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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 
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