishing Co Grimsby registered as GY 539 09/1939 Requisitioned and renamed Snakefly 12/1940 Sold to Sir Alec Black Grimsby 09/1941 Bought by owners in Aberdeen 10/1945 Sold to owners in Aberdeen renamed Loch Ossian A 603
Falmouth built 1897 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Hagerup, Doughty & Co Grimsby 04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co 12/1914 Requisitioned 02/1915 Renamed FALMOUTH II 1919 Returned 01/1925 Moved to Lowestoft 1945 Came back to Grimsby Acquired by the Standard Steam Fishing Co Grimsby re-registered GY 25
Surname
Forenames
Age at Death
Date of Death
Rank
Boat
RAWLINS
CLIFFORD HENRY
46
12/04/1945
Deck Hand
Falmouth
LEONARD
ALBERT
52
12/04/1945
Mate
Falmouth
RYMELL
JOHN ALFRED
44
12/04/1945
Third Hand
Falmouth
WILSON
ERNEST
63
12/04/1945
Cook
Falmouth
STEMBRIDGE
MATTHEW ALBERT
48
12/04/1945
Trimmer
Falmouth
THROWER
ALBERT ERNEST WILLIAM
59
12/04/1945
Second Engineer
Falmouth
GIRLING
ARTHUR
55
12/04/1945
Skipper
Falmouth
PARKINSON
JOHN RUPERT
43
12/04/1945
Deck Hand
Falmouth
CHARLISH
ROY RICHARD
49
12/04/1945
Deck Hand
Falmouth
CONNOR
MICHAEL PATRICK
60
12/04/1945
Chief Engineer
Falmouth
Her Details are
Official Number 108483
Yard Number 161
Admiralty number FY 769
Armament 1-6pdr
GT 165 NT 51
Dimensions 104.2 x 21 x 10.7
Quarter Deck 17 Foc’sle 19
Engines Triple expansion 10, 16, 27 in x 20 in, 45 rhp by Muir & Houston Glasgow
Lost 12/04/1945 after striking a mine and sinking 6 miles ENE of No 62F Buoy off the River Humber
Exyhane built 1914 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Marshall Line Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 09/1914 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 1919 Returned to commercial fishing. 02/11/1915 Bought by the Savoy Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 24/05/1928 Sold to Harold Croft Baker & Sons Ltd Grimsby 06/02/1937 Sold to Sir Thomas Robinson & Sons Ltd Grimsby 11/1939 Requisitioned as a minesweeper/auxiliary patrol vessel 13/12/1945 Returned to commercial fishing 1961 Sold for scrap to H.P. Ileavelman N V Krimpen
Her details are
Official number 136012
Yard Number 293
Admiralty number FY 264 FY 878
Armament 1-12pdr
GT 226 NT 90
Dimensions 115.4 x 21.6 x 11.5
Quarter deck 57
Engines Amos & Smith 68 NHP 9½ knots
Arrived at A/D ljssel Holland 09/04/1961 for breaking up
The Exeter was built 10/1897 by Mackie & Thomson of Govan for Hagerup & Doughty 13/10/1897 The Exeter left dock on her maiden trip to join the fleet 04/1906 Sold to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co 1917 Hired by the Admiralty into the Fishery Reserve 2 of the crew – Ernest Henry Outhouse and William Weldrick, were awarded the Albert Medal, Both of the Naval Reserve Trawler Section A London based Ketch got into difficulty during a bad storm in the North Sea So the crew of the Exeter sent out lines fitted with floats 3 of the crew of the Ketch jumped but only 2 survived 1919 Returned to owners 09/01/1925 went to Lowestoft Registered as LT 139 07/1928 Surveyed at Lowestoft 1929 Sold to Pater Steam Trawling Co of Milford Haven 1937 Sold to T S Yolland & J Yolland of Fleetwood 1937 vessel had been bought by James H Gough 35 Dewsland Street Milford Haven The vessel was still registered at Lowestoft 29/03/1941 The vessel was on passage from Milford Haven for the fishing grounds whilst on route to the fishing grounds she was attacked by aircraft and bombed 5 miles S West of Ballycotton Ireland All 9 Crew was lost
Surname
Forename
Age At Death
Date Of Death
Rank
Boat
BEARE
SYDNEY
60
29/03/1941
Cook
Fishing Vessel Exeter
SUGDEN
HENRY
33
29/03/1941
Second Engineer
Fishing Vessel Exeter
CHANEY
WALTER HENRY
60
29/03/1941
Second Hand
Fishing Vessel Exeter
CHAPMAN
JOHN HENRY
41
29/03/1941
Boatswain
Fishing Vessel Exeter
EVANS
DAVID
50
29/03/1941
Third Engineer
Fishing Vessel Exeter
COVERDALE
THOMAS J.
39
29/03/1941
Deck Hand
Fishing Vessel Exeter
ALDOUS
WILLIAM GEORGE
46
29/03/1941
Skipper
Fishing Vessel Exeter
SPINDLER
DAVID GEORGE
43
29/03/1941
Third Hand
Fishing Vessel Exeter
GRIFFITHS
BENJAMIN
50
29/03/1941
Chief Engineer
Fishing Vessel Exeter
Her Details are
Official Number 108482
Yard Number 160
Call Signs MGPQ,MKGR
165 GT 51 NT
Dimensions 104.2 x 21 x 10.7
Quarter Deck 17′ Foc’sle 19′
Engines 45 HP 3 Cyl by Muir & Houston
Lost 29/03/1941 Bombed and sank by enemy aircraft 5 miles Southwest of Ballycotton
