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Braconash Built 14/12/1901 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Ocean Trawling Co Ltd Aberdeen as Caspiana
11/1915 Bought by the Record Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby renamed Braconash and registered as GY 747 
02/08/1916 Germans are short of Brass. Before sinking the ‘Braconash’ ‘King James’ and ‘Titania’ the German’s went on board and stripped off every particle of brass and copper. All the copper screws, caps etc were likewise filched.

Her Details are 

• Official Number 115558
• Yard Number 267
• GT 192 NT 42 
• Dimensions 109 x 20.9 x 10.7 
• Quarter deck 49 Foc’sle 19 

Captured and scuttled by a U-boat about 18 miles off the Tyne on the 31/07/1916