Trawler Wrecks WWII

Hms Velia (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1914 BY COCHRANE & SONS LTD, SELBY FOR J MARR & SON LTD. REQUISITIONED IN 12.1939 AS AN ARMED PATROL TRAWLER. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION EN...

Hms Wallasea Wreck

6.1.44 SUNK BY E-BOATS. (C-IN-C PLYMOUTH, 6.1.44). BUILT IN 1943 BY HENRY ROBB LTD., LEITH, WAS ATTACKED AND SUNK BY GERMAN...

Hms Warland (Possibly) Wreck

24.5.40 BUILT IN 1913 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL, BEVERELY FOR A W BAXTER & CO. HIRED 1916-1919 AS AN ARMED TRAWLER THEN RETURNED TO OWNERS. PURCHASED...

Hms Washington Wreck

HIRED FOR USE AS MINESWEEPER. MINED WHILE ON PASSAGE TO YARMOUTH TO FIT OUT.

Hms Washington (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1909. STEEL HULL. SCREW PROPULSION. 1 X 6PDR GUN. HIRED 1916-1919. HIRED 11.39 AS A MINESWEEPER. MINED WHILE ON PASSAGE TO YARMOUTH TO FIT OU...

Hms Waterfly Wreck

EX-WALPOLE. BUILT IN 1931 OF STEEL. HIRED AS MINESWEEPER IN 9.1939. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT OFF DUN...

Hms Waveflower Wreck

BUILT IN 1929 BY COCHRANE & SONS, SELBY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ROYAL NAVY. SINGLE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 96HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHIN...

Hms Westella Wreck

BUILT IN 1934. PURCHASED AS AN ANTI-SUBMARINE TRAWLER 8.1939. (SRN).

Hms William Hallet (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1918 BY RENNIE FORREST. A 'STRATH' CLASS VESSEL. HIRED AS AN ARMED PATROL VESSEL FROM 11.1939. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SH...

Hms William Stephen Wreck

HIRED AS ARMED PATROL TRAWLER FROM 11.1939. CONVERTED TO MINESWEEPER 7.1940. SUNK BY E-BOAT OFF CROMER. (SRN).

Hms William Wesney Wreck

BUILT IN 1930 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMELL, BEVERLEY. ORIGINALLY OWNED BY THE CRAMPIN STEAM NAVIGATION CO. HIRED AS AN ARMED MINESWEEPER FROM 9.1939. ONE...

Hms Wyoming Wreck

SUNK BY MINE.

Hmt Aracari Wreck

GROUNDED ON ISLA FILICUDI, NORTH OF SICILY WHILST BEING USED AS A WATER CARRIER. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY & WW2SL).

Hmt Comet Wreck

HIRED AS DECOY VESSEL IN SEPTEMBER 1939. SUNK BY MINE OFF FALMOUTH, FORMERLY NAMED `TAMURA'. (SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY)

Hmt Lord Austin Wreck

MINED. REQUISITIONED FOR USE AS AN ANTI-SUBMARINE VESSEL. (WW2 SL).

Hmt Lord Stamp (Possibly) Wreck

VESSEL BUILT IN 1935. REQUISITIONED BY THE ADMIRALTY. HIRED AS A/S TRAWLER 8.39. SUNK BY MINE.

Hmt Lowdock Wreck

19.03.1940 BUILT IN 1917. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. FOUNDERED FOLLOWING COLLISION. (SIBI). SUNK BY BOMBING AND GUNFIRE FROM...

Hs 97 (Possibly) Wreck

EX-FRENCH M TRAWLER USED BY GERMANS AS HARBOUR DEFENCE VESSEL. MINED. (R VERPOORTE).

Isabella Fowlie Wreck

BOMBED BY AIRCRAFT 7MILES ENE OF LONGSTONE WHILST EN-ROUTE FOR HARTLEPOOL. (WW2SL).

Jean Frederic (Possibly) Wreck

VESSEL WAS ORIGINALLY FRENCH BUT WAS SEIZED ON 3RD JULY 1940 AND REQUISITIONED FOR RN SERVICE WITH A DUTCH CREW & WAS SUNK BY AIRCRAFT IN 1941. (WW2SL...

John Dunkin Wreck

PASSAGE BUCKIE FOR FISHING GROUNDS. BOMBED & SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT 13 MILES N BY E FROM BUCKIE. 1 MAN LOST, 8 RECOVERED. (WW2SL & LL WW2).

Juliet (Possibly) Wreck

BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. ON PASSAGE MILFORD HAVEN TO FISHING GROUNDS.

Kilgerran Castle Wreck

STEEL HULL. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE SWANSEA FOR FISHING GROUNDS. SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. NO CASUALTIES. (LLWW2 & S...

Kimberley (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1902 BY COCHRANE & SONS, SELBY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE DIAMONDS STEAM FISHING CO. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 55HP, SINGLE S...

