Tag: ww1-1917-02-06

Rupert built 08/1892 Cochrane & Cooper of Beverley for G F Sleight
02/08/1892 Registered as GY 463
11/1914 Requisitioned as a Minesweeper
06/1915 Returned
06/02/1917 Sunk by U22 Boat 42 miles E N E of the Tyne no reported loss of life. sunk by Explosive Charges

Her Details are 

• Official Number 99676
• Yard Number 73
• Admiralty Number FY 433
• Armament 1-6pdr
• 114 GT 33 NT
• Dimensions 88 x 20.1 x 10.7
• Engines C D Holmes 40nhp 2 cyl 10.0 knots

06/02/1917 Sunk by U22 Boat 42 miles E N E of the Tyne

Romeo built 12/07/1892 Cochrane & Cooper of Beverly for G F Sleights 
02/08/1892 Registered as GY 464
05/1916 An Extract from “Fishermen against the Kaiser” states – that the skipper Charles Mumby was fined £50 plus costs for fishing in a Mined Area after being told by the Navy to clear the area.
The navy also helped themselves to a Basket of fish.
06/02/1917 Captured and scuttled by UB 22 which sank the Rubert and Adelaide GY604 on the same day

Her Details are 

• Official Number 99677
• Yard Number 74
• 114 GT 33 NT
• Dimensions 88 x 20.1 x 10.7
• Engines C D Holmes 40 nhp 2 Cyl 10.0 Knots

06/02/1917 Captured and scuttled by U Boat 70 miles off Berwick

Longset built 1914 Cochrane & Sons Selby for Lindsey Steam Fishing 1915 Requisitioned 
02/1915 Renamed Leandros
06/02/1917 Bristol Channel – Auxiliary Patrol parent ship based at Swansea Mined at 1100 laid by UC 46 Friedrich Moecke sank off Nells Point near Barry
Skipper and 7 ratings lost 7 survivors Lt John Wilson RNR who died on the 20 May 1916 is listed as serving on Hired Trawler Longset 

Surname	Forenames	Age at Death	Date of Death	Rank	Boat
WILSON	John	Unknown	20/05/1916	Lieutenant	Longset
BOWDEN	George	Unknown	06/02/1917	Deck Hand	Longset
BUSH	Ronald	Unknown	06/02/1917	Ordinary Telegraphist	Longset
HAGUE	William	Unknown	06/02/1917	Deck Hand	Longset
KINRADE	Alfred	Unknown	06/02/1917	Seaman	Longset
MUIR	Thomas F	Unknown	06/02/1917	Ty/Lieutenant	Longset
POOLE	Walter F W	Unknown	06/02/1917	Deck Hand	Longset
SANDERS	Herbert H	Unknown	06/02/1917	Trimmer	Longset
BULLOCK	William E	Unknown	06/02/1917	Engineman	Longset

Her Details are

• Official Number 137013
• Yard Number 613
• Admiralty Number FY 1503
• Armament 1-6pdr
• GT 275 NT 147
• Quarter deck 72 Foc’sle 21
• Dimensions 130.2 x 22 x 12.6 

06/02/1917 Mined off Wells Point Bristol Channel whilst in Admiralty Service

Adelaide built 1898 by Cook Welton & Gemmell and originally registered as H 239 owned by Hull Steam Fishing & Ice Co
10/01/1912 sold to William Robbens Lowerstoft LT 1164
08/1915 re registered as GY 604 and owned by H Smethurst

Her details are

• Official Number 102938
• Yard Number 117
• GT 133 NT 57
• Dimensions 99 x 20.5 x 11
• Quarter Deck 44′
• Engines by Amos & Smith 34 NHP 9.5 Knots

06/02/1917 Captured and sunk by U Boat 30 miles E N E of the Tyne