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Cortina GY 862

Cortina Built 1913 Cook Welton & Gemmell Beverley for Neal Green Grimsby
04/1915 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 
1919 Returned to commercial fishing 
10/02/1929 Sold to Harold Bacon Grimsby 
26/03/1920 Bought by Trawlers White Sea & Grimsby Ltd Grimsby
1939 Requisitioned as an auxiliary patrol vessel and minesweeper 
The vessel was serving with the 111 minesweeper group based at Grimsby

Her Details are 

  • Official Number 134775
  • Yard Number 270
  • Admiralty Number FY 1621
  • Armament 1-6pdr
  • GT 213 NT 89
  • Quarter Deck 61 Foc’sle 16
  • Dimensions 117.1 x 21.5 x 12.1 
  • Engines Charles D. Holmes 66 NHP 10 knots

Lost following a collision off the River Humber on the 07/12/1940 

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Capricornus GY 1022

Capricornus built 11/11/1916 Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd Goole for Grimsby & North Sea Steam Trawling Co Grimsby
04/1917 Requisitioned as a minesweeper 
1919 Returned to owners
08/1921 Sold to Trawlers White Sea & Grimsby Grimsby 
01/1932 Sold to Trawlers Grimsby Ltd Grimsby
11/1939 Requisitioned as an auxiliary patrol vessel 1940 Converted to a minesweeper

Her Details are

  • Official Number 139935
  • Yard Number 180 
  • Admiralty number FY 1264 
  • Armament 1-6pdr AA
  • GT 219 NT 98 
  • Dimensions 117.2 x 22 x 11.1 
  • Quarter deck 69 
  • Engines 76 HP  

Sunk by mine off southeast England whilst on Admiralty service 07/12/1940