gy-260 – Deep Sea Trawlers

Leander Built 06/1907 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Lindsey Steam Fishing
08/1914 Requisitioned as a minesweeper
02/1915 Renamed Leandros
06/08/1915 North Sea – Dover Patrol Skipper Walter Richmond RNR Mine laid by UC 5 Herbert Pustkuchen three days earlier.
Sank off North Knock Sand Buoy off Thames Estuary 51.43N 01.38E7

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
Brady	James	Unknown	06/08/1915	Deck Hand	Leandros
Cumming	William George	Unknown	06/08/1915	Deck Hand	Leandros
Dadd	James Edward	37	06/08/1915	Trimmer	Leandros
Glass	John	Unknown	06/08/1915	Engineman	Leandros
Joyce	Francis	Unknown	06/08/1915	Trimmer	Leandros
Massam	Harold	Unknown	06/08/1915	Trimmer	Leandros
Parker	Sidney	26	06/08/1915	Engineman	Leandros

Her Details are

Official Number 125061
Yard Number 395
Admiralty Number FY 18
GT 276 NT 124
Foc’sle 23
Dimensions 128 x 22 x 13
Engines Amos & Smith 70rhp 3 cyl 10.5 Knots

Sank by mine off North Knock 06/08/1915 whilst on Admiralty service

Chrysolite built 1916 Cochranes of Selby for Kingston Steam Trawling Co Hull H 513
18/11/1916 Registered as H 513
24/12/1916 Requisitioned for War service as a Mine sweeper
Based at Dover
27/09/1919 Taken off Hire
16/02/1928 Sold to John Stewart
13/03/1928 Sold to J Stewart Hull
15/07/1930 Went to Beeley & Sleight Grimsby
18/07/1930 Registered as GY 260
24/08/1940 Requisitioned as a Minesweeper
Based at Aberdeen with M/S Group 70
10/01/1946 Returned
06/1946 Sold to Grimsby Merchants Amalgamated Trawling
05/1952 Sold to Forward Steam Fishing Co
1963 Sold to Clayton & Davie Dunston For Breaking Up

Part of the Crew as supplied by Iain Travers

Her details are

Official Number 139305
Yard Number 662
Admiralty Number 2982 WW1 FY 1827 WW2
Armament 1 6pdr
251 GT 98 NT
Dimensions 121.8′ x 22.6′ x 12.2′
Quarter deck 70 Foc’sle 20
Dimensions 121.8 x 22.6 x 12.2
Engines by C D Holmes 76 rhp 3 cyl 11.0 knots

04/1963 Scrapped