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Pollard GY 244

Pollard Built 27/05/1930 Cochranes of Selby for Crampin Steam Fishing Co Grimsby
Originally named Consbro GY 244
04/01/1940 Requisitioned as a Boom Defense vessel
Used at Plymouth then South Atlantic Command based at Takoradi Gold Coast Ghana
16/11/1942 West African Command based at Takoradi
03/09/1945 Returned
06/1947 Registered as Pollard GY 244
17/02/1950 Stranded near Trannoy Vestfjord Norway, The Norwegian Vessel Ornes answered the distress call and rescued all 22 crew
1950 Registry Closed

Her Details Are

  • Official Number 160987
  • Yard Number 1077
  • Admiralty Number Z 107
  • GT 350 NT 157
  • Dimensions 145.5 x 24.1 x 13.2
  • Engines Amos & Smith 91 rhp 12.0 knots

17/02/1950 Stranded Trannoy West Fjord Norway

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Peterborough GY 244

Peterborough built 1897 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Hagerup Doughty & Co. Grimsby
04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co. 
10/1914 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
1919 Returned 
29/11/1922 Sold to Whamond & Storr Hartlepool 
10/1928 Surveyed at Milford Haven Owners were Waterloo Steam Trawling Co. Ltd  

Her Details are

  • Official Number 108451
  • Yard Number 136
  • Admiralty Number FY 631
  • Armament 1-6pdr AA
  • GT 161 NT 55
  • Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 19
  • Dimensions 104.2 x 20.5 x 10.7

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Leader GY 244

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Gem of the Sea GY 244

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Consbro GY 244

Consbro Built 1930 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Crampin Steam Fishing Co. Ltd Grimsby 06/1947 Renamed Pollard


Her Details are

  • Official Number 160987 
  • Yard Number 1077 
  • GT 350 NT 157 
  • Dimensions 145.5 x 24.1 x 13.2 
  • Quarter deck 77 Foc’sle 22 

Ran aground at Trannoy West Fjord Norway on the 17/02/1950 The Norwegian vessel Ornes rescued all 22 of her crew after picking up the trawler’s distress calls