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Viola GY 67

Viola built 1905 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Arctic Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
08/1914 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
12/1916 Renamed Viola II
1920 Returned
07/1920 Sold to the Lindsey Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
11/1939 Requisitioned as an auxiliary patrol vessel 
1940 Converted to a minesweeper Renamed Elena
01/1945 Returned to owners 

Her Details are 

  • Official Number 122690
  • Yard Number 338
  • Admiralty Number FY 6 FY 573
  • Armament 1-12pdr
  • GT 228 NT 91
  • Dimensions 120 x 21.6 x 11.5 
  • Quarter deck 65 Foc’sle 22 
  • Engines 69 HP

Scrapped 11/1961

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Rose of England GY 236

Rose of England Built 1908 Cochrane & Sons Selby for John Duncan Liverpool
1915 In Admiralty service as a minesweeper 
1919 Returned
12/1935 Bought by H. Franklin Grimsby registered as GY 236 
01/1939 trawler Rose of England returned to Grimsby to land a sick deck hand, Harry Walker aged 34 of 31 Humber-street whilst on watch he collapsed. He was landed and taken to hospital.
1940 In Admiralty service as an Auxiliary Patrol vessel 
1946 Returned

Painting is By Steve Farrow

Her Details are

  • Official Number 127954
  • Yard Number 445 
  • GT 222 NT 85 
  • Dimensions 120.2 x 22 
  • Quarter deck 69 Foc’sle 20  

To Belgium 11/1961 presumably for scrapping

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Garola GY 679

Garola built 1912 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Grant & Baker Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
02/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
12/1918 Returned 
12/12/1929 Lost Crew T C Liles
06/1932 Sold to the Howe Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
03/1934 Bought by H. L. Taylors Grimsby 

Her details are

  • Official Number 132127
  • Yard Number 519
  • Admiralty number FY 457
  • Armament 1-6pdr
  • GT 249 NT 134
  • Dimensions 125 x 22 x 11.7
  • Quarter deck 67

11/1961 To Belgium for scrapping