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River Orchy GY 291

William Harvey Built 1919 Fleming & Ferguson Ltd Paisley Built as Strath Class Trawler William Harvey
05/1923 Acquired by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Grimsby renamed River Orchy
09/1927 Registered to Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Grimsby 
12/1938 Transferred to Lowestoft renamed Flixton
08/1940 Admiralty service as an examination vessel
07/1946 Returned

Her Details are

  • Official Number 144162
  • Yard Number 454 
  • GT 201 NT 88 
  • Dimensions 115.8 x 22.1 x 12.1 
  • Engines 3 cyl 12, 20, 34 in x 23½ in 75 NHP Fleming & Ferguson Ltd Paisley 

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Orianda GY 291

Orianda built 11/07/1914 Cochranes of Selby for Dolphin Steam Fishing co Ltd Grimsby
09/1914 Requisitioned as a Minesweeper she was modified to be able to engage in Mine clearing laid off Scarborough by the German Cruiser Kolberg
19/12/1914 North Sea After bringing several mines to the surface working with the M/S Gunboat SkipJack she closed in and struck a mine sinking inside of 10 mins with engines at full ahead wreck lies in 54.15.17N 00.18.32W and stands upright and remains in one piece

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
WILSONJamesUnknown19/12/1914Deck HandOrianda

Here details are

  • Official Number 136999
  • Yard Number 610
  • Admiralty Number FY 99
  • Armament 1 x 6pdr
  • 273 GT 145 NT
  • Dimensions 130.4 x 22 x 12.6
  • Quarter deck 72′ Foc’sle 21′

19/12/1914 Mined off Scarborough whilst in Admiralty Service

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Columbia GY 291

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Aello GY 291

Aello Built 02/1869 and registered as GY 269 as a Ketch trawl
03/1869 Re registered as GY 1 owned by H Morrie
10/1884 Sold to T Grant
08/1889 Sold to A King & G Moody

Her Details are 

  • Official number 62728
  • GT 56
  • Dimensions 65 x 18 x 9.5
  • Crew was 3 men and 2 boys

Broken up 11/1889