RUGBY GY18

 

As minesweeper, 1942-43

John Stevenson Collection

Official No:  139924    Port Number and Year:   Grimsby, 1916 (GY994)                                                                                 Aberdeen, 1941 (A ? )                                                                                 Grimsby, 1944 (GY18)                                                                                  Leith, 1951 (LH92)

Description: Steel side trawler, steam screw, coal burning. Ketch rigged

Crew:

Built: 1916 by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley.  (Yard no. 342)

Tonnage: 274 grt  123 net

Length / breadth / depth (feet): 125.6  / 22.8  / 12.2

Engine: T.3-cyl; 79 rhp;  by Charles D. Holmes, Hull

Owners:   As GY994 Nov 1916: W. Grant, Grimsby   Jun 1927: A. Grant, Grimsby   Mar 1930: Rugby Steam Fishing Co., Grimsby. Managers: William Grant & Sons.   1933: H. Robinson, Grimsby.   1939: Earl Steam Fishing Co., Grimsby.   1940: Sir Alec Black, Bart.   As A ? 1941: North Star Steam Fishing Co., Aberdeen Manager: J. A. Harrow   As GY18 1944: Parkholme Trawlers, Grimsby   1945: Tilbrook Trawlers (A.J. Tilbrook), Docks, Milford.   As LH92 1951: J. Croan, 408 Ferry Rd., Edinburgh.

Landed at Milford: 2 Jul 1946 - 4 Aug 1947

Skippers:

Notes: Nov 1916: Requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to a minesweeper (Admy.no.2979); 1 x 6 pdr. AA, 1 x 7.5" bomb thrower. Nov 1917: Renamed RUGBY II 1919: Returned to owners, and reverted to original name. May 1940: Requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an auxiliary patrol vessel (P.No. 4.162). Based at Grimsby for Fishery Protection. Mar 1942: Converted to a minesweeper Dec 1943: Converted to an Esso. May 1946: Returned to owners. 24 Mar 1955: Broken up at Inverkeithing.

Accidents and Incidents

From the West Wales Guardian of Friday 24th May 1946:

 

    Two weekend additions to the Milford fleet have left on their maiden voyages from the port.  Yesterday the Westcar, purchased by the Westward Trawling Co., from Messrs. F. & T. Ross, of Hull, left in charge of Skipper Frank Armitage.  She is a 135 footer, built in 1915, and has been on war service.

    Also on her way to the fishing grounds with Skipper Utting and Mate James Hastings is the steam trawler Rugby, which arrived in Milford last weekend from Grimsby for Messrs. Tillbrook Trawlers. 

    Great interest was taken in the arrival yesterday of the 140 feet super-Castle trawler Gunner, purchased by United Trawlers Ltd., from a Grimsby firm.  Built in 1927, the ship has been doing Iceland and Bear Island fishing.  She will probably sail on her maiden voyage from the port on Monday under Skipper Albert Riby.

 

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From the West Wales Guardian of Friday 8th August 1947:

 

    The steam trawler Rugby, belonging to the Tilbrook Trawling Company, left on Wednesday for the port of Hull, where she will continue fishing. Another trawler for the firm will arrive in Milford shortly.

 

 

 

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