Tag: gy-449

Courtland Built 1904 Cook Welton & Gemmell Hull for Alec L. Black Grimsby
29/06/1908 Sold to Naam Ven Stoomv Grotius Ijmuiden Holland renamed Grotius 
1910 Bought by Christian M. Evensen Thorshaven Færoe Islands renamed Pauline 
12/03/1915 Sold to the Earl Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby renamed Earl Granard Registered as GY 449 
04/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 
1919 Returned to commercial fishing 
24/09/1915 Bought by the Rushworth Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby 
16/03/1918 Sold to Isaac Bunch Grimsby
22/12/1923 Bought by Great Central Co-op Eng & Repair Co Ltd Grimsby 
15/06/1928 Sold to Harold Bacon Grimsby 
26/09/1930 Bought by T. C. & F. Moss Ltd Grimsby 
01/04/1931 Renamed Castleton 
11/1939 Requisitioned as an auxiliary patrol vessel 
01/1940 Returned to commercial fishing
28/06/1940 While on patrol she was sunk by a German Luftwaffe Do17Z aircraft east of the Orkney Islands at 09.30 hours
10 crew were lost. Note: Castleton was previously presumed sunk by U-102, which is not true
The vessel was off the Orkney Islands at the time of the attack

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
DILLON	CHARLES JAMES	45	28/06/1940	Deck Hand	Castleton
SIBLEY	WALTER	43	28/06/1940	Skipper	Castleton
STEWART	WILLIAM	53	28/06/1940	Chief Engineer	Castleton
HUBBARD	THOMAS GEORGE	50	28/06/1940	Third Hand	Castleton
SQUIRE	JOHN THOMAS	37	28/06/1940	Deck Hand	Castleton
COOK	HENRY GEORGE	56	28/06/1940	Second Engineer	Castleton
RYAN	JOHN DENNIS	40	28/06/1940	Sailor	Castleton
WEBB	JOHN ALLEN	45	28/06/1940	Mate	Castleton
OSBORNE	LESLIE ALBERT	19	28/06/1940	Trimmer	Castleton
WHITE	ALEXANDER CAMPBELL MCLINTOCK	64	28/06/1940	Cook	Castleton

Her Details are

• Official Number 118938
• Yard Number 61 
• Admiralty Number FY 2653
• GT 211 NT 76 
• Dimensions 115.4 x 21.6 x 11.5 
• Quarter deck 58 Foc’sle 19 
• Engines Amos & Smith 65 NHP 10 knots 

Sunk by Aircraft 28/06/1940

Details to follow

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
SQUIRE	JOHN THOMAS	37	28/06/1940	Deck Hand	Castleton
HUBBARD	THOMAS GEORGE	50	28/06/1940	Third Hand	Castleton
DILLON	CHARLES JAMES	45	28/06/1940	Deck Hand	Castleton
COOK	HENRY GEORGE	56	28/06/1940	Second Engineer	Castleton
STEWART	WILLIAM	53	28/06/1940	Chief Engineer	Castleton
OSBORNE	LESLIE ALBERT	19	28/06/1940	Trimmer	Castleton
SIBLEY	WALTER	43	28/06/1940	Skipper	Castleton
WEBB	JOHN ALLEN	45	28/06/1940	Mate	Castleton
WHITE	ALEXANDER C McC	64	28/06/1940	Cook	Castleton

28/06/1940 Missing presumed Torpedoed in the Orkneys area