Kincorth Wreck

PASSAGE FLEETWOOD FOR FISHING GROUNDS. SUNK BY EXPLOSION, PROBABLY MINED. CREW OF 11 LOST. (LLWW2 & WW2SL).

Kincorth (Probably) Wreck

PASSAGE FLEETWOOD FOR FISHING GROUNDS. SUNK BY EXPLOSION, PROBABLY MINED. CREW OF 11 LOST. (LLWW2 & WW2SL).

Leonora Wreck

16.4.1940 REPD MISSING 16.4.1940. (GRIMSBY LOSS LIST).

Leonora (Possibly) Wreck

REPD MISSING. POSSIBLY MINED.

Lindbergh Wreck

MINED. (WW2SL).

Loch Loyal Wreck

SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION.

Lord Minto Wreck

PASSAGE FLEETWOOD FOR FISHING GROUNDS. CAPTURED & SUNK BY U-35. (WW2SL, LL WW2, AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

Lord Selborne Wreck

BUILT OF STEEL IN 1917. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED 1917-1919. HIRED AGAIN AS ARMED PATROL TRAWLER FROM 6.1940. ONE 6PDR...

Lord Snowden (Probably) Wreck

REQUISITIONED BY ADMIRALTY AS A/SUBMARINE VESSEL. SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION. (WW2SL).

Lord Stonehaven Wreck

SUNK DURING E-BOAT ATTACK, [PROBABLY TORPEDOED].

Lucida Wreck

MINED.

M 3201 (Possibly) Wreck

EX DUTCH MOTOR TRAWLER. MINED. (R VERPOORTE).

Merisia Wreck

EX-MS-14 '19. BUILT IN 1912 BY COCHRANE & SONS, SELBY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ALBERIC STEAM FISHING CO LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 9...

Murielle Wreck

BUILT IN 1919 BY COLBY BROS LTD, OULTON BROAD YARD. ONWED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE JUBILEE FISHING CO. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 34HP, SING...

Newhaven (Possibly) Wreck

MINED 18 MILES SSE OF LOWESTOFT.

Nordale Wreck

EX-JOHANNESBURG '33. BUILT IN 1903 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL, BEVERLEY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BOSTON DEEP SEA FISHING & ICE COMPANY. ONE BOILER, TRI...

Noreen Mary Wreck

PASSAGE OBAN AND AYR FOR FISHING GROUNDS. SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM U-247, 12M NE OF RHUE STOER. 8 MEN LOST, 2 RECOVERED. (LL WW2 & OFF SCOTLAND).

Ontario Wreck

SUNK BY BOMBS & GUNFIRE FROM AIRCRAFT.

Oona Hall Wreck

EX 'AR-MEN'. BUILT IN 1907 BY HALL, RUSSEL & CO OF ABERDEEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WEAR STEAM FISHING CO LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE O...

Ophir Ii (Possibly) Wreck

STRUCK A MINE APPROX 15 MILES FROM SPURN PT.

Pearl Wreck

ATTACKED BY THREE GERMAN AIRCRAFT. NO DIRECT HITS SUSTAINED BUT VESSEL EVENTUALLY SANK.

Protinus (Possibly) Wreck

BOMBED & GUNNED BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. (WW2SL).

Providentia Wreck

SUNK BY AIRCRAFT. CREW LOST. (LL WW2).

Red Gauntlet Wreck

SUNK BY E BOATS.

Resercho (Possibly) Wreck

MINED. CREW SAVED. (WW2SL).

Resolvo (Part B) Wreck

MINED.

Resparko Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT IN 1928 BY COOK WELTON & GEMMELL, BEVERLEY, WAS SUNK BY ENEMY AIRCRAFT. (LL WW2 & SHIPWRECK INDEX OF THE BRITISH ISLES).

River Earn Wreck

BOMBED & SUNK BY AIRCRAFT. PASSAGE GRANTON FOR FISHING GROUNDS. CREW RECOVERED. (LL WW2, WW2SL).

River Ness (Possibly) Wreck

BOMBED & SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT. (WW1SL).

Rochester (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1898 BY MACKIE & THOMPSON, GOVAN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CONSOLIDATED FISHERIES CO, GRIMSBY. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 45HP, S...

Rudyard Kipling Wreck

BUILT OF WOOD. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE FLEETWOOD FOR FISHING GROUNDS. CAPTURED BY U-27 & SUNK BY SCUTTLING CHARGES.

Salacon Wreck

BUILT IN 1905 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL, BEVERLEY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY JAPAN FISHING CO LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 62HP, SINGLE S...

Saltaire Wreck

EX-THOMAS BILLINCOLE. BUILT IN 1919 BY HALL RUSSEL & CO LTD, ABERDEEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SIR THOMAS ROBINSION & SON, GRIMSBY. ONE BOILER, TRIPL...

Sansonnet Wreck

ATTACKED AND BOMBED BY AIRCRAFT. (WW2SL).

Sea Sweeper Wreck

STEEL HULL. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE FLEETWOOD FOR FISHING GROUNDS AND RETURN. SUNK BY SHELLFIRE FROM U-33. (SIBI &...

