{"id":836,"date":"2020-05-28T17:06:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T16:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingull.pkmn.cloud\/?p=836"},"modified":"2021-12-03T19:18:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T19:18:22","slug":"ajax-gy-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deepseatrawlers.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/05\/28\/ajax-gy-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Ajax GY 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ajax built 14\/02\/1896 by Cochrane Cooper &amp; Schofield Beverly for W Grant\u00a0<br>Registered 02\/1896 GY 18 <br>03\/09\/14\u00a0The Vessel was presumed mined approx 29 miles E by N of Spurn\u00a0<br>All 9 hands lost <br>Grimsby Telegraph 03\/09\/1914 Reports<br>The Ajax sailed from Grimsby on the a.m. tide Wednesday 26\/08\/1914<br>Thursday 03\/09\/1914 Skipper H. Baker, of the trawler Cygnus which arrived in dock Wednesday night, reported having picked up, at eleven o&#8217;clock yesterday morning, on the way to Grimsby, a buoy belonging to the Ajax <br>This was about 29 miles E. 3\/4 N. of Spurn. There was also floating on the surface of the water a piece of wreckage which had apparently formed part of the life-boat, together pound boards and dead fish, mostly cod. <br>The trawler Gardenia which was outward bound, also passed the spot, and picked up another life-buoy carried by the Ajax <br>Ship presumed mined, given up as lost with all nine hands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deepseatrawlers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grant-Baker-Grimsby.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18230\" width=\"233\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deepseatrawlers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grant-Baker-Grimsby.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.deepseatrawlers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grant-Baker-Grimsby-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Surname<\/td><td>Forename<\/td><td>Age At Death<\/td><td>Date Of Death<\/td><td>Rank<\/td><td>Unit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>GRANT<\/td><td>ALFRED<\/td><td>25<\/td><td>02\/09\/1914<\/td><td>Third Hand<\/td><td>Ajax<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>GRANT<\/td><td>EDWARD<\/td><td>Unknown<\/td><td>02\/09\/1914<\/td><td>Skipper<\/td><td>Ajax<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PETTMAN<\/td><td><\/td><td>50<\/td><td>02\/09\/1914<\/td><td>First Engineer<\/td><td>Ajax<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ELTON<\/td><td><\/td><td>30<\/td><td>02\/09\/1914<\/td><td>Fourth Hand<\/td><td>Ajax<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>COLEMAN<\/td><td><\/td><td>40<\/td><td>02\/09\/1914<\/td><td>Second Hand<\/td><td>Ajax&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BAYES<\/td><td>THOMAS<\/td><td>70<\/td><td>02\/09\/1914<\/td><td>Steward<\/td><td>Ajax<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>POTTER<\/td><td>JOHN<\/td><td>33<\/td><td>02\/09\/1914<\/td><td>Trimmer<\/td><td>Ajax<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NAYLOR<\/td><td><\/td><td>21<\/td><td>02\/09\/1914<\/td><td>Fourth Hand<\/td><td>Ajax<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BACON<\/td><td><\/td><td>28<\/td><td>02\/09\/1914<\/td><td>Second Engineer<\/td><td>Ajax<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Her details are&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Official number 105541<\/li><li>Yard Number 147<\/li><li>GT 123 NT 33<\/li><li>40 Horsepower<\/li><li>Dimensions 89.4&#8242; x 20.1&#8242; x 10.8&#8242;\u00a0<\/li><li>Quarterdeck 17 feet<\/li><li>Engines C D Holmes 40 rhp 3 cyl 10.0 Knots<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sank after hitting a mine in the Humber estuary on Wednesday 02\/09\/1914<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ajax built 14\/02\/1896 by Cochrane Cooper &amp; Schofield Beverly for W Grant\u00a0Registered 02\/1896 GY 18 03\/09\/14\u00a0The Vessel was presumed mined approx 29 miles E by N of Spurn\u00a0All 9 hands lost Grimsby Telegraph 03\/09\/1914 ReportsThe Ajax sailed from Grimsby on the a.m. tide Wednesday 26\/08\/1914Thursday 03\/09\/1914 Skipper H. 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