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12/05/1940 Mined off Harwich whilst in Admiralty Service

Sisapon built 02/1905 Cook Welton & Gemmell for Standard Steam Fishing co
23/05/1917 Sunk by UC 33 Captained by Martin Schelle on Faroe Bank by Charges and explosives 60 miles WSW North end of Sudero
03/08/1916 Skipper Firth reported that whilst homeward bound his vessel was chased by a German submarine which fired on the trawler.

Her Details are

• Official Number 118942
• Yard Number 67
• GT 211 NT 76
• Dimensions 115.4 x 21.6 x 11.5
• Quarter Deck 49 Foc’sle 19
• Engines Amos & Smith 65 nhp 10.5 Knots

Sunk by Charges and Explosives by UC 33 Boat on the Faeroe Bank

Sir Percivale Built 1899 Edwards Bros North Shields for Excalibur Steam Fishing Co. Ltd Grimsby
03/1909 Sold to owners in Demark renamed Nansen 
05/1910 Went to Alec Black Grimsby renamed Hainton registered as GY 535
12/1912 Sold to W. Ellis Grimsby 

Her Details are

• Official Number 110863
• Yard Number 600 
• GT 156 NT 59 
• Dimensions 106 x 20.7 x 11 
• Quarter deck 18 lengthened to 53 feet in 1914 Foc’sle 19   

Sunk by gunfire from a U-boat 45 mile off Hornsea 11/07/1915