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Upton Castle GY 1047

Upton Castle Built 1896 Edwards Bros North Shields for Castle Steam Trawlers Ltd Swansea 
04/1917 Bought by T. Langley Grimsby 

Her Details are

  • Official Number 107043
  • Yard Number 519
  • GT 145 NT 49
  • Dimensions 106.5 x 20.9 x 12.5

24/04/1917 Captured then scuttled by a U-boat 60 miles E of Longstone

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Mayfly GY 899

Mayfly Built 11/11/1899 Cook Welton & Gemmell For British Coast Steam Fishing Co Hull H 477
22/11/1912 Sold to James Bruce Hartlepool HL 72
31/07/1916 Went to J W & H Smethurst Grimsby GY 899
24/04/1917 Captured by UC 50 in the North Sea and Sunk 70 miles NE by N of Spurn Light Vessel

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
PAULJOSEPH WILLIAM4924/04/1917CookMayfly   
FOWLERTHOMAS4424/04/1917First EngineerMayfly
BLAKEEDWARD JAMESUnknown24/04/1917SkipperMayfly

Her Details are

  • Official Number 110745
  • Yard Number 246
  • GT 191 NT 64
  • Dimensions 113.8 x 21.0 x 11.2
  • Quarter Deck 49 Foc’sle 19
  • Engines C D Holmes 48 nhp 10.0 Knots

24/04/1917 Sunk by U Boat 70 miles N E by N of Spurn light Vessel

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Margate GY 218

Margate built 1897 Mackie & Thomson Govan for Hagerup Doughty & Co Grimsby
04/1906 Registered to Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co Grimsby
11/1914 Requisitioned by the Admiralty 

SurnameForenamesAge at DeathDate of DeathRankBoat
HARRISEDWARD WILLIAM5124/04/1917EnginemanMargate
JACKSONALLEN HENRY1924/04/1917Deck HandMargate
PLUMTREEJOHN HENRY3824/04/1917Deck HandMargate
HORNWILLIAM CHARLES3124/04/1917Deck HandMargate
PEARSONSAMUEL2005/11/1914Deck HandMargate

Her Details are

  • Official Number 108444
  • Yard Number 133
  • Admiralty Number FY 818
  • Armament 1-6pdr AA
  • GT 161 NT 55
  • Quarter deck 17 Foc’sle 19
  • Dimensions 104.2 x 20.5 x 10.7

24/04/1917 Sunk by U Boat off Spurn Point whilst in Admiralty Service