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Falmouth GY 428
Falmouth built 1897 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Hagerup, Doughty & Co Grimsby
04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co
12/1914 Requisitioned
02/1915 Renamed FALMOUTH II
1919 Returned
01/1925 Moved to Lowestoft
1945 Came back to Grimsby
Acquired by the Standard Steam Fishing Co Grimsby re-registered GY 25
| Surname | Forenames | Age at Death | Date of Death | Rank | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAWLINS | CLIFFORD HENRY | 46 | 12/04/1945 | Deck Hand | Falmouth |
| LEONARD | ALBERT | 52 | 12/04/1945 | Mate | Falmouth |
| RYMELL | JOHN ALFRED | 44 | 12/04/1945 | Third Hand | Falmouth |
| WILSON | ERNEST | 63 | 12/04/1945 | Cook | Falmouth |
| STEMBRIDGE | MATTHEW ALBERT | 48 | 12/04/1945 | Trimmer | Falmouth |
| THROWER | ALBERT ERNEST WILLIAM | 59 | 12/04/1945 | Second Engineer | Falmouth |
| GIRLING | ARTHUR | 55 | 12/04/1945 | Skipper | Falmouth |
| PARKINSON | JOHN RUPERT | 43 | 12/04/1945 | Deck Hand | Falmouth |
| CHARLISH | ROY RICHARD | 49 | 12/04/1945 | Deck Hand | Falmouth |
| CONNOR | MICHAEL PATRICK | 60 | 12/04/1945 | Chief Engineer | Falmouth |
Her Details are
- Official Number 108483
- Yard Number 161
- Admiralty number FY 769
- Armament 1-6pdr
- GT 165 NT 51
- Dimensions 104.2 x 21 x 10.7
- Quarter Deck 17 Foc’sle 19
- Engines Triple expansion 10, 16, 27 in x 20 in, 45 rhp by Muir & Houston Glasgow
Lost 12/04/1945 after striking a mine and sinking 6 miles ENE of No 62F Buoy off the River Humber
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Aston Villa GY 428
Aston Villa Built 08/06/1937 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank Middlesbrough for Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Grimsby
03/05/1940 Operating off the Norwegian coast the Aston Villa came under fire from enemy aircraft and suffered heavy damage
Such was the extent of the damage that it was deemed inadvisable to attempt a North Sea crossing so the trawler was sunk by fire from our own forces
Her Details are
- Official Number 164431
- Yard Number 1029
- Call Sign GBBT
- GT 546 NT 196
- Quarter Deck 77 Foc’sle 33
- Dimensions 173.6 x 28.6 x 15
- Engines 99 HP
03/05/1940 Sunk by Aircraft off Norway whilst in Admiralty Service