{"id":4281,"date":"2020-07-10T13:38:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T12:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingull.pkmn.cloud\/?p=4281"},"modified":"2021-09-20T13:56:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T12:56:46","slug":"japan-gy-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deepseatrawlers.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/07\/10\/japan-gy-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan GY 28"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>JAPAN built 1904\u00a0Cochrane &amp; Sons Selby\u00a0for\u00a0H L Taylor<br>08\/1914\u00a0Requisitioned as a mine sweeper<br>16\/08\/1915 North Sea Lt Richard Harcourt RNR in command Harwich-based sailed from Lowestoft sweeping with HMT Touchstone for UC-laid mines <br>Both vessels clearing sweeps at 19:15,\u00a0Winch boat Japan heaved in sweep wire and saw it was fouled by a mine laid by UC.6 Matthias Graf von Schmettow only 30yds away by the time the winch-man\u2019s warning had been heard and acted on the mine was only 3-4yds distant <br>Headway was kept using the trawler\u2019s engines <br>Mine blew up port-side between bridge and foremast sinking her within 30 sec off S end of Shipwash shoal off Harwich 51.53.28N 01.34.29E5 <br>Ratings killed, two of the bodies were picked up by HMT Lord Roberts and Touchstone and landed at HMS Ganges <br>Survivors rescued from the water\u00a0<br>MOISEY, Harold, Deck Hand<br>RICHARDSON, Thomas H, Deck Hand<br>WESTCOTT, James W, 2nd Hand<br>WING, Charles H, Deck Hand<br>WOOLDRIDGE, Thomas, Petty Officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her Details are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Official Number 118932<\/li><li>Yard Number 327<\/li><li>Admiralty Number FY 42<\/li><li>GT 205 NT 78<\/li><li>Quarter deck 58 Foc&#8217;sle 19<\/li><li>Dimensions 114 x 21.6 x 11.2<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>16\/08\/1915&nbsp;Mined off Shipwash Light vessel whilst in Admiralty Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JAPAN built 1904\u00a0Cochrane &amp; 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