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Evangel built 1914 Smiths Dock Co Ltd South Bank Middlesbrough for Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice
03/1915 Requisitioned as a mine sweeper
25/03/1917 St George’s Channel Milford Haven based Skipper William Winchester RNR
Mined laid by UC.48 Kurt Ramien sank off St Ann’s Head W entrance to Milford Haven 51.40N 05.10W 
Skipper and all ratings lost no survivors 

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
ELLIS	GEORGE ERNEST	38	21/08/1915	Skipper	H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”
WILLSON	CHARLES	42	25/03/1917	Trimmer	H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”
MERCHANT	EDWARD ARTHUR	17	25/03/1917	Signal	H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”
PEARSON	JOHN	Unknown	25/03/1917	Trimmer	H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”
GRIMSTON	JOHN WILLIAM	Unknown	25/03/1917	Engineman	H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”
WINCHESTER	WILLIAM JAMES	39	25/03/1917	Skipper	H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”
HARDING	ERNEST JAMES	20	25/03/1917	Deck	H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”
DAVIES	ALBERT	39	25/03/1917	Trimmer	H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”
KIPPS	HAROLD EDGAR	25	25/03/1917	Telegraphist	H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”
SALISBURY	WILFRED JOHN	18	25/03/1917	Telegraphist	H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”
STANFIELD	BENJAMIN ARTHUR JAMES	18	25/03/1917		H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”
NORTHCOTT	JOHN	51	25/03/1917	Second	H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”
GRICE	JAMES WILLIAM AMUEL	Unknown	25/03/1917		H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”
DAVIES	R	Unknown	25/03/1917	Deck	H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”
CONNOR	TIMOTHY	42	25/03/1917	Leading	H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”
MEDWAY	P W	Unknown	25/03/1917	Hand	H.M. Trawler “Evangel.”

Her Details are 

• Official Number 135995
• Yard Number 572
• Admiralty number FY 1408
• Armament 1-6pdr
• GT 197 NT 76
• Quarter deck 67
• Dimensions 112.5 x 21.5 x 12

25/03/1917 Mined off Milford Haven whilst in Admiralty Service