Sergeant Gouarne Wreck

VESSEL, ON ESCORT DUTY, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-755. (AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

Slasher Wreck

BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT.

Slasher (Possibly) Wreck

BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT AFTER LEAVING GRIMSBY FOR FISHING.

Stalker Wreck

BOMBED BY A/C.

Star Of Victory Wreck

EX-WILLIAM ASHTON '18, EX-CITY OF PERTH '19. BUILT 1917 BY J DUTHRIES TORRY SB CO, ABERDEEN AS A NON-STANDARD ADMIRALTY 'STRATH' CLASS TRAWLER. RENAME...

Ster De Zee (Possibly) Wreck

MINED. (WW2SL).

Strathairlie Wreck

WAS PUSHED ASHORE AT SHELLAG BAY, BRIDE, DURING A STRONG ONSHORE WIND AND HEAVY SEA. BECAME TOTAL WRECK. (A CORKILL).

Strathgairn Wreck

MINED. (WW2SL).

Strathrye Wreck

BUILT OF WOOD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE FLEETWOOD FOR FISHING AND RETURN. MINED.

Stromness Wreck

EX-MOPSA. BUILT IN 1907 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL LTD, BEVERELY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J T STEWART, ABERDEEN. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF...

Sulby Wreck

CAPTURED BY U-33 AND SUNK BY GUNFIRE. PASSAGE FLEETWOOD FOR FISHING GROUNDS. 5 MEN LOST. (WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

The Tetrarch (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1913 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL OF BEVERLEY, YORKSHIRE. OWNED BY THE NORTH WESTERN STEAM FISHING CO. SINGLE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF...

Theresa Boyle Wreck

ATTACKED BY AIRCRAFT & BOMBED.

Theresa Boyle Wreck

ATTACKED BY AIRCRAFT & BOMBED.

Thomas Deas Wreck

BUILT BY SMITH'S DOCK CO, MIDDLESBROUGH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J MARR & SON LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 61HP, SINGLE SHAFT. LOST FO...

Thomas Hankins (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1918 BY J P REYNOLDSON & SONS LTD, SOUTH SHIELDS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE BOSTON DEEP SEA FISHING & ICE CO, FLEETWOOD. SUNK BY GUNFIRE F...

Togimo Wreck

SUNK BY GUNFIRE BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 37, WHILE ON PASSAGE MILFORD HAVEN TO N ATLANTIC FISHING GROUNDS. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES; AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES)...

Trinity N B Wreck

BUILT IN 1914 BY HALL, RUSSELL & CO LTD, ABERDEEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A G BROWN, ABERDEEN. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 75HP, SINGLE S...

Valeria (Probably) Wreck

BOMBED & SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT.

Walsingham Wreck

BUILT IN 1904 OF IRON. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. FOUNDERED FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH UNKNOWN VESSEL.

Walter D'are Wreck

SUNK BY CANADIAN MTB.

Warwick Deeping Wreck

TORPEDOED BY SURFACE CRAFT. (WW2SL). SUNK BY GUNFIRE. (SHIPS OF RN, VOL 2).

Whinnyford Wreck

ATTACKED AND BOMBED BY AIRCRAFT 15M SE OF LANGANAES, ICELAND. (WW2 LOSSES).

Wigmore Wreck

EX-EMBASSY '33. BUILT IN 1928 BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMELL LTD, BEVERLEY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CLAN STEAM FISHING CO LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSIO...

Wigmore Wreck

TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE U 18. (WWSL).

William Hanbury Wreck

STRANDED OFF ST ANN'S HD (STANTON HEAD), ISLE OF MAN. (GRIMSBY LOSS LIST).

William Humphries Wreck

CAPTURED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-33 AND SUNK BY GUNFIRE. (WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES).

William Ivey Wreck

BOMBED & SUNK BY AIRCRAFT 15-16 MILES N 1/2 E OF LONGSTONE LT HO. (WW2SL).

Windsor (Part Of) Wreck

STEEL HULL. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE GRIMSBY FOR SCOTLAND, WEST COAST, FOR FISHING. STRUCK GERMAN LAID MINE. ONE MAN...

Windsor (Part Of) Wreck

ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE GRIMSBY FOR SCOTLAND. MINED.

Zelos Wreck

SUNK BY A/C BOMBING (BR 1337)

Trawler Wreck De 83008

MINED. (DANISH WK RECORDS)

Trawler Wreck 58774

WRECK HAS MOSTLY DISINTEGRATED

Trawler Wreck Gb 9080

BUILT IN 1934. PURCHASED AS AN ANTI-SUBMARINE TRAWLER, AUGUST 1939. (SRN).

Trawler Wreck Fr 8032

SUNK DURING A STORM.

Trawler Wreck Gb 6293

REQUISTIONED FOR USE AS AUXILIARY PATROL VESSEL. BOMBED AND SUNK BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT OFF ST ABB'S HEAD.