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Carilon GY 692

Carilon built 28/04/1915 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Marshall Line Steam Fishing Co Ltd Grimsby
Requisitioned 11/1915 as a minesweeper
24/12/1915 North Sea – Dover Patrol Skipper William Reuben Francis RNR, Sweeping near Elbow buoy off North Foreland was mined in field off Kent the day before and badly damaged. Mines laid by UC.1 on the 23/12/1915 Egon von Werner was Skipper
Actaeon closed to take her in tow, foundered near Margate last noted position 51.24.25N, 01.30.12E 
No lives lost 


Her Details are

  • Official Number 138940
  • Yard Number 325
  • Admiralty Number 21
  • Armament 1-3pdr
  • GT 226 NT 109
  • Quarter Deck 61 Foc’sle 169
  • Dimensions 117 x 22 x 12.7
  • Engines Amos & Smith 75 NHP  9 knots

 Mined 24/12/1915 off Margate whilst in Admiralty Service The mine was laid

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Cameo GY 754

Cameo Built 29/12/1906 Smiths Dock Co Ltd North Shields for J. W. Johnstone & R. S. Longthorp Milford Haven
02/1907 owned by JW Johnstone and RS Longthorn Milford M201
06/09/1907 Went to David Pettit Milford
11/1915 Bought by W. Alnutt Grimsby GY 745
24/12/1915 All crew Lost

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
KewThomas William4924/12/1915SkipperCameo
MarshallSidney Robert3124/12/1915MateCameo
HasteArthur4024/12/1915Chief EngineerCameo
BotwrightAlfred3224/12/19152nd EngineerCameo
FowlerFrederick William3924/12/1915Third HandCameo
HeathGeorge3324/12/1915Deck HandCameo
FergusonJames Hugh4024/12/1915Deck HandCameo
CoeLeonard John2324/12/1915Deck HandCameo
BrandArthur Simpson3324/12/19152nd EngineerCameo
BirdArthur3224/12/1915TrimmerCameo
BrowningOllie3324/12/1915Deck HandCameo
BanksHerbert4424/12/1915CookCameo

Her Details are 

  • Official Number 121616
  • Yard Number 815 
  • GT 231 NT 81 
  • Dimensions 120 x 22 x 11.7 
  • Quarter deck 65 Foc’sle 20 
  • Engines 3cyl 12, 20 & 33 x 24ins 68nhp by WVV Lidgerwood, Glasgow

24/12/1915 Stranded near Rattay Briggs Aberdeenshire