Tag: 1955-10

Witham originally built as Stephen Kennedy Built 1919 Abdela & Mitchell Queensferry Built as Strath Class Trawler for the Admiralty
04/1923 Acquired by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Grimsby renamed Witham
09/1927 Registered to Consolidated Fisheries Ltd

Her Details are

• Official Number 128772
• Call Sign GLTW
• GT 205 NT 93
• Dimensions 114.8 x 22.1 x 12.1
• Engines 12, 20 34 in x 23 in 75 NHP by I.J. Abdela & Mitchell Ltd Gloucester 

Scrapped 10/1955

Erillus built 1914 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank Middlesbrough for Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Grimsby
11/1914 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
1919 Returned 
09/1927 Registered to Consolidated Fisheries Ltd 
11/1939 Requisitioned as an Auxiliary Patrol vessel 

Her Details are

• Official number 136997
• Yard Number 577
• Call Sign MDMX
• Admiralty number 1403
• Armament 1-6pdr
• GT 201 NT 78
• Dimensions 112.3 x 21.6 x 12
• Quarter Deck 67 Foc’sle 19
• Engines Triple expansion 11½, 19½, 32 in x 24 in 67 NHP by Smiths Dock

Scrapped in 10/1955

Bellona built 1907 by Cochranes of Selby for Consolidated Fisheries
08/1914 Requisitioned as minesweeper
05/1915 Renamed BELLONA III 
1919 Returned to owners and reverted to her former name
09/1927 Registered to Consolidated Fisheries Ltd
11/1939 Requisitioned as an auxiliary patrol vessel
08/1940 Renamed Egeria and converted to a D/L
01/1941 Converted back to a minesweeper
1945 Returned to owners

Her Details are

• Official Number 125084
• Yard Number 418
• Call Sign GJBG
• Admiralty Number FY 23
• Armament 1-6pdr
• GT 184 NT 88
• Quarter Deck 62 Foc’sle 15
• Dimensions 105 x 21.5 x 12
• Engines Triple expansion 11.5, 19.5, 32 in x 23 in, 57 HP by C D Holmes

Scrapped 10/1955